Donor number 2
 

Donor number 2 home safe & sound

That number plate is sooo apt :cool: If only I could keep it. :(

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Piccy 2 for good measure.
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I thought i would convey this story in the hope that it may help other members from making the same mistake as me. !!??

My original donor was given to me for free by an old customer.

A low mileage 1.8 CVH estate whos body had come to the end of its life.

In typical me fashion, I went at it like a bull at a gate. In next to no time it was all stripped, boxed up A stored away, leaving nothing but an empty shell.

At the start of my build I was adamant that I wanted an age related plate for my build.
Although I would not diss a Q plate it was my personal prefference for an age related one. Personal plate at a later date perhaps.

When I collected the car the owner was unable to find the V5 document.

No problem I thought, I knew the owner would give it to me once he had found it.

When I scrapped the shell I followed advice given and arranged that it was to be disposed of as scrap metal rather than as a scrap car.

A few weeks after I scrapped the shell the V5 was given to me. It was promptly sent to DVLA to obtain a new document in my own name in order to keep it SORN'ed.

DVLA refused to issue a V5 as thier records showed that the vehicle had been scrapped.

In my haste to be rid of the shell I forgot to cut out the VIN number from the floor.
Some jobsworth at the scrapyard must have seen this & run it through the computer to notify DVLA.

Initially I did not think this would be too much of a problem but after reading about Frank's exploits with his local DVLA it was decided that I would keep my eye out for a second donor.

The one pictured was offered to me before christmas for £350, Passed at that price.
Last week my son asked if I was still interested in his friends old Sierra. Not at that price I said. He phoned his friend to offer £100. To my surprise he accepted.

Bonzo,
What are the wheels n tyres like mate? I'm trying to keep my old nail going a wee bit longer but need tyres and don't really want to have to buy new ones if I'm junking the car soon...can barter if you like but need two like yesterday as the lairy beast has wasted the rears...:eek:

Things I missed out
 

Its a 1992 GLS i

1998cc DOC EFI engine

MT75 gearbox.

I acctually felt quite sorry for the seller. He'd spent over £500 on it last year, just for it to fail the MOT on a fair bit of underbody welding. :eek:

New parts fitted included. Full exhaust system, cat & o2 sensor as well. Disks & pads all round. Battery. Two tyres.

Engine as sweet as a nut, pulls well without a hint of smoke. Engine reasonably clean unlike the usual oil soaked DOC lumps.

Gearbox is on the way out by the sound of it. Might be clutch but i'll put me money on the box.
Not a problem though, plenty of MT75 transit boxes at my local breakers. ;)

The ecu has even been superchipped :D :D

Mark you are welcome to the good tyres.
on standard steel wheels though. :) :)

I got some pepperpots down the pit I can stick on it untill I pull it appart.

I'll post the tyre sizes on this thread later.

The last thing I want is even more tyres on me stockpile. I don't know where the hell they all come from. :eek:

Bonzo,
Cheers me dears and mine is on steel wheels anyway...Might need the exhaust as bodged rear pipe where it meets the rear box with woven cloth and resin and not sure if mot man will laugh or not...it's quieter though...:o

Whereabouts are you?

195/60/14 on my beast by the way

Just seeing your post Bonzo, just had to post about my day.

I also just picked up a second donor. 2Ltre Pinto Sierra.
paid a bit over the odds for it but nice car with 9 months
MOT and a couple of months Tax.

Decided to stop at Tescos on the way home for some food shopping.
When I got back to the car with a full trolly of shopping
(Yes I had the wife with me) found I couldn't unlock the car.
pissing hard with rain.......getting severe ear ache...
Decided to phone the sell up asking if there was a knack to unlocking it.

Which key did you use, he asked..
The one in the ignition I told him, the only one on the key ring....
Oh he said, that will lock it but you need the other key to unlock it.
Where's that I asked.
In the glove box he said.....

I won't post what I thought, but it rhymes with James Hunt .

1hr later the nice man from the RAC arrives,
Does his twiddly bit with a coat hanger and I'm on my way again.

I was soooooo tempted to take a brick to the side screen.
If it wasn't raining I think I would have.



David

Mine are the same size Mark. 195/60/14 Budget tyres but all good.

As said you are most welcome to have them. I'll never use them.

I can drop them up to you tomorrow afternoon if you are about. I need to have a chat about my body options anyways. :) :)

David

I'm so sorry it's at your expense but

:D :D :D :D

That is sooo funny

I thought that sort of thing only happend to me !!!!

At last someone else done it and there I was thinking it was only me who did daft things like that.

Bonzo.
Yes mate will be there all day.

Hi Mark

I'll see you late afternoon. 3 ish, I will try to bring up the back box too. :) :)

Visacks old yard at Devoran ( Where macsalvage was ) ;)

Bonzo, yes that plate would be nice to keep,what does the little badge thats below the sierra badge on your tailgate say??:o
sorry David, but your tale of today did make me lol :D

andy

Okey doke and no...go past visacks yard to roundabout then turn left to Bissoe then right up to North Grange Ind Est...then sniff...:D

Ok Mark. No probs ill find that ok. :)

Cheers Ronnie.

Nice to put a face to a name and cheers for the wheels etc.

Likewise Mark. :)

Great to meet & have a good ole chinwag. :)

Ronnie you have a PM!

Strippng
 

Donor number 2 almost stripped.

Just the rear subframe assembly & Fuel tank to remove.

I forgot how much fun it was removing the loom (not). :eek:

Looking forward to the fun bit.

Air chisel & sthil saw are coming out to play. I may even let Bertie the burner have a coming out party. :D :D

Most of the crap is loaded in the truck. It'll all be gone by the weekend I hope.

Jas. I'll inspect the diff & driveshafts once they are removed. I will have a clearer idea as to what I will have spare. ;)

Idiot or what !!??
 

I forgot to mention.

There I was pulling at the propshaft like a madman, swearing and cursing (as you do). Just could'nt get it to pull out of the gearbox. :confused:

It then hit me, it's a MT75 box & the prop is bolted on. :o :o

Fabby, I have removed the Middle box. I'll drop it up to you next time I go up the breakers. ;)

Cheers Ronnie!!
I made the same mistake when trying to remove the prop, it seperated in the middle Just when I was using all my might, and i ended up facing the sky in a puddle of silage effluent... Bad times
Cheers again Ronnie

Car up for mot next week ...........:o

Good luck, I hate MOT time, got the Disco going through next month.

I'll try to get it to you by this weekend. :) :)

Hi Bonzo,
a question relating to donors, do you need to prove ownership, I am hoping to use a 1.8 zetec out of an xr3i I owned but it was written off after accident. Stripped it and then scrapped it, didnt keep any documents. Also bought sierra parts off mike B without history or docs. goin for Q plate will I have problem with SVA.
tony

Proof of ownership ?
 

Hi Tony.

No,i don't believe that you need to prove ownership of the donor parts.

As many peole wish to obtain an age related number plate for their build the most simple method is to provide your local DVLA with the donor cars V5 document.

It is then easy for them to check that the parts used came from a single donor.

I believe the best way to do this is to obtain a V5 in your name & keep the donor vehicle on SORN until you are ready to register your build.

As you are going for a Q plate you should have no problems. The donor parts can be a mixture of parts from many different cars.

I would avise that you keep any reciepts for the parts bought though. ;)

One possible issue may be proving the age of the engine.
There is some talk about this subject. It would appear that, if you cannot provide proof of you engines age, your build will have to meet the latest emission regs.

Some people have used Burton powers engine build code list to prove the build date. Others have written to Ford for engine date confirmation.

I think it is simply a matter of how your local DVLA work & how anal they are. :rolleyes:

I am by no means an expert in this area. This is just my personal take on things.

I am sure that I will be corrected if I am wrong. :)

cheers for that bonzo,
tony