Section : Bodywork and Interior

Chassis, bodywork, interior, instrumentation.

body tub swap

Posted By : Christopher Parkes, 03-Jul-2005, 08:19pm

new to all this triumph fun been busy restoring a spitfire and discovered to my dismay the shell i had was well beyond economical repair manged to source solid all original one just fot the problem of V>I>N plates do i stay with the ones to the car im registerd to or do i have to declare change to the ones on the replacement tub ive now got ?

chassis is non original aswell as engine and gear box infact all thats original is the wheels

7 handles 4 heads

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Posted By : Jason Chinn, 03-Jul-2005, 08:30pm

Welcome to the world of the component car! The official legal answer is probably you need to declare everything and will probably end up with a Q plate. The official answer is not the only way.
It would of course be quite wrong of me to tell you to just keep the chassis plate and paperwork as simple as possible, removing the chassis plate from your scrap body and attaching it to your "new" body thus preserving the original identity and keeping the DVLA as unexcited as possible.
For the full story, come to Stafford, find someone with oily hands and buy him a beer or two and I'm sure you'll get all the advice you need
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  Posted By : Colin Lindsay, 03-Jul-2005, 09:15pm
  
  I say, old chap - that WAS very diplomatic of you....
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    Posted By : Jason Chinn, 03-Jul-2005, 09:33pm
    
    One tries.
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      Posted By : Raymond Johncock, 03-Jul-2005, 10:35pm
      
      Does one,s wipe there own backside or does one have servants for sutch messy tasks being a posh triumph owner
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        Posted By : Jason Chinn, 03-Jul-2005, 10:45pm
        
        One uses an MG
        
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        Posted By : Raymond Johncock, 03-Jul-2005, 10:50pm
        
        I realize now why most MG are brown . sure tough you berkshire folk
        
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        Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 03-Jul-2005, 10:53pm
        
        And I was thinking that an MG was a bit rough and might scratch the skin somewhat
        
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        Posted By : Raymond Johncock, 03-Jul-2005, 11:02pm
        
        No one,s always removes chrome and rusty panels proir to hanging one,s MG in one,s bathroom.
        
        PS JASON so how bigs your bloody bathroom.
        
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        Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 03-Jul-2005, 11:06pm
        
        So there's not much left to use then !
        
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        Posted By : Jason Chinn, 04-Jul-2005, 07:26am
        
        How big is my toilet, I live in Berkshire, Slough is the biggest toilet around here
        Apologies to a Slough residents but I couldn't resist - Slough has given us much in the world, Thunderbirds and Peerless spring to mind as well as Mars bars - all this despite a huge sewerage works on the motorway junction, forever known to me as "tasty corner", the odour gets to the back of your throat!
        
        You coming to Stafford Ray J??
        
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        Posted By : Jason Chinn, 04-Jul-2005, 07:26am
        
        How big is my toilet, I live in Berkshire, Slough is the biggest toilet around here
        Apologies to a Slough residents but I couldn't resist - Slough has given us much in the world, Thunderbirds and Peerless spring to mind as well as Mars bars - all this despite a huge sewerage works on the motorway junction, forever known to me as "tasty corner", the odour gets to the back of your throat!
        
        You coming to Stafford Ray J??
        
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        Posted By : Christopher Parkes, 04-Jul-2005, 06:58pm
        
        was thinking of doing the latter the plates are allready removed will just declare a change of colour and engine i think it is the same car tho really
        
        am off to stafford if can get a gear box swap on a mates gt6 done in time.. saffron and up for sale behind the hall
        
        thanks for the info not sure about all the mg shower toilet stuff going on tho
        
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        Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 04-Jul-2005, 07:17pm
        
        Engine changes are easy - just notify the DVLA of the change of engine number and or size
        
        As for a body tub change, the DVLA website info is not 100% clear and is open to interpretation because "our" cars have a chassis and a body (that is not a mono-cocque)
        
        Personally I would be inclined to notify DVLA little bit by little bit, with a few months between each notification, so as not to ring lots of alarm bells.
        
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        Posted By : Jason Chinn, 05-Jul-2005, 10:09am
        
        I think you're right, little by little is better than "Dear Mr DLVA, can you please change the colour, engine size, engine number and chassis number for me - it's the same car honnest guv." They'll get all excited and want to inspect it (doubtless charging you for the inspection!)
        Oh and the MG thing is just banter, they can't be all that be some of them have Triumph engines
        
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        Posted By : William Davies, 05-Jul-2005, 11:56am
        
        Sadly, the ones with Triumph engines are the least reliable.......
        Cheers,
        Bill.
        
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        Posted By : Jason Chinn, 05-Jul-2005, 04:09pm
        
        Well MG had to do that otherwise their owners wouldn't feel at home
        
        Now I AM only joking Bill!