scubasteve800
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:06 PM |
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Newbie here
Evening all, ive just recently bought myself a locost kit car id say about 85% complete some of you may have seen it on ebay,
, it has cortina front end and an escort rear axle and a 1.6 crossflow engine, my main concern is the actual body of the car is wooden with a
aluminium covering, would this pose a problem for the sva? any help appreciated, many thanks steve!
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prawnabie
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:10 PM |
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Hello and welcome!
Is it a Locust? _ helped put one of these throug an SVA and the tester was pleased they were still being made.
Shaun
[Edited on 15/6/09 by prawnabie]
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scubasteve800
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:12 PM |
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i beleive it is i have the original build manual which looks atleast 20 yrs old, purchased from jc sports cars
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chrisg
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:14 PM |
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Yep looks like a termite's bonus to me 
Shouldn't really be any trouble with the bodywork for the IVA.
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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omega0684
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:15 PM |
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first thing i would do is scrap your SVA manual & get the IVA manual, as you'll be putting the car through an IVA not SVA
welcome to the forum
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scubasteve800
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:19 PM |
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ok iva it is then im very confused im sure ill learn along the way, i was thinking of removing the wooden body and replicating it in box section so it
looked abit better than a coffin, thanks for the help
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prawnabie
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:25 PM |
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The guy who built my car back in 91 had a locust. He did just that and built a "book" chassis to the dimensions of the locust and used the
locust as a donor for the new car.
All the grp on my car is locust in origin - They ain't bad cars in my opinion, they just get a bad name because of the construction methods.
Are you planning to go to Newark this weekend?
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scubasteve800
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:41 PM |
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no i cant make it this weekend which is a real pain as it would be a good chance to see alot of other kit cars to get ideas etc, i may pop along to
one of the peterborough meets as i see there are a few members from around this neck of the woods, i think i would be best to make a metal body for
this if i want it to last so i think its off with the body now, in fact im going to the garage now to start 
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omega0684
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:45 PM |
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download the IVA Manual from here
http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/crt/repository/M1%20In
spection%20Manual%20May%2009.pdf
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 08:54 PM |
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Welcome to the mad house.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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imp paul
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 09:10 PM |
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welcome to the mad house but there are some good people on here hope you like it good luck with your build
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stevegough
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 09:32 PM |
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Hi, Newbie Steve and welcome to Locost builders.
Two points for you - Warning! You need to be sitting down before reading the first one!
1 - as one of the other members have rightly said, since the end of april we have changed over to the IVA test. It is only slightly different to the
SVA which was introduced in 1996 - the only thing that has changed very substantially is the cost. The SVA test was £190 (with a retest £30). The
new IVA test costs a staggering £540 (and retest is a ludicrous £90).
2 - looking at the photos of your motor (and it looks pretty smart for a woodworm mobile ) one thing I would ask is - are the headrests part of
the seats? - the IVA requires the headrests to be an integral part of the seat (you didn't need any at all for SVA).
As I said originally, a very big welcome from all of us on here - don't be afraid to ask anything - the collective brains on here have been
there and got a factory full of T-shirts to prove it, and are always forthcoming with loads of helpful advice about the most obscure car
building - related questions.
I apologise for breaking the news to you ref the stupid fee situation, but at least you can start saving now you know!
Best of luck with completing your project,
Regardz, Blackpool Steve.
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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hughpinder
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 06:47 AM |
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Welcome to the forum
Hugh
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scubasteve800
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 04:49 PM |
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone im glad i was sitting down for that information with regards to the seats i will not be keeping them anyway
but they are integral to the seats themselves, steve
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chrisg
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 07:41 PM |
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Just a couple of things, IVA is £450 and there's no requirement for the headrest to be part of the seat - only that the gap between them be not
greater than 50mm.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 10:41 PM |
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£450!!!
Do you get a gentleman's massage with that?
Good job swmbo doesn't look at this 
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scubasteve800
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| posted on 17/6/09 at 05:30 PM |
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I think im going to be putting £10 aside averyweek then when it comes to testing when i have it finished ill find out the price has gone up again lol
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