Identifying Donor Car Used For My Kit

[monty 0]

Hi I brought a Robin hood 2B 26-07-2016 The car came with no history as such. How can I identify the donor car reg year to get correct parts?

 

Car Reg on Kit is GIG7004

 

The engine is ford pinto 2 ltr

 

Kit was registered 1999

 

Regards Richard

[Bob Tucker 863]

Sorry Richard, it would be almost impossible.

The reg number is odd....normally you would expect to see an age related plate

ie the same year as the donor, or a Q plate.

Your reg looks like a personalised one, and may have been put on by a subsequent owner,

not the original builder, so even if it was built by a RHOCAR member, he (or she!)

would not recognise it now.

Can you trace back owners from the log book?

[nicko 160]

Use your engine number to check engine age via Burton's.

Nick

[Bob Tucker 863]

http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-manufacture-dates.html

[2b cruising 597]

Reg number seems Northern Irland to me.

[cb750 222]

Check your v5 again. Mine gives the registration date as 1997 but also a note saying declared date of first manufacture as 1985. The number pate looks to be NI and probably a personal one put on by a previous owner. An HPI full check may show the changes in number plates, mine did for my MR2

[monty 0]

Thanks for all your help, registration number I did find a bit strange, You have all given me ideas of ways to establish the year of the Donor. I,ll post when I find out.

Many thanks, Richard

[monty 0]

Engine number in V5 DK94422 Its a 1983

 

http://www.burtonpow...ture-dates.html Thanks

Bob Tucker

 

 

Sorry about the last message, copied and pasted how to identify the year from Burton Power. Has not copied all content. Hec I wish I could delete it now.

[theduck 830]

Deleted it for you. Looks like an 83 donor then.

[monty 0]

Thanks for deleting it for me, club secretary. Yes a 83 appears to be.