The first car I built is still sitting on blocks in the back of my garage because I'm too sentimental to get rid of it. It's a book-inspired 2 seat open, ali-bodied 4-wheeler on a modded 2CV chassis, so a bit of a cross between a Lomax and a Locost. It was registered before SVA and has been Mot'd or SORNed ever since. It's correctly registered as a rebuilt vehicle, with a name change and all of the colours and numbers are ok on the V5, so it's street legal. I'm tempted to re-body it as a long-term project.
Question is, how much can I do to it before it comes under IVA rules (which would scrap it, to be honest because it does not comply with a lot of the current requirements)

as long as you keep chasis i would say no problem

The letter of the law is if you modify the chassis of a registered car you need to IVA and re-register.

I would have thought not if it was modded and registered before IVA and if any body mods do not involve further
chassis work.

As long as you don't mod the chassis you wont need to submit it

So RWD conversion is probably a bridge too far?

definately not a good idea to even mention it.

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Originally posted by JeffHs
I'm tempted to re-body it as a long-term project.

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Originally posted by JeffHs
So RWD conversion is probably a bridge too far?

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To be honest Jeff, do what the hell you like with it!!
It was pre SVA, not a recognised kit, so nobody except you (and everybody here now) knows what it is.
How can VOSA tell if the chassis has been modified if they don't have a clue how it started.
You know what makes it safe having put another car through SVA, so just don't be flippant and leave sharp edges everywhere. I wouldn't worry about a rear wheel drive conversion either.