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Handy Niva modifications

Handy modifications to make your Niva easier to live with

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Interior etc Off Road

Door pockets from other cars
Door pockets from other cars (eg Lada 2108)

 

Niva seat Holder-upper
Niva seat Holder-upper
Seat Holder-upper

 

Ford 'eyeball' heater vents on a Niva
'70s Ford "eyeball" heater vents - fabricate in for better flow control

 

Modify Niva  seats into a bed
Modify hinges to fold seats into a bed - here's how

 


Velcro straps to utilise the gear shift area as effective storage (JamesLaugesen)

 

Niva Light switch swap mod
Light switch swap mod (Mk1 only) - here's how

 



Bottom of the steering-column cover catch your big feet when you change gear?
Mine did. Not any more...

 

Niva Opening rear windows
Opening rear windows - available from Brazil

 




Rear organisers

 

Rear shelf - converts to outdoor table
Rear shelf - converts to handy outdoor table

 


or go the whole hog if you've got a long-door model

 


Rear draws - if you're lucky enough to have a long-door model

 

Niva Rear badge/indicator swap
Rear badge/indicator swap

Niva Electric radiator fans - with a kill-switch for fording
Electric radiator fans - with a kill-switch for fording - here's how

 

Under-bonnet spade
Under-bonnet spade

 



Or external for better off-road access

 


Splash-resistant dizzy - or a rubber glove can be used to for better water-proofing:

 

Headlight water proofing
Headlight water proofing - silicon sealer and garden hose

 


Rear wheel spacers - could even be made from a machined down hub

 

Niva big battery
Big battery (RHD) - will fit in, but won't sit neatly on the standard tray and may need slightly taller threaded rod to hold it down

 

Niva Cabin guard -
Cabin guard - stops your recovery gear etc squashing your head in the event of an off

 


Fire extinguisher - highly recommended to have mounted in an easy to reach (by driver and passenger) location

 

Underbonnet Compressor

Under-bonnet compressor - for off-road inflation

 

Coil retainers
Coil retainers - if your dampers are too long and coils aren't captive.

 

Niva tool kit in spare tyre
Tool kit in front spare tyre - a hat-box or gold pan is perfect

 

Niva unberbonnet custon tool-box
Or if you've shifted your spare tyre make use of the space with a big custom tool-box. Nuclear waste theme optional.

 


Themed tool-box - a few bits of wood and you have a 'box that is a heap cooler than an over-priced shop one.

 

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See Also:

Niva Technical Resources & Modifications

 

 

 

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