Post IVA work

These are some of the things that could not be done prior to the IVA. So now that the test has been passed I had no excuses!

Registration

Papers have been sent away to register the car. There seems to be a sea of these. I have sent:

• The IVA20 certificate (Individual Approval Certificate) given to me after the IVA
• Declaration of Newness for kit supplied (from GD)
• The invoices referred to on the Declaration of Newness from GD (not copies)
• Invoices for the engine, gearbox and tyres (not copies)
• Copy of driving licence
• Cover note from insurer
• Completed V55/4 (form from DVLA - notes from GD)
• Completed V750/1 to transfer the 'cherished' plate that I have purchased (assignment fee paid)
• The registration fee of £55 plus the first year's tax of £235 (Mar 2017).

Now it is a case of waiting for the DVLA to action it.

NOTE: You also need to send in a V627 form too. I didn't!

Wheel spinners

Whilst they mimick the real thing, they do not have a sufficient radius to make them IVA friendly, so they are left off for the examination. They are easy to refit, needing just an Allen/hex key to fit them in place on the Halibrand style wheels.

Spinner fitted

Number plates

I had bought a number from DVLA that was one away from my normal car. So along with the documents sent to the DVSA/DVLA, I sent the transfer document.

Plates had been made up ready, so the front plate was drilled using the blank fitted for the IVA and attached to the bar on the front of the car using the P clips. The rear registration plate was fixed using normal double sided number plate fixers and button head bolts.

Wind wings

These cut down wind turbulence for the occupants of the car. From experience in my Caterham these are essential.

The lower screw in the windscreen stanchion and the one above the mirror are removed. The screws supplied with the wind wings are used to attach the wind wing hinges to the stanchions. The top hinge is shorter than the lower one where it attaches to the windscreen stanchion. The screw head goes to the inside and the nut goes in the hinge. A fibre washer goes between the screw head and the hinge, another goes between the hinge and glass of the wind wing.

Wind wing

Sun visors

Again these couldn't be fixed before the IVA test as the radius' are not adequate. To make the screws easier to fix it is best to tape the brackets in place.

Bracket taped in place

Next the tiny screws are fixed in place.

Attaching the screws

Sun visor in place

Note: If you are fitting a hood, fix the brackets the other way up to me i.e. facing down, as the hood bows will not fit otherwise.