Mev Replicar
 

Here is news of my latest project, we are delighted with it and will be launching the kit at Stoneleigh.
See you there perhaps, regards Stuart

http://www.mevowners.proboards.com/i...ad=3703&page=1

Absolutely love your latest creation Stuart. I want I want I want :love:

Must be the best use of an MX5 I've seen to date. It's the first new kit I've seen for a long long time that has made me go :faint:

If you want to put together a news piece please let me know and I'll get it posted on the home page of Madabout.

John

yep i agree a bit more info would be good...have you already got one through iva or is this your first build?

Cheers John, I will get something to you when I get a better picture.
This has got top be the easiest car ever to go through IVA. We use;
standard MX5 brakes to ensure brake balance pass,
standard MX5 ECU to ensure emissions pass,
standard MX5 steering to ensure self centre pass,
standard MX5 speedo drive to ensure correct calibration,
standard MX5 exhaust to ensure decibels pass,
standard MX5 steering wheel and switch gear to pass,
no external contactable edges at all to ensure pass,
all light mounts are moulded in the correct places to pass,
even the seat belts are retained from the MX5.
That said if you don't bolt the chassis to the MX5 subframes properly or leave a pipe or wire loose it will fail! Well I hope so anyway.
No need to panic on this IVA stuff, it is easy and adds value to your car once passed as it can be properly registered. They also make sure it does not cause danger to you or others by checking your work.
I have heard of kit builders going to all sorts of trouble and cost to avoid IVA, but why do that? You could base a sports car kit on a Suzuki Jimny if you wanted to avoid IVA but who wants a sports car with low power. MX5's are only £200 quid now, you know it makes sense.

now updated and ready to show at Stoneleigh, it will be appearing without interior panels so everyone can see the under pinnings and how easy it is to build.
Regards Stuart
p.s see here for the latest pictures;
http://mevltd.co.uk/mev_replicar.htm

Pretty pretty! If I only had more space.... and money.... and time! :)

Best of luck with this, I can see the orders rolling in!