IVA feasibility - car body on 4x4 HGV chassis?
Discussion
At the moment this is just a bit of a silly idea that I have been having but I was wondering if anyone on here could possibly offer any advice on how likely it would be to be able to get a car body mounted on a truck chassis through an IVA?
My idea is as follows; to take a Daf 45 150 4x4, shorten the chassis by just over 1m (to line the wheels up a bit better) and then mount a Jaguar XJ (X300/X308) body on top. I just like the idea of the juxtaposition of the elegant car on the ridiculous wheels.
In terms of the technical issues, I would think that the harder parts would be the throttle, gear linkage, steering and electrics. I would remove the engine/transmission (and all the suspension/subframes etc.) from the Jaguar, which would hopefully leave plenty of room in the engine bay for a pedal box for the clutch, brake and throttle. With the brakes being air, extending the lines for the brake pedal and for a handbrake ought to be relatively simple. The other controls might take a bit more work but I don't think it would be beyond the realms of possibility.
I would mount the body to the chassis using three mountings (two at the front and one centrally mounted at the rear) to account for the flex in the truck chassis.
I haven't studied the IVA manual closely, nor have ever put anything through an IVA test, but even I can see that there may be issues. As far as I understand it, if the weight can be kept below 6500kg, it can be classed as an M1 passenger car. Obviously the wheels need to be covered, so I would use tractor style mud guards (either fabricated or articles from a HGV/plant). I would intend to retain the Daf lights for the front and back, on the assumption that they are compliant in terms of height/lighting strength etc.?
I am also working on the assumption that the Jaguar/Daf parts (glass, mirrors etc.) would all be EC standard or otherwise compliant.
I can also see that there would potentially be limited visibility from the elevated driving position and being further back in the chassis than one would be in the truck. I can only see rearward visibility in the manual (the pole test) but is there a standard for forward visibility?
I'm sorry for the long post but in a nutshell, how likely is it that such a thing could ever legally be on the road?
Many thanks,
My idea is as follows; to take a Daf 45 150 4x4, shorten the chassis by just over 1m (to line the wheels up a bit better) and then mount a Jaguar XJ (X300/X308) body on top. I just like the idea of the juxtaposition of the elegant car on the ridiculous wheels.
In terms of the technical issues, I would think that the harder parts would be the throttle, gear linkage, steering and electrics. I would remove the engine/transmission (and all the suspension/subframes etc.) from the Jaguar, which would hopefully leave plenty of room in the engine bay for a pedal box for the clutch, brake and throttle. With the brakes being air, extending the lines for the brake pedal and for a handbrake ought to be relatively simple. The other controls might take a bit more work but I don't think it would be beyond the realms of possibility.
I would mount the body to the chassis using three mountings (two at the front and one centrally mounted at the rear) to account for the flex in the truck chassis.
I haven't studied the IVA manual closely, nor have ever put anything through an IVA test, but even I can see that there may be issues. As far as I understand it, if the weight can be kept below 6500kg, it can be classed as an M1 passenger car. Obviously the wheels need to be covered, so I would use tractor style mud guards (either fabricated or articles from a HGV/plant). I would intend to retain the Daf lights for the front and back, on the assumption that they are compliant in terms of height/lighting strength etc.?
I am also working on the assumption that the Jaguar/Daf parts (glass, mirrors etc.) would all be EC standard or otherwise compliant.
I can also see that there would potentially be limited visibility from the elevated driving position and being further back in the chassis than one would be in the truck. I can only see rearward visibility in the manual (the pole test) but is there a standard for forward visibility?
I'm sorry for the long post but in a nutshell, how likely is it that such a thing could ever legally be on the road?
Many thanks,
NoCorseChris said:
I'm guessing you are watching the new series of Z Nation then?? If not...you really should catch the first two episodes. Exactly what you describe features in a few scenes.
I'm actually not, although I might have to look it up if that's the case!Thank you all for your responses, I was expecting a lot of negativity so they've definitely been food for thought.
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