H i all
this may have been coverd befor but i cant find it in the search bar.
can i use sierra front/rear hubs, breakes, diff, sharfts and steering column,
And then engine and gearbox from say a volvo, saab or bmw.
would this become a Q plate?

many thanks
mark

[Edited on 14/2/11 by hootsno1]

You need two of the following from one donor to retain the reg of that vehicle.:

Suspension (front & back)
steering assembly
axles (both)
transmission
engine.

And a 'chassis from a specialist kit manufacturer is used ' (ie you cant make your own chassis)

So if you buy a chassis, and use the eng and gearbox from thr volvo/saab/BMW you get the reg of that vehicle. The remaining parts can come from any one or multiple sources (ie sierra, escort, capri, independent manufacturer etc etc)

[Edited on 14/2/11 by loggyboy]

You dont get the vehicle reg, only a doner age related plate

I used engine box and diff from nissan,then hubs were ford for the choice of brakes and wheels,also ford rack, mastercylinder etc.got an age related plate for the nissan.cant remember quite how thoroughly the form was filled in though.

you need two major components from a donor (either one) to get an age related plate linky

The point is you can only prove parts came from a particular donor if it has ID numbers on it which most suspension parts don't have so feel free to use bits from any car. All you need is the engine/gearbox and chassis in reality to belong to the donor, tbh I've have been through this process with my beach buggy and the police who came to verify the numbers didn't even look at them, they didn't care or even have a clue where to start

Also you are not meant to have a modified chassis, which again my buggy has a very modified one where about 50% is totally custom but retains the chassis number and was never an issue. It’s certainly the easier way to go