My 4x4 Vauxhall nova
Discussion
Bazzap8389 said:
Yeah I guess so technically. Unsure what’ll happen if I don’t send it for a test though 
It'll be spotted at an MOT and reported. Or stopped by the police, checked and impounded. You might "get away with it" if just doing an engine swap but the changes are too massive to be un-noticeable.
Not updated this in a while (mostly due to me not doing very much with it)
Got the engine back in again today, still need to remove a little more metal from the bulkhead to get the transfer box to fit. Either that or pull the whole engine forward half an inch. Forgot to take pics.
I’ll probably just get the car sva tested to keep it all legal then. Don’t particularly want a q plate though.
Got the engine back in again today, still need to remove a little more metal from the bulkhead to get the transfer box to fit. Either that or pull the whole engine forward half an inch. Forgot to take pics.
I’ll probably just get the car sva tested to keep it all legal then. Don’t particularly want a q plate though.
Bazzap8389 said:
Not updated this in a while (mostly due to me not doing very much with it)
Got the engine back in again today, still need to remove a little more metal from the bulkhead to get the transfer box to fit. Either that or pull the whole engine forward half an inch. Forgot to take pics.
I’ll probably just get the car sva tested to keep it all legal then. Don’t particularly want a q plate though.
Is it just Cav 4x4 running gear in a Nova shell? (Obviously with all your carbon bits etc - not read the thread yet).Got the engine back in again today, still need to remove a little more metal from the bulkhead to get the transfer box to fit. Either that or pull the whole engine forward half an inch. Forgot to take pics.
I’ll probably just get the car sva tested to keep it all legal then. Don’t particularly want a q plate though.
Bazzap8389 said:
I’ll probably just get the car sva tested to keep it all legal then. Don’t particularly want a q plate though.
I don't think if you want to be legal you can get away without it. As soon as you cut into the chassis it becomes "radically altered" and loses the original registration, now if you're keeping enough parts it may retain an age appropriate reg but if you're using parts from other cars then its age becomes indeterminate and hence a Q.
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/radically-...
That said...DVLA are a law unto themselves and it is possible that it *doesn't* get a Q.
The issue you have is that it's *so* altered that it would be blindingly obvious at MOT and there have been various things about them "informing" on cars that aren't as registered.
Personally I really wouldn't have much of an issue with a Q on a car like this if it was mine. It is totally different to having a Q on a "standard" car.
No, not finished. With this car being a gsi, I decided to put a new floor into it and bulkhead etc etc so it’s a standard car again. All the parts from this shell have went into another one.
My plan is to finish the standard car then get on with this one. Standard one is ready to be put back together now. Been a lot of work get the the new floor in etc etc
My plan is to finish the standard car then get on with this one. Standard one is ready to be put back together now. Been a lot of work get the the new floor in etc etc
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