If I build my car from a rolling shell, i.e. the shell plus its steering and suspension etc etc. what's the story with registering it?

Should a rolling shell come with an existing registration or will it need to be re registered? If I have to re register it how do I get a proper plate and not a Q?

Cheers in advance

 

It should come with the V5 when you buy a rolling shell.

So no need to register it, just fit an engine etc and MOT it.

 

IIRC If it doesn't come with a (legit) ID, then a rolling shell will always be put on a Q under the new guidelines. The only way around this is to provide the original reciept of purchase from the manufacturer.

 

Chip, , that's what I thought mate, I just wanted to double check beforehand. Will start shopping around at the end of October

Can't wait to get started!

 

i got mine off phil sherwin cam with old mot ,v5, and a hpi report also a vin plate still fixed just treat like ur buyin the whole thing

jay

 

what are you building?

 

Going to attempt a DIY Saff Cos from a rolling shell base mate

Most taxing mechanical job I've done to date is changing some shocks on an Escort

Should be a great experience tho and if I fail at least I can say I tried, that's the way I'm looking at it.

I won't be going DIY on the engine tho, I'll buy a complete one. Probably be the last thing to go in actually. No idea where best to buy an engine tho. Probably North Yorks RS spares as opposed to flea bay.

 

mate get urself a disc off ebay with all the manuals on and it aint to bad i had very little knowledge in startin from scratch but its done even redone the engine but if u go the way u say then yes paul is very good and his prices are good

jay

 

unless the bit you fail on happens to be a critical brake or steering component

but i'm sure you won't, it's easy enough if you work logically and thoroughly.

 

Well I guess if I get such a disc I could buy any old engine and strip it down and rebuild it but I don't know if that would be a good idea or not lol. I guess best thing to do is get the disc first, have a look through the relevant sections and see how well it sinks in.

Just thinking now, on the subject of engines.... I'll have to buy the engine management stuff separately from the actual engine won't I? Bastids! lol

 

well pm ur adress ill send u a disc and i just decided to go after market which is endless to its restrictions such as diag sensors , diff injectors look at the dta or omex or if your money allows autronic

jay

 

Yeah that's right. And believe me, I'm the sort of person who does something then feels like I probably won't have done it well enough so goes back and does it again, so although I've found that a bit of an annoying trait in the past, it'll probably be something that helps me out loads when I get underway!

Hopefully I'll get a rolling shell that has all its steering stuff in anyway and brakes are not too hard to fit

To be honest I'm more worried about my ability to work out whether the parts already on the car are good enough to be kept on or whether they should be replaced

 

jaycos, you have PM