Terry is at it again.....

The pick up being worked on will be a "standard sized" car and will have no chassis alterations at all.....

Those chassis that are shortend (my tray back) or lengthened (Terry's 90" pick up) do not need IVA. Thats not hear-say, it's from the ministry first hand. Terry told me that he had made exhastive enquiries with the ministry with regard to IVA on his first conversion and they were adament that M.O.T. test sufficiently ensured that the vehicle was safe to use.

I felt it prudent to ask the questions myself and also consult insurers. I received the same response from both parties.... is it all original drivetrain (yes) is the work to M.O.T. standard (yes). Has it passed an M.O.T. test (yes), then it is safe to use..... No further interest. 

If you are considering buying a pick up or converting your own, don't see IVA as a problem, it isn't.... But please check for yourselves, there are no grey areas either, the car is either roadworthy or not and the M.O.T. tells you that....

Full disclosure to your insurers is by far the biggest issue.....

Very little actually changes with the car, they drive exactly the same.... (except the 90" that drives much nicer, more car like)

Flotation tyres look cool but they are awful to drive with and they must be used within their speed ratings which can be as low as 25mph....

Skinnies are the way to go for 99% of off road driving.......

sniper
 

hi guys 
morning sniper you beat me to the reply to the above, i can confirm that what you have written is a true reflection of the lenthy conversatrions i had with DVLA and the IVA section regards the 90"chassis  pickup conversion i did. 
with concerns over changes made to these jimny  pickups and tray backs, there is very little, to no interest from dvla at all, and it was made very clear that the owness was all about road safey,ie mot standars and insurance.
so i sudgest that its all down to how good the conversions are carried out, theres always going to be a difference in the interpretation of peoples work, which is subject in itselfs, but the main aim is for then all to be safe and converted to a high road saftey standard that can be mot tested and legal.
the doc 
 

Here’s a few pictures of how we have progressed with this little job we’ve been on with,converted cab has just been bathed in blue tinted raptor coating to give it maximum protection. Have a look guys, this is the colour the customer wanted. 
Im pretty sure it will have mixed views but I love the colour and think it will look a million dollars when completed.

There you goguys

That's gorgeous, love that blue!

I love the colour , and how many tins of raptor to do the jimny