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nigel b · SD1 User Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 5 Location: hants

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chris_derby · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:48 am Post subject:

Very nice. Saw one of them at Spares Day 2 & wasn't all that impressed to be honest. The shell they had on display looked like it needed an awful lot of work.

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Zaphod · SD1 User Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 62

Actually one of them with a new 4.6 engine and box... 57 reg SD1! confuse a few ppl! as it would be a new car and not a kit, shoudl not need an SVA or MOT for 3 years either

Stewart

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Lehto · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:

Well from what I heard their in horrible condition. Dents all over the place, surface rust and forklift lifting dents in sills etc. The "minor" damage isnt as minor as you would think.

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tim leech · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

I saw the ones at the spares day and to be honest they looked in rather average condition for what is a new body, dented scratched etc, as for registering it as a new car? I cant see that being easy , I imagine you would get a age related plate or even one of those god awful "Q" plates.

Anyone know what the rules and regs are?

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Zaphod · SD1 User Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 62

Basically is depends on how much of it is new, if its all new and never registered anywhere, it gets registered as a new car. Hence there being E-Plate SD1's floating about, and the bugalrian CKD Meastros being on 'W' paltes and later (there is a '51' example). So you would have to build the whole car from new parts and have evidence that they are new.

Stewart

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1992 Citroen XM
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1975 MG Midget
1959 AH Sprite

tim leech · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject:

Thats going to be difficult then, as I Imagine you would need a donor car to supply alot of the small bits and bobs, oh and a engine/box etc

Think I will stick to nice original one.

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1987 Rover 2600VDP Auto.
1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX

Lehto · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

tim leech wrote:

Thats going to be difficult then, as I Imagine you would need a donor car to supply alot of the small bits and bobs, oh and a engine/box etc

Think I will stick to nice original one.

Do any law state that they should be SD1 parts? I bet you can still find new 4.6L and R380 floating around?

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tim leech · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject:

You could buy most of the mechanical parts new old stock, but the interior trim, sound proofing and some wiring I expect would have to be good used as rimmers dont stock them.

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1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1987 Rover 2600VDP Auto.
1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX

MG Mal · SD1 User Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 9 Location: West Yorks

Theres a firm on ebay selling the MGZT 260 Mustang V8 And box inc ecu's and engine loom for under 3K!

Bet they would go nice with a new shell.

Mal.

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