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hedgefinder
1,458 posts
40 months
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it certainly looks like it... bloody quick work!
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ezakimak
1,376 posts
106 months
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quick....did you notice that its now got the steering wheel on the left as well
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Storer
2,028 posts
85 months
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Is it me or does the combination of red and silver look quite good.
Paul
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Novipec
Original Poster
36 posts
19 months
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Dom,
yes, i did a TOTAL new rebuild - "old" things (5k miles) are: complete engine, transmission, brakes, seats, steering wheel and the silver one bodywork.
And also yes, now the new Ultima is a left hand drive. But I am not quick, had to stay in bed for 4 days - flue.
Next thing I have to change is a cable gear shift.
Christian
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dandare1001
51 posts
47 months
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Storer said: Is it me or does the combination of red and silver look quite good.
Paul I was thinking the same.
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Novipec
Original Poster
36 posts
19 months
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My wife said the same, "looks cool in red and silver" .... but sorry, don´t like silver or red - the Ultima will be black colored :-) Todays update: fitted the front and the new rear lights (the LED looks so cool)- but not really easy work. I had to remove a lot of material on the inside of the light adapter (sorry for my bad english) to fit them. The missing rear light and one turn light will be sent to me. And please dont look at the exhaust and the grill, it´s just for the picture.  
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V8Dom
2,294 posts
72 months
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Wow...fast work... and yes Red Silver looks great....
mmm can i see a silver car having a red stripe in the future??? Anyone got paintshop pro.. or even a gulf type paint job but in silver with red instead of duck egg blue and orange
Dom
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Novipec
Original Poster
36 posts
19 months
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the beast is alive: http://youtu.be/NJqcby4HD9IThe engine runs great without any failure, I was quite happy    The next two weeks I will bring the car to the painter, hopefully the winter isn´t very long!
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hedgefinder
1,458 posts
40 months
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if the chassis has been changed then surely that is a negative on the benefit of using a car previously registered as it will now have a different chassis number.. 
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V8Dom
2,294 posts
72 months
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hedgefinder said: if the chassis has been changed then surely that is a negative on the benefit of using a car previously registered as it will now have a different chassis number.. you know i was back on here after thinking that exact same thought during Christmas.. New chassis - new id. An old chassis nuymber can not be transfered to a new chassis? Dom
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Novipec
Original Poster
36 posts
19 months
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you´re right, I can´t transfer the chassis number, will make a new id and new documents as well. Would not drive a new car with 4 years old documents Today I finished almost the wiring harness, hope tomorrow I can quit the electric work (don´t wanna show you pictures of the harness who was in the car before...).
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738 driver
1,187 posts
63 months
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hedgefinder said: if the chassis has been changed then surely that is a negative on the benefit of using a car previously registered as it will now have a different chassis number.. Not really... just like a car that has a re-shell... a new specialist chassis number can be issued which incorporates most of the old chassis number within it.. Its just down to the manufacturer to provide this service with which the car remains registered as before. No big issue at all. And not that Ive looked at it recently but you could submit a vehicle registration doc to the DVLA and have any data field ammended, including engine numbers/chassis numbers..?
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hedgefinder
1,458 posts
40 months
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738 driver said: Not really... just like a car that has a re-shell... a new specialist chassis number can be issued which incorporates most of the old chassis number within it.. Its just down to the manufacturer to provide this service with which the car remains registered as before. No big issue at all.
And not that Ive looked at it recently but you could submit a vehicle registration doc to the DVLA and have any data field ammended, including engine numbers/chassis numbers..?
but that at the very least would require a vic check, surely? I was under the impression that the OP had bought the car specifically because it was already registered in another eu country ??
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738 driver
1,187 posts
63 months
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Re-shell jobs used to have an MOT level inspection only,(irrespective of vehicle age/under 36 months) which was submitted along with the revised chassis number for inclusion on the replacement reg doc.
Chassis numbers are no black art really but have been tightened up in recent times due dishonest traders.
I think the OP'er may have indicated rebuilding salvage was a route to get an Ultima on the road in Austria.... which I initially thought was the motive for his chosen method?
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MarkWebb
778 posts
87 months
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I communicated with the dvl a recently regarding changing my can am into a gtr by replacing chassis and body. It seems ridiculous but they did not seem to view it as a problem.
It is something that I would be interested i doing if I was really sure of the outcome.
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738 driver
1,187 posts
63 months
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I wouldn't have thought re-IDing a chassis was illegal Mark so long as there were no stolen ID's involved and multiples of identical chassis or reg numbers were not on the road. Im sure TVR's etc have had many factory rebuilds including a replacement chassis... ID numbers can be transferred at point of production so long as a regulated system is in place to control the original. Ford and GM used to recover their old, damaged bodyshells back to plant for destruction with a regulated paper trail. .... If you ever purchased one of these re-shelled models that was done properly you would find an additional chassis plate attached or fitted close to the rivetted original.. The hard stamped/engraved numbers (frequently by the drivers seat under a small carpet tab) would match all the original docs!
There has to exist a system with manufacturers, repairers and DVLA to repair cars up to and including new chassis/bodyshells.
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V8Dom
2,294 posts
72 months
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MarkWebb said: I communicated with the dvl a recently regarding changing my can am into a gtr by replacing chassis and body. It seems ridiculous but they did not seem to view it as a problem.
It is something that I would be interested i doing if I was really sure of the outcome. surely if you replace chasis and body its a different car... I was told in an accident if the chassis was a write off, if you rebuilt the chassis you were ok, but if you replaced it.. it went onto a 'q' plate.. The old trick in hotrodding before sva was to use an old log book and make a rod and transfer the number and have a age related plate and free road tax.. thos days are gone and if i was to try that again and change the docs slowly over time to v8, then coupe etc etc im told a vehicle inspector would visit and want to see all the original vehicle and see the retained original chassis vin.... things have changed.. we dont even have a normal log book now. Its a red proof of ownership Dom
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fossibaer30
1 posts
17 months
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Hallo Christian, will write in german, "oberoesterreichisch" da aus LINZ, Super toll dein Project, Super dein Kontakt mit Gottfried Grasser aus Knittelfeld, ich kenne ihn.
Wo bist du genau zu Hause zwecks Gedankenaustausch? Willst du den Ultima in Ö. anmelden und typisieren oder in England registrieren und mit englischer Nummer unterwegs sein.
Habe bestge Kontakte und Moeglichkeiten zur Typisierung
melde dich mal: fossibaer30@hotmail.com
viel spass beim schrauben
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MarkWebb
778 posts
87 months
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This topic really interests me as I have invested a lot of money in my Canam which it seems nobody wants to give me a reasonable proportion of in a sale to enable me to build a GTR.
It seems from my communications with the DVLA that I could rechassis my car and replace the bodywork and still keep my current 08 plate.
Dom your comment about a written off chassis above. What about one that has rusted out a la TVR (cough cough)?
Is the aim of this not to allow you to make a car look newer than it actually is?
I don't know but I would love a definitive answer then I could get on with it!
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Storer
2,028 posts
85 months
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MarkWebb said: This topic really interests me as I have invested a lot of money in my Canam which it seems nobody wants to give me a reasonable proportion of in a sale to enable me to build a GTR.
It seems from my communications with the DVLA that I could rechassis my car and replace the bodywork and still keep my current 08 plate.
Dom your comment about a written off chassis above. What about one that has rusted out a la TVR (cough cough)?
Is the aim of this not to allow you to make a car look newer than it actually is?
I don't know but I would love a definitive answer then I could get on with it! Mark Don't under estimate what it will cost to rebuild your car. I know, to my cost, that you tend to look at each part and think "that isn't quite good enough to put back on my new car" and you end up replacing it. There is going to be very little original on my rebuilt car. It will look like new and has cost less than a new car but not by a lot!! However, if you enjoyed the build you will probably enjoy the rebuild too. Paul
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