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tax exempt status
NiteMare:
you don't actually "have" to keep the dumb iron, but it is worth cutting it off the scrap chassis as part of the proof of the original identity of the rebuilt motor...
i don't believe you have to stamp the new chassis as it's just a direct replacement and you don't want to be cracking the galv' although it would probably be beneficial should it go missing one night...
i'm thinking of getting my 2a bulkhead galved once i've repaired it, i just have no idea how much it's likely to cost and i keep getting offered more bits that i can't refuse at the moment so i'm limited on funds :(
bogie:
Ive upset someone bout this the other day,o well!!!! A series in my eyes must always have "LEAFS",its what makes a propa landy.Ive fitted early rangy axles which came off a tax exempt motor,they are different to latter rangy axles,kept series box with just a 200 which keeps it ok in the rules,everything else is original.
muddyjames:
I would keep the leaf springs and just pop on parabolics. If I wanted a coil sprung landy I would get a defender. :D
In simple terms then, everything is replaceable as long as it is a like for like item, the points system only comes in once you start fitting bits that werent the standard parts when it rolled off the production line?
"In theory" I could get a tax exempt landy and get the chassis number and then go and buy a new chassis, bulk head, and every other part that makes up a s3 and be all brand new parts and it would still be tax exempt? This is an extreme example of course.
TBM:
--- Quote from: muddyjames on February 08, 2010, 08:29:39 ---"In theory" I could get a tax exempt landy and get the chassis number and then go and buy a new chassis, bulk head, and every other part that makes up a s3 and be all brand new parts and it would still be tax exempt? This is an extreme example of course.
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Yes, as long as you destroyed the original chassis. I know of a bloke who's done something very similar.
brixworth-alan:
I'll defer to bigger brains than mine but I was under the impression that the 'points' system only applied to modifications or non-standard parts (eg: coils for leafs, 200tdi engine instead of 2.25 lump, different body etc), I didn't think a 'like-for-like' replacement (even if it was a chassis) counted as new.
Hope not anyway! I'm buying a new chassis this year :)
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