Mmmmm.............

[V8 YEA]

What's your thoughts on this machine then ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-Chevrolet-Corvette-...

Makes that yellow C5 look cheap...........;)

[scovette]

That's considerably less than it would cost to build, but how is it road legal? With that many modifications it can't be considered a 64 Vette, so should go through IVA, which it can't pass.

Or maybe things have changed since my car was built?

Edited by scovette on Saturday 9th June 21:40

[ian_uk1975]

Says it's just gone through an MOT and UK registration, so I assume IVA isn't an issue on this?

That's a LOT of dough for a C2 that appeals to an extremely limited market given all the mods.

[felga]

It`s a shot in the knee by making it RHD

[scovette]

The reason I'm wondering about the legality is a friend tried and failed to get a Mongoose Grand Sport replica on the road here, which was pretty much identical to the advertised car underneath the bodyshell.

For car's that are modified in the UK there's a points system that determines whether a car is "original" or whether it needs an IVA. If car is modified abroad and the mods are done after 1998, then similar rules apply.

I suppose it depends on your attitude to risk - my friend could just have told the DVLA the car was a 63 Corvette (which is what it's registered as in the US), not declared the mods, and it would have got registered here. The problem comes if you have a crash and the insurance company comes poking around. If the car doesn't meet the requirements they won't pay out irrespective of registration, and after speaking to the underwriters it's something that they'll definitely check before paying out a six-figure sum for a Corvette.

So if anyone knows how to get a SRIII framed Vette on the road here please post, as they're amazing to drive.

[corvettedave]

what was the reassons for not been able to get it on the road, not up on these IVA stuff, I have considered the SR3 chassis, looks great

[scovette]

It is great. Had a brief play in a 67 with a SRIII frame and it was like driving a go-kart.

I considered one when my car was built but it wasn't possible. There's a system for modified cars where points are given for original parts - you need 8 points to avoid IVA:

chassis = 5 points
suspension = 2 points
axles = 2 points
transmission = 2 points
steering assembly = 2 points
engine = 1 point

A SRIII frame means different suspension, etc so there's not enough points.

The IVA is a wide-ranging test to ensure a car meets modern safety standards - it's what new kit cars have to pass. An C2/C3 can't pass, as so many changes would need to be made that it would be unrecognisable - everything from the switchgear to the position of the lights would need to be changed.

As for the alternative of just fitting it and not telling anyone - I doubt an MOT tester would ever notice and report it, but for me it wasn't worth the risk of effectively driving uninsured. (And I'm glad I did as I had my car pulled and inspected.)

[corvettedave]

Thanks Scott, abit of shame really, just need to carry on improving what ive got

dave

[VetteG]

scovette said:

It is great. Had a brief play in a 67 with a SRIII frame and it was like driving a go-kart.

I considered one when my car was built but it wasn't possible. There's a system for modified cars where points are given for original parts - you need 8 points to avoid IVA:

chassis = 5 points
suspension = 2 points
axles = 2 points
transmission = 2 points
steering assembly = 2 points
engine = 1 point

A SRIII frame means different suspension, etc so there's not enough points.

The IVA is a wide-ranging test to ensure a car meets modern safety standards - it's what new kit cars have to pass. An C2/C3 can't pass, as so many changes would need to be made that it would be unrecognisable - everything from the switchgear to the position of the lights would need to be changed.

As for the alternative of just fitting it and not telling anyone - I doubt an MOT tester would ever notice and report it, but for me it wasn't worth the risk of effectively driving uninsured. (And I'm glad I did as I had my car pulled and inspected.)

Hi Tony,
I looked at the SRIII as well, especially since my chassis was in such a state and we couldnt source another (ended with Scott spending a lot of time replacing sections and welding) although the points system wasn't in place then, I did have my doubts. But in your case I would have thought that the SRIII would have been more appropriate since the original of your car had a spaceframe chassis?

Aside from that the points system is a minefield to understand, if you change the shocks to gas adjustable does that lose you suspension points etc?

G

[scovette]

I couldn't have a SRIII because of the points system, as the car would have needed an SVA (as it was then.) There's absolutely no way it could have passed.

I've got Spax adjustable shocks and they weren't bothered.