Re bodying a Cat C

Just bought a disco 300tdi for the engine and box for my range rover classic. Was going to do a normal engine swap and weld new mounts on but then thought about rebodying the disco chassis

I've seen loads of threads about the ins and outs of the physical work, and I've not even looked at the disco chassis to see if its any better yet! Only problem I can see is that the disco is a repaired cat C that I believe hasn't been Vic'd yet.

How would I go about registering it? Vic it as a disco, change the body and then get the log book changed? Or do the body swap, present it for a Vic and explain myself?

I have seen a thread of someone who swapped a cat c 3 door disco for a 5 door body but that sounds a little bit more acceptable than what I want to do!

it depends what your changing, it all goes on a point system for example chassis 5 points engine 5 points then there is axles and suspension what are also on points, you need to keep 8 points from the original car ie engine, chassis etc

Everything will be Disco except body shell so more than enough points. Usually it'd be fine I'm just not sure how it differs with this being cat c

It really depends on the view of your local VOSA office!

If you are altering the chassis, then you head down the IVA route potentially. Shortening it then definately, but stay at 100 inch then all you will be doing is altering outriggers to accomodate the new body work and then it becomes debatable depending on who you deal with.

As I understand it its just a bolt on/bolt off job so no chassis mods, outriggers etc identical. I was going to build a series 3 on 100" disco chassis but too much work with sva etc just to get a Q plate...

As I say its a fairly common swap with no problems usually, just that this one is Cat C that makes it different. I'll speak to vosa and dvla in the morning and report back!