NEED Ultima Build Engineer to finish car for IVA

[UltimaBuilder]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 28 July 2017 at 21:01

[tjlees]

The Factory or Autobionics

[V8Dom]

Charles Dunn

[stringvest1971]

Trouble with near completion jobs in my experience is they are usually a country mile away. Granted we don't know your full situation, so apologies up front but this is fairly common where the car looks finished whereas there are still many things still to do to bring it up to IVA specification. All the little finishing jobs take a lot of time unfortunately and if you're paying for this then it will stack up financially. I cant help with any other recommended builders other than the ones already mentioned.

KR's

[GTRMikie]

Our own Steve_D at Southways Automotive?

[Storer]

Steve D or Steve Smith.

Both would do a good job.



Paul

[V8Dom]

Alot of modofications have to be done now to get it through IVA

you cant have mirrors fitted or wing or any toggle switches like fuel pump switches and more

[GTRS]

No mirrors?!

[deadscoob]

Really Dom?

[Steve_D]

V8Dom said:

Alot of modofications have to be done now to get it through IVA

you cant have mirrors fitted or wing or any toggle switches like fuel pump switches and more

Whilst I agree there are many things to be addressed or modified but...

• The car has to have mirrors on both sides as an interior mirror is not possible. They must both be adjustable from the driving position.

• you could fit the wing but sharp edges would need to be protected. Easier not to fit it.

• Toggle switches can still be used but they would need to be positioned (as the Factory do) in the zone behind the steering wheel.

Steve

[Stig]

Steve_D said:

V8Dom said:

Alot of modofications have to be done now to get it through IVA

you cant have mirrors fitted or wing or any toggle switches like fuel pump switches and more

Whilst I agree there are many things to be addressed or modified but...

• The car has to have mirrors on both sides as an interior mirror is not possible. They must both be adjustable from the driving position.

• you could fit the wing but sharp edges would need to be protected. Easier not to fit it.

• Toggle switches can still be used but they would need to be positioned (as the Factory do) in the zone behind the steering wheel.

Steve

Out of interest Steve, would a reverse view camera and screen be permissible instead of mirrors given you can't have an internal one?

[Steve_D]

Stig said:

Steve_D said:

V8Dom said:

Alot of modofications have to be done now to get it through IVA

you cant have mirrors fitted or wing or any toggle switches like fuel pump switches and more

Whilst I agree there are many things to be addressed or modified but...

• The car has to have mirrors on both sides as an interior mirror is not possible. They must both be adjustable from the driving position.

• you could fit the wing but sharp edges would need to be protected. Easier not to fit it.

• Toggle switches can still be used but they would need to be positioned (as the Factory do) in the zone behind the steering wheel.

Steve

Out of interest Steve, would a reverse view camera and screen be permissible instead of mirrors given you can't have an internal one?

Not that I am aware of.
The basic requirement is an internal mirror and an offside mirror. If the interior mirror provides less than 70% visibility (what ever that means) then a nearside mirror must be fitted. If an interior mirror would provide no rearward visibility then it need not be fitted.

The problem with a rear camera is that they don't normally have the capability to change field of vision so cannot perform in the way a human eye can looking off into the distance or down at the concrete bollard you are about to reverse into.

Steve

[V8Dom]

when i re-did my dash i put the fuel pump switch under the dash, on the metal plate next to the right had vent. dash lookes far cleaner with less switches and those 1960's switches look dated.

for Mot purposes.. a vehicle must have a drivers side mirror, plus..........either a passenger or centre mirror (not sure if convertable, you can turn head instead??)

there is a Ferrari FXX that has been converted for the road that has no wing mirrors at all. 3 cameras.....driver side, centre and passenger.. he passes MOT's but god knows how as i thought camera were not a replacement.. i dont know if IVA accept cameras, as sunlight effects the pictures

has anyone completed an IVA recently as i heard the rules have just changed?

[Steve_D]

The IVA manual is issue 10.00 dated 3/10/16 so not too recent.
It does mention cameras but at the same time continues to talk about obligatory mirrors. I have been unable to determine from section 8 quite how and where you can use a camera.
If anyone needs to go down that route I would suggest talking to the test centre first.

Steve