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[minimanpage]

hey mini fans!!!!
iv just brought a mini minus shell with a 1992 log book making it a Q plate. (very excited) right so now i need to find out the complete rules and laws about them:

classed as a kit car?
bulk head alowed to be cut out for a turbo?


just any hel would be nice


thanks

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[Ethel]

Yep, kit car. At least it should be if the V5 doesn't claim it's a Rover Mini with a Rover VIN/chassis number. If it's on a Q it would be hard for the DVLA to say what was modified.

[oldman]

Hi
If its been issued with a plate Q or otherwise it must have been through an
SVA (now IVA).
I have the basic info on IVA requirements that I could email you If needed
John

[Ethel]

I thought you could get a Q without necessarily needing a SVA, but agree it's unlikely with a Minus.

[minimanpage]

Hi
If its been issued with a plate Q or otherwise it must have been through an
SVA (now IVA).
I have the basic info on IVA requirements that I could email you If needed
John

that would be realy handy thank you John

[minimanpage]

well the at the moment its just a shell and a roll cage so wouldnt have a VIN number. thank you for all your help

[I could eat a horse Haha]

can you not get on old tax exempt mini and reshell it using the minus shell?
Using the log book from the origional car? Read somewhere that you need to use two major components from the original.
Such as engine subframe etc

May be wrong but would give you a tax exempt car

Edited by I could eat a horse Haha, 21 June 2010 - 04:38 PM.

[Wil_h]

I don't really understand what you've bought.

Do you actually have a 'Q' registrtation?

Look carefully on the shell, a Minius shell should have a chassis number 'stamped' in it.

[E-Tizzle]

what does minus mean, ive never heard this before.
was it not built by rover, or homemade or something?

[minimanpage]

I don't really understand what you've bought.

Do you actually have a 'Q' registrtation?

Look carefully on the shell, a Minius shell should have a chassis number 'stamped' in it.

yeah the reg number is Q** ***. i shall look indeed lol

[Wil_h]

Right, so you have a logbook with a Q registration and it says Mini Minus on it?

If so the shell and the V5 should have chassis numbers that match.

If they do you are quids in, no need for an IVA, just an MOT and away you go. Stick as many holes in it as you want. If turboing though I'd advise using the Mirage setup or a bespoke manifild to get the turbo in without the need for a box in the bulkhead. I did the latter on my kit car.

what does minus mean, ive never heard this before.
was it not built by rover, or homemade or something?

Does this help

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[minimanpage]

Right, so you have a logbook with a Q registration and it says Mini Minus on it?

If so the shell and the V5 should have chassis numbers that match.

If they do you are quids in, no need for an IVA, just an MOT and away you go. Stick as many holes in it as you want. If turboing though I'd advise using the Mirage setup or a bespoke manifild to get the turbo in without the need for a box in the bulkhead. I did the latter on my kit car.

what does minus mean, ive never heard this before.
was it not built by rover, or homemade or something?

Does this help

Click me

awesome!!! wel atm it has a carbon fibre finished bulk head which it rivited in so still thinking what to do with that. i'm think the bespoke minfolds the more idea way for me, is there any difference in power?. the only snag with it is that it has a sun roof :/. sad times lol thank you for the help

[E-Tizzle]

Does this help

Click me
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i did try that. im not a complete retard, but everything comes up with either pictures, prices or link to here where people either talk about pictures or prices.
it doesnt actually tell me what it is. who are they originally built by the owners and never came out of the factory?

[Midas Mk1]

Click me
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i did try that. im not a complete retard, but everything comes up with either pictures, prices or link to here where people either talk about pictures or prices.
it doesnt actually tell me what it is. who are they originally built by the owners and never came out of the factory?
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Not wanting to sound rude, but all you needed to do was the above, and you would have found this website which will tell you all

Clicky

[minimanpage]

was helpful for me thank you

well i dnt think mine is registered on that sight that site, all i know is that it was blue and had a 1098 in her in between 1992 till 2000 then got striped and sold till the guy i brought it off brought it, love to find out its past