Advice Needed - engine conversion inspection
16-08-2011 | 09:11 AM
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Advice Needed - engine conversion inspection
So i need an 'engineers report' to send off to the DVLA for my engine conversion, who can do it? engineering company? MOT tester? anybody who owns a garage?
cheers guys i'm just confusing my myself and don't really fancy paying £60 that i was quoted by a local engineering company
17-08-2011 | 08:35 PM
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17-08-2011 | 08:40 PM
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what have you had done ??
17-08-2011 | 08:47 PM
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bought the car as is, it's currently registered as a 1.3 but is now home to a 2.0 ZVH on carbs
17-08-2011 | 08:49 PM
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Something on headed paper stating the engine is safe and properly installed.
Any garage should be able to do that for you
17-08-2011 | 08:53 PM
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oooo koool, cant wait tosee that around
. Thats what i thought youd be able to do.
17-08-2011 | 09:04 PM
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well my girlfriends dad owns a garage and is a qualified MOT tester, i think i should probably have a word with him lol
17-08-2011 | 09:06 PM
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let us know when the puppy is on the road n we'll meet up or summit as dnt live far , b good to c it
17-08-2011 | 09:10 PM
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should be mid to late september
where abouts are you from mate?
17-08-2011 | 09:15 PM
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bournemouth, u may seen my escort if ur normally ova that way, red with black RS 7s.
17-08-2011 | 09:24 PM
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where specifically? i might have done lol i can't remember i've seen a few cool escorts about recently
17-08-2011 | 09:28 PM
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charminster, there r some cool ones about
17-08-2011 | 09:31 PM
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oh cool, yea i saw a black s2 rst in bearcross the other day... followed him all the way into winton untill he disappeared off down a side street playing with some shitty 90's 3 series covered M3 badges
17-08-2011 | 09:38 PM
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looool , ook out for a red frst with black comps tht 1 of my m8s n anothers just put his erst in body shop. ford scene is slowly picking up. wt u gt on the rd atm?
17-08-2011 | 09:45 PM
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well nothing at the moment... i blew up my 50cc the other day and cba to fix it so i'm just putting my efforts into the car atm
17-08-2011 | 09:49 PM
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o dear! god i bets tht gna b fun to insure !
17-08-2011 | 09:50 PM
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o dear ! u got a quote for the escort yet??
17-08-2011 | 10:00 PM
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yea it's main purpose in life is track days so its completely stripped out inside atm and i'm painting various bits and pieces and putting bits back together
17-08-2011 | 10:04 PM
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ahhh so ur gona get summit else for the rd ? cant wait to do a track day, but gt few more bits to do before mines ready
17-08-2011 | 10:11 PM
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yea i think so but insured primarily as a track car with unlimited road milage is £2k which is pretty mint, 17 year old, 2.0 ZVH on twin 40's lol
17-08-2011 | 10:15 PM
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jammy git! i ada pay 2k for my 1.4 fezzy si wen i was 17
17-08-2011 | 10:16 PM
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one of my mates is paying 2100 for a 1.1 206 worth about a grand lol
17-08-2011 | 10:23 PM
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looooool stung!! im not looking forward to telling my insureance when the engine im building goes in
17-08-2011 | 10:28 PM
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oh yeah? what are your plans then?
17-08-2011 | 10:32 PM
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1900 cvh turb, considered goin zvh but gna stick wid the cvh n go nuts wid it
17-08-2011 | 10:40 PM
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sounds mint haha i think i'll be going full zetec and tb's cus i wouldnt be able to insure a turbo :/
17-08-2011 | 10:47 PM
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they do sound the nuts on tbs i must admit.
17-08-2011 | 11:47 PM
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Daveysaff
Something on headed paper stating the engine is safe and properly installed.
Any garage should be able to do that for you
Sound advice.Thats exactly what i did when i couldn't insure my mk1 because they didnt make a 1600.
17-08-2011 | 11:54 PM
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Its this some thing new then, as in the past I've just made the changes on the log book, sent it off to the dvla, no reports needed.
18-08-2011 | 12:02 AM
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i think it came in about a year ago but i'm not sure :/
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