whats the consensus guys, if you take a FWD car and stick a bike engine in the back, does it need an SVA? Ive searched for old threads and found no
definate answer. I feel it will count as a modified bodyshell.
Anyone have a zcars mini on the road?
Theres nothing on the log book to indicate where the engine is, only the engine size, so personally i would take my chances, and send the log book off
with a change of cc. Loads of customs knocking about that are radically altered from stock, with no sva .
Al.
Originally posted by JoelP
whats the consensus guys, if you take a FWD car and stick a bike engine in the back, does it need an SVA? Ive searched for old threads and found no
definate answer. I feel it will count as a modified bodyshell.
Anyone have a zcars mini on the road?
i was chatting to a guy fromm z cars at autosport show and i asked the question regarding sva and he told me if they converted an old mini then no sva was required but if built from a new shell then sva would be required
It's not really a modified shell is it - technically it is just a change of engine. It does seem to exploit the sva system but just enjoy the
loophole while it's there
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It's not really a modified shell is it - technically it is just a change of engine. It does seem to exploit the sva system but just enjoy the loophole while it's there
I recently spoke to my local sva station about a new z-cars build and also asked about my old z-cars mini. They told me that in their opinion it would
not need an sva, just an mot. Seemed odd as it is a radically altered monocoque but I wasn't going to argue.
I had a z-cars mini pickup on the road but have recently sold it. I've also built a green mini minus z-cars kit for a friend and am currently
building another minus for another friend with a gsxr1000 engine. This will be put through an sva as it's a new build and we want it on a new
reg. When I build the next one for myself I will also get this sva'd just for peace of mind. They will go through an sva with a few modifications
as I know of at least 2 that have already passed. Visit www.theminiforum.co.uk for details of a few more as this has a z-cars section.
cheers guys, your inputs are appreciated.
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I recently spoke to my local sva station about a new z-cars build and also asked about my old z-cars mini. They told me that in their opinion it would not need an sva, just an mot. Seemed odd as it is a radically altered monocoque but I wasn't going to argue.