BIVA

after receiving the following response I thought I would put a response together

"Hi i was wondering when you have finished the car will you have to have it
checked out by someone....ie for its road worthyness and safety......"

Well to sum this up simply the answer is yes, within the UK any modifications which alter the chassis in any way must be inspected. The mini is a monocoque chassis and therefore chopping the roof off has altered the chassis. I could if I want MOT the car and drive it round but this would technically not be legal.

Throughout the whole car build I am having to follow a manual known as the BIVA ir IVA this outlines all the features my car has to fall into, all the markings on seat belts, glass and anything else fitted to the car.

The IVA manual can be downloaded free from the DVLA.

With the car finished it will then need to take a trip to a local inspection area where it will be checked over in accordance to the manual. Once this is done the car will then be open to the normal MOT but the main thing that will change is the car will be plated as a Q to show it is modified or has had work done on the chassis which is on and above simply changing parts out

Hope this helps.

Ideally when people send a contact please put your email and I can then get back to you. Cheers

Short shot schutz

Well this is only a quick update to say that the underside of the car has been painted in schutz and its looking lovely

A panel join

Looking at all the hard work that has gone into the mini I decided that the line between the A panel and the scuttle is out of place. I had already put some thought into removing the panels many months ago.

Earlier in the year I had removed all the welded studs and replaced all the fixings with bolts to enable both the a panels and scuttle to be lifted off in on go. It will be bulky but will ultimately look better and will go with the scuttle vent theme of making the whole panel look like it was pressed and formed

Here is the panel just welded up, it will need flatting out and smoothing but considering its very thin metal it welded very nicely!

More roof grp

Today the car took almost a step back even though it is a positive move forward, the roof skin that was made previously was popped out of the mould, this will need a little work not to mention bonding on to the car again but it is all in hand.

With the grp roof skin made the metal could be removed leaving just a small bonding lip all the way round the edge.