New Build thread

[K4KEV]

Hi Dave ....I took along my sierra's log book which is in my name, but I think anything with your name and address on it like your drivers licence or a utility bill
I think the womans name was Julia or Jullietta she is the only one there that seems to know what to do.....at first I was told I had to build the car then present it.....but I TOLD THEM that this was incorrect and that other persons had been to this office and came away with a vin number so do not take no for an answer even if you have to wait.

[vmax1974]

Think I will go get one on monday when am off

Have run out of jobs to do on the car till I can get the materials I need so will give me a sense of moving forward with it lol

[Davidbolam]

I sent them a letter using the template on the forum and got one in 2 days from the Newcastle office. I didn't give any ID or vehicle details


David

[K4KEV]

I suppose some dvla centres are good and some bad
Still not painting yet as I discovered yet another job I had not done, mind you I am pleased I am finding them now rather than after painting, the job was a prop catcher ....kept it very simple with 25mm box...now I might get some paint on it tomoz
simple prop catcher

[twinturbo]

Looks good,

Are you going to weld in the pedal box?

Like the aditional items..

TT

[K4KEV]

Hi TT...just going with book method of nuts and bolts and will then see how it looks and "feels"....would probably try a bolt up stiffener if there are any flexing issues

[robo]

[quote=K4KEV;75637]I suppose some dvla centres are good and some bad
Still not painting yet as I discovered yet another job I had not done, mind you I am pleased I am finding them now rather than after painting, the job was a prop catcher ....kept it very simple with 25mm box...now I might get some paint on it tomoz
simple prop catcher

Your nearly there . Nothing worse than spending time painting a chassis and getting into the build to find yourself buffing of the paint to add a kin bracket. A dry build is probably the only way to avoid it but its all time and thats hard to come by.

Bob

[K4KEV]

sure thing Bob....any brackets after paint will be riveted or bolted on eg flexy brake lines which are going to be anodized anyway.....starting to get excited again like I did when I put the first piece of steel on the table.

[Bonzo]

Looking good Kev

Glad you had an easy ride with your local DVLA, some of the offices don't seem to have a clue.
Guess it shows that it is probably best to go in person if at all possible.

Where do all those little welding jobs come from ?

Must have flipped my chassis at least 3 times & kept finding missed welds, mind you, I am as blind as a bat without my reading glasses.

[K4KEV]

Queer thing is Ronnie, you tell yourself you are going along one length of tube to the other then on to the next one and before you know it you have digressed to the other side of the chassis and missed out all the ones you intended to check but the obvious worst is finding one after paint ....do you weld it or not