miketomcat

You should be able to cut both dash and bulkhead in situ I would use an airsaw/bodysaw or chain drill it and file/flap wheel it smooth. Mike

This is not a land rover bulkhead but the hole for the heater is the same. The square hole should line up with the heater out let. The tear drop you describe would of been the hole for the steering column on latter bulkheads this hole is square to make it easier to change from right to left hand drive. Mike

As above obviously engine mounts change and really early ones have the right hand rear shock pointing backwards but that's only holes. Yes the station wagon body cross member is bolt on. Mike

It was a lot of fun but it was also my only/every day car at the time. Winter was chilly. Mike

I put this through the passenger vehicle sva in around 06. And I'm currently building this to pass iva in a year or so. Have a read through the iva manual you clearly haven't. You will see it's not that hard to meet the regs with a little thought. Mike

To be honest I was expecting a flap issue but those were the only other things I could think of. Mike

Check the motor is wired the right way round it could be sucking instead of blowing or full of mud easy to check by removing the cowl from under the wing then you can see the fan blades through the opening. Mike

If I remember correctly you won't be able to change it for the likes of congestion charge or commercial rate tolls etc as they closed that loop hole a while ago. Mike

I'm not sure for iva as I haven't got there yet but when I did sva your pass certificate was handed over to the DVLA when you go to register your car (you could not get a registration without it) they then issued a registration number and v5. If the vehicle is a kit car the manufacturer will no longer be land rover. I don't know how a v5 is worded for a hybrid. Mike

Old git.... Oh no wait so am I

I will be putting my ibex through iva. There are at least two on here that have ended up breaking theirs due to not meeting points etc. Daan put his through sva and I think bowie did to. There is several others on here who have kit cars (tomcat, ibex etc) that have either sva'ed or iva'ed. Mike

Just a thought have you checked the front prop only as I thought I had an injector problem that turned out to be a uj. Mike

A few years ago I had a tapping noise front of the engine turned out to be the idler mount for the cambelt had cracked and the idler was tapping the inside of the cover. Bent push rod? Mike

I depends why it got the Q plate if it's just undefined age then no as it will still say land rover 90 or whatever. But if it's a hybrid or kit that's been registered correctly at some point then it says something like tomcat 100 kit, two axle rigid body or assembled from parts. However since SVA and now IVA I suspect there is a copy of the inspection report and certificate on the DVLA computer tagged to the registration and v5. The point is if you rebuild it to original spec using as many original parts and new replacement parts there is no reason to worry. But if you modify from original this includes fundamental parts engine, box, chassis etc then be prepared to have it IVAed it's not hard to pass with a little work. If not then just remember the day they do pull you up maybe the last day you see it the choice is yours. If in doubt phone and ask for clarification. Mike

I remember that. Your as mad as I am. Mike

If they can put an age related plate on they will and yes these days they do try but if the age can't be decernd or it's built from various bits you will get a Q. As to ringing a Q yes it will be possible but it depends what's on the logbook and when it got it's Q plate don't forget everything is digital now. Plus for some reason people don't want/are scared of Q's. Suspension lift is fine if you have use standard arms as springs are service replacement as long as it's coils for coils etc. Different arms are a grey area as you may get away with it due to it being the same style and you can swap back with no mods but it would be down to the inspector. Mike

You could use coloured perspex or polycarbonate etc it's available in 6mm so just remove window draw round it cut the plastic and fit it. It cuts with a jigsaw and drills ok with a little care. Mike

I've got a forward facing pto drop box which I may chop about but I probably should get the ibex on the road first. Besides 45 has a fairey 525 on it so I guess I should be happy with that for now. Mike

Three bolt is imperial four and six are metric. Mike

Unfortunately a lot of people don't realize the consequences of modifications. The bad news is there is a lot out there that aren't legal and the owners don't realize/care. The good news is you can get you vehicle legal however you will have to jump through the relevant hoops and you may end up on an age related or Q plate. I've spent years building kit cars some already registered (old/classic kit cars), some via SVA, some via the old VIC and the ibex I'm building now will need an IVA so don't loose hope just do your research. Mike

Long bolts up through tubes welded into the crossmember through the tray and into the winch it's self with big washers on the bottom face. The bumper was bolted through discovery style and the front winch mounts were just through the tray. In total I had 6 bolts holding it all on to the chassis 2 trough the crossmember into the winch and 4 through trimmed dumb irons (bear in mind it's a discovery chassis). Mike

Never seen one but there was a custom tank for a 110 on eBay last year that had a channel in the top the tank to accommodate the shaft so someone has done it. There has also been several rear facing pto's for an lt230 (i would quite like one for a pto center winch on the ibex but that's another idea). Mike

That'll be me then I made a bumper with the winch tray sat partly on top of the front crossmember on my tomcat. I welded tubes through and bolted the winch down through the tray and crossmember. Mike

VIC doesn't exist anymore. Now you just MOT and apply for the logbook if you don't already have it. Mike

Didn't a load of series with coil chassis get hammered a few years ago as a result I think it was stated you can still buy and use them but it's up to the owner to seek the correct registration iva or whatever. Mike