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yeah, situation is car was originally built with one donor as a track car, then had a different engine and different box put in it as it evolved, looking know to put it on the road.
We do still have the original engine and box from the escort donor in the garage, definitely be a chunk more work to put them back in but maybe given they are both crossflows this would be the thing to do, be a shame to have it stuck on a q plate
We do still have the original engine and box from the escort donor in the garage, definitely be a chunk more work to put them back in but maybe given they are both crossflows this would be the thing to do, be a shame to have it stuck on a q plate
TXWRX said:
yeah, situation is car was originally built with one donor as a track car, then had a different engine and different box put in it as it evolved, looking know to put it on the road.
We do still have the original engine and box from the escort donor in the garage, definitely be a chunk more work to put them back in but maybe given they are both crossflows this would be the thing to do, be a shame to have it stuck on a q plate
Why do you specifically want to move away from the Q plate?We do still have the original engine and box from the escort donor in the garage, definitely be a chunk more work to put them back in but maybe given they are both crossflows this would be the thing to do, be a shame to have it stuck on a q plate
If you had built a 30's style roadster then I could understand wanting to put an old style plate on it.
These days a Q plate offers more advantages than disadvantage as more people become aware of what it means. Once it was regarded as depicting a pile of $hit that could not be registered correctly. Now those in the know look on it as giving scope to use the best choices of engine, 'box & running gear with the added advantage of not having to achieve certain emissions levels.
Steve
TXWRX said:
yeah, situation is car was originally built with one donor as a track car, then had a different engine and different box put in it as it evolved, looking know to put it on the road.
We do still have the original engine and box from the escort donor in the garage, definitely be a chunk more work to put them back in but maybe given they are both crossflows this would be the thing to do, be a shame to have it stuck on a q plate
You would still need to prove that engine & 'box came from a single donor. Do you have the donor's V5 and chassis plate? Without these you would struggle.We do still have the original engine and box from the escort donor in the garage, definitely be a chunk more work to put them back in but maybe given they are both crossflows this would be the thing to do, be a shame to have it stuck on a q plate
Being a track day car has it been built with any thought of IVA? Getting it through that would be your 1st step. Registration is a walk in the park in comparrison, no mater what type of plate you get.
Paul.B
I had a similar problem with my kit as I was asked to prove the age of the engine by the SVA engineer - I managed to get a Toyota Garage to send me a mail stating the range of years the engine was manufactured (from the engine number) and the SVA engineer accepted it and I got an age related plate for my build. I still had the V5 from the donar but had changed the suspension to coilovers (engineer did not pick up on that) but the rest was stock GT4
so if using a crossflow it should be (relatively) easy to prove.
so if using a crossflow it should be (relatively) easy to prove.
right! no i'm happy it can can be sorted for the iva, i'm pretty well aware of the work that will need to be done and it isn't that much, all the fundamentals are there its more tidying it up than anything. I've got all the original paperwork from the escort we used to begin with, the age of the current engine is ok to get as there is a list available of all the production periods for the crossflow that can be matched to our engine number
thouroughly enjoyed building it, however 6 months into the build the MSA changed the rules for rallying and I would not be able to use it. original light weight panels were attached to a proper groupA rollcage welded to a Celica GT4 floorpan shortened by 10 inches front and back. Very large front mount intercooler fitted and adjustable waste gate and a few other mods gave just under 300bhp and 1240kg in weight. Did a track day at Croft and was second fastest out of 60 cars. Sold it last year for just over £5k which broke my heart.
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I'm now building a TVR S1 and putting a 24v cossy motor in it.
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I'm now building a TVR S1 and putting a 24v cossy motor in it.
When it comes round to MOT time a Q plate is well worth having.
Makes life very easy indeed, no emissions test, less lighting requirements etc etc, wouldn't even consider pushing for an age related or worse still 'new' registration..
Always keep it simple, no point making life hard, there's plenty of bits of officiadom already trying to do that for you!
Makes life very easy indeed, no emissions test, less lighting requirements etc etc, wouldn't even consider pushing for an age related or worse still 'new' registration..
Always keep it simple, no point making life hard, there's plenty of bits of officiadom already trying to do that for you!
Jim Spencer said:
When it comes round to MOT time a Q plate is well worth having.
Makes life very easy indeed, no emissions test, less lighting requirements etc etc, wouldn't even consider pushing for an age related or worse still 'new' registration..
Always keep it simple, no point making life hard, there's plenty of bits of officiadom already trying to do that for you!
I totally agree. I was always very proud of having a Q plate on my car I had so many people ask what it was about and they were always very impressed when I told them it ment it was a kit car and that I'd built it. There's so much snobbery around registration plates. Be proud that yours recognises that you built your own car.Makes life very easy indeed, no emissions test, less lighting requirements etc etc, wouldn't even consider pushing for an age related or worse still 'new' registration..
Always keep it simple, no point making life hard, there's plenty of bits of officiadom already trying to do that for you!
Having said that I do have a K plate too but that was purely because it happened to get me "historic road tax" to be honest I'd love to have a Q plate on that one too.
If you've got a cracking car so why pretend some paper shuffling factory corporate built it rather than a genuine enthusiast?
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