Have you contacted DVLA yet to see how they want proof that you're using new shell and moving everything across?
Might be worth asking before you start stripping yours/prepping the new shell.

Looking forward to the resto thread btw

 

Hopefully find out soon. A friend of a friend works for VOSA and has spoken to him. Just waiting on the outcome.
Either way the project will go ahead

 

Nice one Toff it will be a belter when its done

 

Nice one.

 

It should be Chop, but how long it will last is another story lol. Going to try and treat it a bit better when its complete, and stick a zetec in the old Sunbeam for fun

 

Sounds like a good plan

 

I had 25yrs working in and running bodyshops in the UK up untill a couple of yrs ago and have carried out many shell changes.

The bodyshops don't stamp up new shells and niether do they get involved with DVLA. Nor do the insurance companies.

If a vehicle is reshelled with a secondhand shell then they must be inspected and a new no. issued which a garage will stamp around the turet to or on the right hand inner wing and will get a invoice or cover letter to say why it has been done.
The original no. should be XXXXXX out but still be readable so anybody inspecting the car can still read the no. and determine where the shell came from.

With a NEW shell NO ATTEMPT should be made to stamp or weld anything into the floor.

Some advice I was given when haveing a reshell inspected once by the police was to remove the original no. from the old shell, Trim it nice and neat and fix to the floor with moulding tape.

That way anybody needing the no. can view it through the carpet (for ordering parts etc)
But anybody can peel it off and check the shell was new and untampered with (ie THE POLICE)

If you do not fancy this still remove the no. from your old shell because if you sell it, or some unscruples person gets it they can try to resurrect the I.D from the no and cause loads of grief for you.

I also use to work for a large insurance companies recomended repairers and would get there stolen and recovered vehicles in to RE- RING back to there original I.Ds so they could put them out to auction to re-coupe some of there payout.
Different insurance companies have different policies in this area hence you get some recovered vehicles going as spares only.

Hope this is of some help to you or just given you a few things to consider.

 

Nice one toff. Euan was sayin you were lookin at a shell. I'l need to come down for a look. Gimme a shout if your needin a hand with anythin mate.

 

Thanks Jam, He was also telling me you know were there were 2 lying. Tell you the truth a never thought about it til a seen the one ave got.


OZCOS thanks for your advice

 

your some camera man toff

 

lol better if a was in the P1 then would have got the Evo sliding