Don't want to rain on your parade but (isn't there always)Those V12's did have a nasty habit of randomly shutting down 6 of the cylinders when all was running good .It was an issue with the brain in the black box in the boot. Good old Lucas.
tomcat59alan
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Sods law isn't it,I threw one out last week whilst clearing the garage.I told her it would come in handy one day, Not to worry @Grrrrrr will have a spare in his shed.Don't want to rain on your parade but (isn't there always)Those V12's did have a nasty habit of randomly shutting down 6 of the cylinders when all was running good .It was an issue with the brain in the black box in the boot. Good old Lucas.
That's always the way, you have something on the shelf and you think that will come in handy one day. Years later you throw it out to make room for the next thing you will never need but will come in handy and yes Murphy's law the next day you need it.
brianp38dse
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Go for it
If LR did it,it’s allowed?
Think they did put the V12 Jag in a classic once.
J
RangeRoller dt
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I agree with Data that bmw going to put their V12 in there was nothing but marketing hype. Couldnt fit the straight 6 in there properly
Bagshot
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She said..my thats a bit of tight fit
Datatek
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Even if LR did it, it was a one off and never homologated, so it's not OK although in the UK you may be able to put it through a ministry of transport test to make it legal.
Bloody EU killjoys, or is it just French Govt.
Datatek
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EU I suspect, it's even worse in Spain. In fact the EU tried to ban owners doing ANY work on their own cars, luckily the proposal was thrown out.
That's surprising, generally the Spaniish don't seem the most compliant in the EU, well, in the Canaries anyway, very relaxed about most things, not been there for 3 years though, so might
have changed.
Datatek
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The Canaries are different, like the Channel Islands, they are Spanish but do their own thing as far as I can see. Wife has family that live on Gran Canaria.
Ok, I see. But when I said it I sort of knew
I have to agree that the UK is a lot less strict on cars, I managed to get my OF registered here, it was a worry. But they only seem to care about matching numbers and paperwork to match it all together. To prove it’s not a nicked.
Seems France,Spain, Portugal and Germany are really strict on modifications. Even though they all (including UK) EU is supposed to follow same rules. Although I think TUV in Germany allow some with inspections (but not 100% )
For the UK just an engine change doesn’t require any inspection to make it legal. Just apply to DVLA with proof of new changes and numbers, and Bobs your Uncle
Yep the UK petrol heads have pretty much free reign.
J
Datatek
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Even an engine change for an identical unit is a palava hereOk, I see. But when I said it I sort of knew
I have to agree that the UK is a lot less strict on cars, I managed to get my OF registered here, it was a worry. But they only seem to care about matching numbers and paperwork to match it all together. To prove it’s not a nicked.
Seems France,Spain, Portugal and Germany are really strict on modifications. Even though they all (including UK) EU is supposed to follow same rules. Although I think TUV in Germany allow some with inspections (but not 100% )
For the UK just an engine change doesn’t require any inspection to make it legal. Just apply to DVLA with proof of new changes and numbers, and Bobs your Uncle
Yep the UK petrol heads have pretty much free reign.
J
That's if anyone finds out.
Even an engine change for an identical unit is a palava here
When we put a new engine in the other P38 it was just a matter of again paperwork to prove where the engine came from, But had to make sure the supplier put the engine number on the invoice (which surprised him UK seller) and also included a physical inspection then a long wait and out with new paperwork. Took best part of the day though, oh and a few beer tokens had to be passed over.
Some said here “why bother” the answer to that is quite simple. We are foreigners and need everything legal
.It will help in the long run now as the P38 has now become a spares car but has a superb engine, but can be easily broke up as all the paperwork is intact.
J
Datatek
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I do agree that as an immigrant, I prefer to do everything by the book.When we put a new engine in the other P38 it was just a matter of again paperwork to prove where the engine came from, But had to make sure the supplier put the engine number on the invoice (which surprised him UK seller) and also included a physical inspection then a long wait and out with new paperwork. Took best part of the day though, oh and a few beer tokens had to be passed over.
Some said here “why bother” the answer to that is quite simple. We are foreigners and need everything legal
It will help in the long run now as the P38 has now become a spares car but has a superb engine, but can be easily broke up as all the paperwork is intact.
J
Datatek
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Pretty unlikely if you play by the rules, plus my wife is French so I could easily apply for French citizenship.
