Just wondering before I get the mig welder out.....
Im planning a build that has a sierra rear end (LSD) and another sierra/escort front. All powered by an MR2 engine. When it comes to SVA can I get the
car on the plate of the MR2 if I have the V5 with the engine or am I looking at a Q plate??
Cheers,
Adrian.
some people say that engien and gearbox alone is enough for an age related plate. Not sure myself. Does it really matter? Q plates have much easier
emission tests at MOT time.
Isn't the emmissions test the same for "Amatuer built vehicles"? 
from what i can remember, i think you need at least 3 items from the donor car (engine, gearbox, diff, steering column etc...) i was amazed at what is
classed as a 'major' item.
my plan is to stick to the sierra bits till the sva is done, then drop new engine in, and lsd etc maybe later.
alternatively, you could register the mr2 engine in one of the donor sierras, providing you havent scrapped it etc.. as far as i know
Thanks for the info guys.
I think I will be going Q Plate as i will only be using the engine from an MR2 and am not actually planning on buying a donar, just aquire all the
parts I require from various sources.
Is there a good site for getting info on the SVA and Q plate requirements such as emissions etc?
I hear there is a SVA handbook for all the requirements, is this online anywhere?
Cheers,
Adrian.
You'd need to have a log book and have used two parts from that car. So in my case, I had a V5 from a donor Sierra from which I'd used axles
(you have to have used both, which counts as a single "point"
and steering column. I'd also used engine and gearbox from the bike
which would have got me a nice R plate, had I had the V5, oh well.
Kingr
Incidentally, the Sierra axles have no indentifying markings on them, so if you told the DVLA that they were both from the same Sierra, they'd
have no way of checking.
Kingr
On this subject, just slightly different perspective. Am i correct in thinking that the SVA tester has no interest in assigning registrations?
If so, i assume it is just the DVLA guy that checks, are they qualified/experienced/competent enough to be able to tell the difference between the
various manufacturers parts?
I intend to claim that most of my parts came of the donor Corolla, such as the engine, column, bellhousing (these parts actually did), then maybe let
him think that the Ford gearbox and steering rack did as well. Do you think the guy will know, it has to be worth a try?
I have a personalised 'J' plate on retention and the donor car is a 'J' plate, so it would be very handy to get an age related
plate then stick the personal plate on.
What do you think? How much do the DVLA guys know?
If your engine and column are from a single donor, and you've got the V5 from it, then there's no need to lie at all - you'll get an
age related plate with just those two.
In reality, although the DVLA guy is specially trained, he's unlikely to be able to identify every Toyota/Ford gearbox ever made, least of all
when it's stuck inside a tranny tunnel.
Kingr
I had no V5 at all. Engine and gearbox from a K reg bike. I got a K plate!
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Originally posted by Lightning
I had no V5 at all. Engine and gearbox from a K reg bike. I got a K plate!
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Originally posted by Northy
Isn't the emmissions test the same for "Amatuer built vehicles"?
