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Queries from IVA Form
daveb666 - 21/5/13 at 01:13 PM

Hi, me again!

Just completing my IVA application for my bought but un-registered Locost and stuck on the following questions:

What is the maximum design road-speed of the vehicle? - Engine is a silver top zetec

What are the design weights of the vehicle?

Thanks in advance

gremlin1234 - 21/5/13 at 01:45 PM

ensure your tyre speed ratings are higher than max design speed

twybrow - 21/5/13 at 01:45 PM

Design speed is to ensure your tyres are up to the job - so if you put 150mph, your tyres need to be rated for that!

Design weights - this will define what your maximum permissible weight can be, and I believe it is also used for some of the brake calculations. Do a search and see what people have used for similar cars, but a fair bet might be 450kg per axle.

big_wasa - 21/5/13 at 01:46 PM

About 120mph its so they know what rating the tyre need to be and I think there rated to 149mph.

I've already put the axle weights on the manufactures plate on the bulkhead.

daveb666 - 21/5/13 at 01:49 PM

Thanks all (especially wasa).

IVA application going in this week once I've found any missing receipts.

40inches - 21/5/13 at 02:32 PM

Might be a good idea to take a black touch up stick, a failure reported was to much info on VIN plate.

daveb666 - 21/5/13 at 02:35 PM

Thanks 40inches; I'd gleaned that from a post elsewhere on the forum and already thrown one into my tool kit

big_wasa - 21/5/13 at 02:39 PM

As far as I know the only thing on your vin that isn't needed is the engine number.

But keep us posted

twybrow - 21/5/13 at 04:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by daveb666
Thanks all (especially wasa).

IVA application going in this week once I've found any missing receipts.


Well bo11ocks to you then!