Braking system

• Do I need a brake fluid warning device?

  Do I need a brake fluid warning device

• Do I need a warning light for the handbrake?

  Do I need a warning light for the handbrake

• Do I need to do anything specific with the brake pedal?

  Do I need to do anything specific with the brake pedal

• Do the brakes need to self adjust?

  Do the brakes need to self adjust

• Foot brake operation

  Foot brake operation

• General braking conditions, 3 wheeled vehicles

  General braking conditions, 3 wheeled vehicles

• General braking conditions, 4 wheeled vehicles

  General braking conditions, 4 wheeled vehicles

• Hand brake operation

  Hand brake operation

• Normal brake operation ? failure points

  Normal brake operation ? failure points

Car Construction

• Considering exterior projections

  Considering exterior projections

• Design weights, axle weights

  Design weights, axle weights

• Does the IVA test look at the general construction of the car?

  Does the IVA test look at the general construction of the car

• Doors, covers, hinges and latch mechanisms

  Doors, covers, hinges and latch mechanisms

• Fuel system pointers

  Fuel system pointers

• How should the VIN plate be presented

  How should the VIN plate be presented

• I would like to fit my car with a mascot, is this allowed?

  I would like to fit my car with a mascot, is this allowed

• Suspension pointers

  Suspension pointers

Electrics

• Can I fit side repeaters on the cycle wings of my Seven?

  Can I fit side repeaters on the cycle wings of my Seven

• Do my HT leads need to be of a certain type?

  Do my HT leads need to be of a certain type

• Electrical wiring pointers

  Electrical wiring pointers

• What are brake light requirements?

  What are brake light requirements

• What colour lights are acceptable at the front of the car?

  What colour lights are acceptable at the front of the car

• What colour lights are acceptable at the rear of the car?

  What colour lights are acceptable at the rear of the car

• What do I have to consider when installing the hazard warning system?

  What do I have to consider when installing the hazard warning system

• What do I need to consider when fitting headlights and rear lights (position lights)?

  What do I need to consider when fitting headlights and rear lights (position lights)

• What do I need to know regarding the reversing light?

  What do I need to know regarding the reversing light

• What do I need to think about when fitting a rear fog light?

  What do I need to think about when fitting a rear fog light

• What other lighting considerations must I make?

  What other lighting considerations must I make

• What standards to the indicators need to meet?

  What standards to the indicators need to meet

• Will my car fail IVA if the number plate light is on a separately controlled circuit?

  Will my car fail IVA if the number plate light is on a separately controlled circuit

Exhaust / Emissions

• Do I need to fit my kit car with a catalytic converter?

  Do I need to fit my kit car with a catalytic converter

• Does my exhaust need a silencer?

  Does my exhaust need a silencer

• Emission levels that your kit car must meet (Petrol Engines)

  Emission levels that your kit car must meet (Petrol Engines)

• What determines the emissions level my engine has to meet?

  What determines the emissions level my engine has to meet

• What is the noise (decibel) limit for the exhaust?

  What is the noise (decibel) limit for the exhaust

Interior Glass Mirrors

• Do I have to fit a speedometer?

  Do I have to fit a speedometer

• Do I need a windscreen washer system?

  Do I need a windscreen washer system?

• Do I need windscreen wipers?

  Do I need windscreen wipers?

• Do my sidescreens have to meet any particular standard?

  Do my sidescreens have to meet any particular standard?

• Do my wipers need to have different speed settings?

  Do my wipers need to have different speed settings?

• Does the windscreen washer bottle have to be a particular size?

  Does the windscreen washer bottle have to be a particular size?

• How do seats need to be fixed down?

  How do seats need to be fixed down?

• I have a windscreen on my kit car but it?s not a full height screen. Do I still need a demisting/defrosting device?

  I have a windscreen on my kit car but it?s not a full height screen. Do I still need a demisting/defrosting device?

• I would like to fit tinted windows, what is acceptable for IVA?

  I would like to fit tinted windows, what is acceptable for IVA

• Is an electrically heated windscreen ok?

  Is an electrically heated windscreen ok?

• My kit car hasn?t got a windscreen of any kind. Do I need a demisting device?

  My kit car hasn?t got a windscreen of any kind. Do I need a demisting device?

• What characteristics should I look for when purchasing mirrors?

  What characteristics should I look for when purchasing mirrors

• What do I have to do to ensure the speedometer complies with IVA

  What do I have to do to ensure the speedometer complies with IVA

• What is the correct function of windscreen wipers to pass IVA?

  What is the correct function of windscreen wipers to pass IVA?

• What makes for an acceptable demisting/defrosting setup?

  What makes for an acceptable demisting/defrosting setup?

• What mirrors do I need on my kit car?

  What mirrors do I need on my kit car

• What requirement does the washer system have to meet to pass?

  What requirement does the washer system have to meet to pass?

IVA Procedures and General Questions

• Can I drive my kit car to the IVA test centre

  Can I drive my kit car to the IVA test centre

• Can the IVA examiner refuse to test my kit car once at the testing station?

  Reasons the IVA Examiner may refuse to test your vehicle.

• Does my recently built kit car definitely need an IVA test to get it on the road?

  Does my recently built kit car definitely need an IVA test to get it on the road?

• How much does the IVA test cost?

  How much does the IVA test cost

• What areas of my kit car does the Standard IVA cover?

  What parts of my kit car does the Standard IVA cover?

• What happens immediately after the IVA test?

  What happens immediately after the IVA test?

• What is IVA?

  IVA is a vehicle examination carried out on newly constructed kit cars.

• Where can I find a list of all the IVA testing stations?

  List of IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval) Testing stations in the UK

• Where do I get an IVA test done for my kit car?

  Where do I get an IVA test done for my kit car?

Safety and Security

• Can I fit a TV or DVD player to my car?

  Can I fit a TV or DVD player to my car

• Can I fit an airbag?

  Can I fit an airbag

• Can I use the roll bar as anchorage points for my seatbelts?

  Can I use the roll bar as anchorage points for my seatbelts

• Do I need to fit an anti-theft device to my kit car?

  Do I need to fit an anti-theft device to my kit car?

• Do the seat belts themselves need an approval rating to pass?

  Do the seat belts themselves need an approval rating to pass?

• The seatbelt is rubbing against another part of the car. Does this matter?

  The seatbelt is rubbing against another part of the car. Does this matter?

• There is some slack on my inertia reel seatbelt, is this ok?

  There is some slack on my inertia reel seatbelt, is this ok?

• What are acceptable anchorage points for seatbelts on monocoque chassis?

  What are acceptable anchorage points for seatbelts on monocoque chassis?

• What are acceptable anchorage points for seatbelts on steel tube chassis?

  What are acceptable anchorage points for seatbelts on steel tube chassis

• What are the minimum seat belt anchorage points needed?

  What are the minimum seat belt anchorage points needed?

• Where should I anchor my seatbelts?

  Where should I anchor my seatbelts?

Wheels, Tyres and Steering

• Can I have different makes of tyres on the car?

  Can I have different makes of tyres on the car

• Can I have different tyre sizes on the front of the car compared to the back?

  Can I have different tyre sizes on the front of the car compared to the back

• Can I use a wood rim steering wheel?

  Can I use a wood rim steering wheel

• Do I need a particular type of steering wheel?

  Do I need a particular type of steering wheel

• Do tyres have to display any markings to pass IVA?

  Do tyres have to display any markings to pass IVA

• Other tyre considerations

  Other tyre considerations

• Test lock to lock

  Test lock to lock

• What about the steering column?

  What about the steering column

• What about the steering rack?

  What about the steering rack

Devil Race Car (Edge Sportscars)

• Edge Devil article in Kit Car Magazine June 2007

  Edge Devil article Kit Car magazine June 2007

RAM SC Cobra (RAM)

• Customer owned RAM SC Cobra article Kit Car Magazine June 2007

  Personal RAM SC Cobra article Kit Car June 2007

Spitfire Le Mans GT (T6 Motorsports)

• Spitfire Le Mans GT Article reference Kit Car Magazine October 2004

  Spitfire Le Mans GT Article reference Kit Car Magazine October 2004

Supercorse MR2 to Ferrari 355 (BAD Design)

• Reference to article on the BAD Supercorse Kit Car October 2004

  Reference to article on the BAD Supercorse Kit Car October 2004

Tech Talk Articles

• Ford engine dating and identification guide

  Ford engine identification and dating using block casting numbers

Tojeiro Cobra (DJ Sportscars)

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