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Post by wannabe on Oct 27, 2017 11:37:50 GMT
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Post by NurseHolliday on Oct 27, 2017 11:45:03 GMT
The heritage shells have been around for a few years, only Mk3 shells before and MK1 as of this year. I don't think they can be used for an IVA though, shame because building a MK1 with an 18 plate would be awesome.
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Oct 27, 2017 13:08:42 GMT
The heritage shells have been around for a few years, only Mk3 shells before and MK1 as of this year. I don't think they can be used for an IVA though, shame because building a MK1 with an 18 plate would be awesome. I don't see why it couldn't be used? If everything else (bar a couple of bits) is brand new it should qualify. Bloody expensive way of doing it though 😱 |
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Post by NurseHolliday on Oct 27, 2017 13:16:30 GMT
I don't know why, and yes it would be damn expensive!! £10k just for the shell, you'd be looking at a £20-30k Mini if you went all new parts.
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Post by martiny on Oct 27, 2017 13:58:22 GMT
Wonder what the final budget for Project Binky will be. Well I say "final". Like it's going to finish.  It amuses me to think they started off seeing if they could fit one car's engine and running gear into another car just because they had them both, but the budget for the whole project (if you put a price on labour) must make the cost saving of already owning the cars utterly inconsequential. They could have chosen virtually any two cars imaginable and not noticed the cost. Hey, that's a thought: What else could you put inside that Heritage shell? Electric Mini, anyone? |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 27, 2017 14:49:10 GMT
I've seen RWD Minis, Bike-engine Minis, mid/rear engine Minis... Electric would probably weigh far too much! The heritage shells have been around for a few years, only Mk3 shells before and MK1 as of this year. I don't think they can be used for an IVA though, shame because building a MK1 with an 18 plate would be awesome. I don't see why it couldn't be used? If everything else (bar a couple of bits) is brand new it should qualify. Bloody expensive way of doing it though 😱 IIRC someone on one of the Ford forums built a 3-door Cosworth from new parts and managed to get it registered with the reg plate "Y2 KRS" (Y2K RS) - no idea how much it cost, but I think it was a case of having to register it because after that point, it would have been impossible to do so due to the CO2 emissions tax changes (or something like that??). Either way, way cool  |
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Nov 5, 2017 0:05:00 GMT
Not a mini but 2CV shells are now available again... 😱😱😱 so excite
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Post by Horney on Nov 5, 2017 9:01:41 GMT
The heritage shells have been around for a few years, only Mk3 shells before and MK1 as of this year. I don't think they can be used for an IVA though, shame because building a MK1 with an 18 plate would be awesome. A mini will never pass IVA without substantial modifications to meet modern construction and use regs. It wouldn’t look much like a mini afterwards. Far easier to pick up a v5 and vin off eBay. It’s technically illegal but it’s rife with minis and series land rovers etc. |
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Post by melx5 on Nov 5, 2017 9:17:07 GMT
Would you be able to get an age related plate based on the model?
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Post by melx5 on Nov 5, 2017 9:20:07 GMT
Forget that question, just read requirements on Gov.UK site
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Nov 7, 2017 8:15:53 GMT
The heritage shells have been around for a few years, only Mk3 shells before and MK1 as of this year. I don't think they can be used for an IVA though, shame because building a MK1 with an 18 plate would be awesome. A mini will never pass IVA without substantial modifications to meet modern construction and use regs. It wouldn’t look much like a mini afterwards. Far easier to pick up a v5 and vin off eBay. It’s technically illegal but it’s rife with minis and series land rovers etc. Caterham's get through ok, don't see why a Mini wouldn't. When I built mine it was the SVA so slightly different but it mostly just needed a ridiculous amount of rubber trim on the edges so pedestrians don't think 'ow that cycle wing is really sharp' when you run them over. Or something like that 😜 |
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Post by Horney on Nov 7, 2017 9:17:43 GMT
One of the classic mini guys did a ton of investigation. There was stuff around the body seams, bumpers, switch gear and it’s location, radius of this that and the other. Conclusion was totally unviable, especially when V5s are easy to come by.
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Nov 7, 2017 9:21:05 GMT
Sounds like it's got a lot harder then. Although you can change it all after the SVA 😃
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le sigh
Jul 15, 2023 20:03:52 GMT
le sigh
Jul 15, 2023 20:03:52 GMT