JBA Falcon
Hi Guys,
I am in need of some advice and hope this is the right place! I am hoping to purchase a 1980's Jba Falcon which is "half finished" it comes with a cortina log book and pinto engine. the falcon is not registered and my main concern is will this car still pass all the saftey/road legislations. I am a complete newbie to kitcars in general but have built and modified a few minis so Im not a complete numpty when it comes to the spanners! Thanks for any pointers. |
The first step should be to get a copy of the IVA (Individual Vehicle Aproval) regulations. You can buy a paper copy or if you search the internet you should be able to find a downloadable one.
The other thing to know is that the IVA test is not cheap - £500 I believe at the moment. And further fees for a re-test should you fail first time. The test takes nearly a whole day - hence the rather large fee. A lot of the guys that frequent this forum have been through the test or the previous SVA test which was very similar (but cheaper...) It's a great source of information. Cheers Robin |
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I don't think that is necessarily true? Can you give an example where a JBA Falcon has to be 'intensively modified' to to meet the IVA requirements? Traditional sports cars designs such as the Marlin Cabrio and the Marlin Sportster have all passed the IVA tests, so I cant really see without some checking a JBA falcon cannot? There is even a nice write up of one builders experience passing his SVA test in 2002. http://www.robbiegibson.com/doug14.htm The IVA test is slightly different in detail but fundamentally the same test. Of course, you should always fully asses the cost of finishing an unfinished kit car because often people selling unfinished cars are asking far too much money and as you say it is often cheaper to buy a finished registered car. But there are bargains to be had if you shop carefully :smile: |
Hi Micha
Having built a JBA and a Marlin Cabrio I can see no reason why a JBA would not pass IVA, yes there would need to be modifications but I can't think of any which would be "intensive and expensive mods". You are right there are bargains out there to be had, but in my experience you see very few, if at all, registered JBA falcons at £1500 - £2000, I suspect for a decent car you would be closer to £4 - £5K. John |
Thanks but I have an IVA manual and yep I already understand in detail whats needed for IVA.
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