New to Forum, general questions

[disco-ian]

Hi Guys,
A little background, I am doing a full restoration of my 1994 V8 Land Rover Discovery however am going to fit a Ford KA body shell. I have seen a picture of a Ford KA shell on a 4x4 base before and love the look of it so have decided to build a V8 powered one.

In discussing this in passing with a guy today he has said that really I will need to pass a SVA test as I will be removing the rear section of the chassis past the rear wheels. Other than that the chassis should be un touched.

Now SVA tests have always run alarm bells for me, loads of paper work, hassles etc.

Are they really that bad? Especially when I will be placing a car shell that has already been produced and passed regulations (seat belt mounts, no sharp radius edges etc) and a structurally sound chassis etc.

Thanks for the help in advance.

Ian