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petet16 · 23-11-10, 06:19 PM

Slightly ot, but in this months Practical Classics there is an article about the DVLA clamping down on engine swaps, particularly non original engines being swapped, so will affect T16s into ZS/ZR as neither car was originally fitted with a T16, for as much as it will impact on us, the DVLA will want to know all about the origins of the new engine, so be wary of buying an engine without knowing the details of the car it came from.

When mine was done there was no problem because the engine came out of my old 420, but if you buy an engine with no history they can refuse to issue a V5, which will render the car undriveable.

23-11-10, 06:19 PM	#11
petet16 Technical Expert R.I.P. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,239	Slightly ot, but in this months Practical Classics there is an article about the DVLA clamping down on engine swaps, particularly non original engines being swapped, so will affect T16s into ZS/ZR as neither car was originally fitted with a T16, for as much as it will impact on us, the DVLA will want to know all about the origins of the new engine, so be wary of buying an engine without knowing the details of the car it came from. When mine was done there was no problem because the engine came out of my old 420, but if you buy an engine with no history they can refuse to issue a V5, which will render the car undriveable. __________________ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ __________________ It never got fast enough for me Hunter S Thompson R.I.P. Peter David Scott 18.07.59 to 21.11.16 Will be missed by us all but we will always remember you.