IVA

Getting your Challenge Car through the IVA

The Challenge Car Complete Kit is designed for Track use only and is not IVA compliant.

For those of you who would like to make the car road legal, we can, of course, supply everything you need.

Not having attempted to submit a Challenge Car for the IVA test, we cannot be certain if they will be happy with a lack of windscreen, even though they should be, but clearly there is provision for one!

Because you are building the car yourself, we cannot guarantee that your car will pass. It is also our experience that different testers have different opinions on what passes and what doesn’t.

The specification to which you build the car will also affect its ability to pass, but we are here to help.

The following items can represent issues for you as they will most Replica builders:

  • Windscreen – the IVA manual should confirm that the markings on the US screens are compliant
  • Seat Belt bolts – we can supply Grade 8.8 bolts
  • Seat Belts upper mounting height – the standard seat cushion is too high, the race seat may be OK
  • Steering Wheel – wooden steering wheel is not acceptable
  • Instruments and switches – standard issue switches and gauges will fail
  • Standard door mirrors do not give sufficient field of vision
  • Front grille required
  • Side louvres too sharp
  • Exhaust pipe edge too sharp
  • Exhaust Noise
  • Wheel spinners not acceptable
  • Quick jacks too sharp
  • Front indicator lamps have “fins”
  • Bonnet latches need “caps”
  • Competition Bonnet pins are too sharp
  • Wiring needs to be in conduit

The exhausts as supplied are capable of passing the IVA, but not with 400 bhp! Exhausts with catalytic converters are quieter. A bead will need to be welded around the tailpipe to avoid a sharp edge – an easy job for your local welder!

All the parts you need to make your car compliant are available - please feel free to ask us – we are here to help you!