[players no 6]

,i have a plastic pig,reliant robin,now stop laughing, a bubble top,my intensions are just to cut the roof off,and cloak over it with a custom made fiberglass body [ufo],so no modification to the robin at all,epcept the roof off,so will i have to inform dvla ect as although the robin is still there it wont look like one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also is there a legal width for a car on the road,it will more than likly be no wider than a transit van,
just a note this is not a serious build project,its cheep have all the parts under £300 quid im semi retired and bored just a winter project,sick of the telly.
most of the money will go on the the mdf buck [mostly off cuts from work] the glassfiber buck and body,lights and a bucket of metalflake,the bubble top i found in a salvage yard £40,the pig was free

 

[stu460]

Reliant is chassis'd so it's a body swap surely? Therefore already covered by the usual regs.

 

[players no 6]

Reliant is chassis'd so it's a body swap surely? Therefore already covered by the usual regs.

there is no body swop it will still be there,just another over the top of it

 

[stu460]

You're cutting the roof off the existing body so that must require notification of change of body type?

All I can find on vehicle width is it has to be less than 2.55m.

You're mad. Good luck! :crazy:

 

[players no 6]

You're cutting the roof off the existing body so that must require notification of change of body type?

All I can find on vehicle width is it has to be less than 2.55m.

You're mad. Good luck! :crazy:

i may scrap the robin idea and use a small convertable,mini spitfie mg, just thought weather the bubble top could be classed as a roof,i am setting in a glass screen into the bubble so i can fit a wiper,
carnt think of another cheap fiberglass soft top,mind there has been a few Q plate shitty kit cars on ebay in the past,might be a option.

 

[Rich G]

i may scrap the robin idea and use a small convertable,mini spitfie mg.

Of those 3 in bold only the Spitfire would be worth considering as the other two are monocoques and once you cut them you're in BIVA territory so that'll be your £300 budget out the window! :bigsmile:

Hmmm, body cloaking, wouldn't be a Star Trek theme going on here would there?

 

[players no 6]

not far off here is a clue,said it was a boredom project,just got to find a running complete small Q plate soft top now,ive put the reliant robin idea on hold for a bit,it didnt cost owt,got it for free of the old boy next door,its been in his garage 20 years,its brown complete and still runs,tyres brakes battery all knacked.

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Of those 3 in bold only the Spitfire would be worth considering as the other two are monocoques and once you cut them you're in BIVA territory so that'll be your £300 budget out the window! :bigsmile:

Hmmm, body cloaking, wouldn't be a Star Trek theme going on here would there?

not going to cut anything sept windscreen,and remove the doors if i can find a old kit car with a bolt on screen,no cutting at all,bear in mind the ufo body will be only dzus fastend on so the car its on will still be there complete underneath,

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the robin has a chassis so cutting the roof off it shouldnt make a difference,looked at the v5c it doesnt have a body style on it,might be a go er after all,

 

[Reverend]

if I remember rightly, if the bubble lifts, it is classed as an opening windscreen and legally at least, you don't need a wiper. (You do if you want to see out in the rain, of course.)

 

[blackpopracing]

Kapri is the man to ask, but the reliant is the best option from a legal point of view. Re body keeps youy within the 8 points system so keeps its current logbook.

 

[stu460]

Kapri is the man to ask, but the reliant is the best option from a legal point of view. Re body keeps youy within the 8 points system so keeps its current logbook.

Plus I'd love to see an eight foot wide Reliant with a bubble top!

 

[players no 6]

the bubble is 1200 wide and 600 high it just fits ontop of my 32 roadster,and was tempted to put it on,even thought of setting it into a fiberglass tonnue cover like a lift off hard top,but dont want to remove the duvall type screen, bloody bubble top has a lot to answer for,if i hadnt bought it none of this would have entered my shed of a head

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the bubble is 1200 wide and 600 high it just fits ontop of my 32 roadster,and was tempted to put it on,even thought of setting it into a fiberglass tonnue cover like a lift off hard top,but dont want to remove the duvall type screen, bloody bubble top has a lot to answer for,if i hadnt bought it none of this would have entered my shed of a head

mind if you think this is a mad project,a bloke i know has been collecting parts for a road going fighter plane,based on a old vw trike ,light aircraft canopy,and a 13ft long fiberglass belly tank,

 

[stuvy]

Have you googled 'cosmotron car' it too has a bubble top as is a little space age but has the benefit of aircon!

 

[players no 6]

Have you googled 'cosmotron car' it too has a bubble top as is a little space age but has the benefit of aircon!

seen it ,sat in it ,

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gone of the plot a bit here, i am not re bodying any thing the whole doner car will still be present,just a lift off shell will be over the top of it, there is no re body,think cut the floor and chassis out of a caravan and drop it over a medium size van put a couple of big bolts in it to hold it together,go for a jolly down the road, the van is still a van with a coat on,

 

[Pabloback]

Robins are just under the weight limit in their taxation class. Any modifications (ie: reinforcement) will increase the weight and change that.

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[spanners]

bugger,, just sold,,well it was more or less given away ,, a reliant kitten rolling chassis with v5 and engine g/box etc would have been better than three wheels for you ,,