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 2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
15th Dec, 2006 at 09:20:12pm
Actually, this might be a good time to do some thread highjacking (I do beg your pardon). I have a car that I imported from OZ, it's a 76 Holden (started out the same as a Vauxhal Viva but grew a V8 eventually!) and is so far stock. How do I go about getting this on the road? I have documents about it coming into the country but what sort of test do I have to do? I will hopefully be putting in a small block chev (has a straight 6 at the mo) and tremec 5 or 6 speed and also a shortened 9" Ford diff in the rear. All these mods are sooo common in Aus, you are able to get headers, sumps and engine mounts off the shelf to suit the conversion as well as 9" diffs that are shortend to suit with the suspension mounting points already on the housing and an the stud pattern to suit your car. Like all these mods are very common and engineers always give it the nod as long as it's done right. How would that go down over here? Will they even know whats stock and whats not? Just don't want to waist money on things that I cant put in after all. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
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 3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
15th Dec, 2006 at 09:23:57pm
car needs export document, it then has to obtain a MOT you then go to local DVLA who register the car for you, then buy ure tax voila :) (please note this is a basic generalised explanation.....*end disclaimer*)
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
15th Dec, 2006 at 09:34:06pm
Hmmm, this sounds good! The way I see it such mods and their repercusions are well known in Oz but over here they have no idea and might get a bit upset if it has a Chev engine, tremec box and Ford diff! I will be using a chassis strenthening kit (again off the shelf) and BIG brakes so I will be following RTA guidelines used in Oz for modifications. Wheels will be 10" wide at the back though but again this is a common thing since the '70s with no bearing failures or the like known. Hopefully they won't get to upset about all this, just want to make sure before I make a few purchases. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
15th Dec, 2006 at 10:25:58pm
On 15th of Dec, 2006 at 04:38pm Hedgemonkey said:
I was looking at building a twinny with my red one. After speaking to guy who used to race one, it sounds like a bad idea. They are a nightmare to set up to go around bends, synchronising the engines is not the way to go and you either need to bugger about with throttle quadrants, have a bigger front engine with more welly or have split throttles. John Cooper was using a mini minor prepared for the targo florio with 2 weslake 8 ports chucking out a lot of welly. I think it had a front subby at the back and the steering arm had been welded to the subframe and came unshipped. I reckon it's more of an engineering exercise but worth it. If you want a 4wd mini, use a Suzuki Swift or something. That guy Nick Preston (IIRC) had a roadgoing one which looked like it went around corners. The corners and how you make it happen are the catch and how you attempt to get around this is the central snag of having a drivable car. The Rob Embley one had split pedals. That twinny pick up has gone down the identical route (which is wrong). The guy I spoke to had big problems with getting it to not understeer hugely on corners. Quadrants are no good if you want top performance and split pedals demand totally precise control. Most of the guys are only concerned with going in a straight line. There is a twini on youtube which looks like it goes allright though. Stu at this very moment in time i'm not going to say a word about the above!!!!!!. but i will later. |
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
16th Dec, 2006 at 12:57:58pm
A kit built with "all new" (some can be reconditioned actually) parts with full receipts can get a new registration and often do ... you don't see many Q plate Cateringvans Sevens do you ......!
On 15th of Dec, 2006 at 09:06pm my first turbo said:
also you only need q plate when the id of the car is unknown, or a kit is being made without donor. if you are using a mini shell with chassis numbers still intact then all you are doing is modifying that car. it still remains a mini, just a modded one :) Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
16th Dec, 2006 at 01:07:25pm
Jay#2 ... your best bet is to get it inspected and register as is then mod it IMHO. Not impossible to do the mods the register it but trust me, it will be far easier.
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
16th Dec, 2006 at 06:11:24pm
OK thanks for your help, I plan on getting it all up and running with standard everything then worry about engine transplants when I have recovered financialy. As you say it should be dead easy to do it that way then worry about mods later. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
16th Dec, 2006 at 06:30:13pm
If you get stuck then PM me and I'll see if I can give you the info to get you going again. Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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 1913 Posts Member #: 1392 Pointless Post Whore Liverpool, North west |
17th Dec, 2006 at 02:21:17pm
From going to performance car shows i know many owners of twin engined cars. However the last rule i heard for the cars to be legal on the road that both engines must power the SAME axle. Back once again like a renegade master |
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