DO I NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS ? Not really, a good set of normal garage tools will suffice, no welding or fabrication is needed, just a bit of cutting but a long ¾ inch bar will come in handy if the donors fairly rusty.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO INSURE ? My current car costs under 200 pounds via Footman James who offer a specialist kit car policy. Mine is insured without a no claims discount, includes road side recovery and is covered from NG18 on a 3000 miles per year basis.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I NEED HELP WITH THE BUILD ? We can always help whether you need advice over the phone or fax or email, or if you need a picture of a certain area. We can also help with the build or just part of it like say the wiring if you have problems but if you follow our guidance you should be fine.

CAN MY WORK BE CHECKED UPON COMPLETION ? Yes of course, we can give it a full going over and remedy any small errors free of charge. We can also arrange to put it through the S.V.A test for you or with you. We will also guide you with the form filling.

Q PLATE, NEW PLATE OR AGE RELATED PLATE ? Providing your donor is still registered then you will be given an age related plate as it will be classed as a “kit conversion” assuming the engine number matches the one on the V5. The donors V5 will be needed at the S.V.A stage to prove the engines age so that the emissions test will be limited to that of the old vehicle.

HOW WILL I REGISTER THE VEHICLE ONCE COMPLETED ? First you need an S.V.A test, they give you a M.A.C {ministers approval certificate} and you present it with a V55/5 together with your tax money to your local D.V.L.A office. They may wish to inspect the vehicle and they will need to see I.D and insurance. Oh and they will relieve you of 25 quid to register and 150 for the test. The good news is though that you don’t need an M.O.T but you might get one anyway for peace of mind.