I'm looking at an engine swapped 2ZZ how do you provide evidence to DVLA if it's been DIY'd ?
Without updated V5 - would this mess with insurance claims ?
Get a sheet of headed notepaper from a friendly garage & fill in the info.
Suposedly the Police can impound a car if it's not as it's supposed to be.
Do you not have to have a receipt for the engine? just something i read somewhere. It used to be so easy...
I sent a letter from the engine fitter which was on headed paper as above. This had a new engine number on.
DVLA changed it no problems.
I later sent another letter from another garage with the correct engine number on and it was changed again!
I am sure your insurance would be invalid if this hasnt been done but it wasnt a problem to do when I did mine and I have no reason to think that has changed.
I recall there being a portion of the V5 for this purpose. Fill in. Send off.
A V5 in a roadster? Hmmmm. ;D
Quote from: Ardent on March 9, 2021, 08:28I recall there being a portion of the V5 for this purpose. Fill in. Send off.
Not enough unfortunately they require a letter from a qualified professional.
I thought this was a VW engine swap :))
Thanks folks < goes searching for a friendly MOT certified mechanic >
I thought this was about a VW V5 swap as well!
Been done I think.
Quote from: Stuey2uk on March 9, 2021, 21:40Thanks folks < goes searching for a friendly MOT certified mechanic >
Neither of the garages I used were mot testers, any garage will do.
Write out what you want them to say or have it ready to e-mail to them so they dont even have to think about it and you should be fine.
I think all you need would be the actual cc of the engine and the engine number.
They are not looking for an engineers report.