converting an F3000 / F2000 race car for road use.

[Darkcat]

OK so its that time of year when i start to get silly ideas.

This one is to get something like an old F2000 car, put some lights on it and nip to Tescos in it at the weekend.

SO it will need to pass an IVA test to put it on the road (I assume)
What are the requirements other than:

headlights, tail lights, indicators, number plates, road tyres, hand brake, mud guards

It has been done before, but what are the implications of the front and rear wings??

for example:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/k...

Edited by Darkcat on Monday 13th January 17:24

Edited by Darkcat on Monday 13th January 17:25

[SystemParanoia]

Rubber ball test

[Darkcat]

SystemParanoia said:

Rubber ball test

sounds painful!

[TooMany2cvs]

Darkcat said:

SO it will need to pass an IVA test to put it on the road (I assume)
What are the requirements other than:

headlights, tail lights, indicators, number plates

The IVA manual is downloadable from the Gov't.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iva-man...
All 299 pages of it...

[Darkcat]

TooMany2cvs said:

The IVA manual is downloadable from the Gov't.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iva-man...
All 299 pages of it...

Thats exactly why i've asked the question.... someone may have already done the research.

[john2443]

Mudguards.

There's a sort of production road going F1 type car that has them with tyre tread pattern on the top surface to camoflage them, seen pics somewhere on PH.

[V8RX7]

I put a similar thing - a one off hillclimb car on the roads a few years ago.

But then it was the case of getting an MOT and filling in a form.

If you don't have lights, you don't need lights. This used to be called a daylight regs MOT.

The easy option is to buy something rare that's cheap and pinch it's ID - technically illegal though.

[Mr2Mike]

Darkcat said:

Thats exactly why i've asked the question.... someone may have already done the research.

A big one will be the radius requirements, basically anything that could be contacted by a pedestrian (which will likely include all the outboard suspension) and most of the cockpit area apart from an exclusion zone around the steering wheel just have edges of no less than a certain radius.

Getting the lights at the correct height and spacing without making them look ridiculous may also be tricky. The car will have to pass some emission limits, depending on the year of manufacture of the engine. Reverse gear is now a requirement, do F3000 cars have these?

It will need rear view mirrors that have to have a certain (tested) field of view.

V8RX7 said:

The easy option is to buy something rare that's cheap and pinch it's ID - technically illegal though.

It's not just a technicality. It's called ringing, which is properly illegal, no grey areas.

Edited by Mr2Mike on Monday 13th January 19:27

[Cotty]

How about the ECOBOOST FORMULA FORD
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

I don't think they are making them but the point being a single seater can be made road legal. To be honest its not to dissimilar to an Arial Atom with the problems of covering exposed wheels, running exposed suspension etc

Edited by Cotty on Monday 13th January 19:39

[TooMany2cvs]

Darkcat said:

Thats exactly why i've asked the question.... someone may have already done the research.

What more is there to research? It needs to conform to everything in that PDF. Download it, read through it - and if you decide it's still a goer, work over the car with it. <shrug>

[RobM77]

Having raced a few different single seaters, I think what would be magical flat out on a track would be extremely frustrating and jerky on the road, not least because of the gearbox.

[V8RX7]

Mr2Mike said:

V8RX7 said:

The easy option is to buy something rare that's cheap and pinch it's ID - technically illegal though.

It's not just a technicality. It's called ringing, which is properly illegal, no grey areas.

I never said there was a grey area but it's a completely victimless crime.

You are removing a non conforming vehicle from the roads and replacing it with another.