MadaboutKitcars

I think people have had success in the past by sending their documents to:

K and R
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1ZZ


K and R means Kits and Rebuilds. The staff in this department probably have more experience of these situations.

The direct telephone number for this department is (I think) 01792 786053.

I hope this helps and sorry if you already knew it.

I think everyone above has covered this already.

But I can confirm that I got my V5C updated before I'd bonded on the new body shell.
(Although, obviously, the body shell was in position for the photo.)

The key point was that my car was definitely no longer a Spitfire.

Good luck, Paul.

Rear Lights

Hi Steve

They're Lucas L549s as used on both MGAs and D-Type Jaguars in period. I bought mine from Europa Spares

Regards, Mick

p.s. Also found this .

Cheers Mick.
I got the lights sorted, and in the end settled on the L549's as you did.
Also thanks for the paperwork info, I'm sending it off today so I'll update on the forum once I get feedback or approval from them.
Steve.

Evening gents,
Recently fell out of love with the build process and left it alone for a few weeks after an intensive few months. Having viewed others build and on the road threads on the forum, it reignited my energy for the project.
So decided to attack the interior. The rank spitfire seats were stripped down and recovered with new foam, and a new dash installed with a mixture of old and new smiths gauges. Not sure if i'm happy with it, maybe its a bit fussy and not race car but I can always change it later.

Anyway, update photo's,
IMG_1841 by Steve Ward, on Flickr
IMG_1840 by Steve Ward, on Flickr
IMG_1839 by Steve Ward, on Flickr
IMG_1837 by Steve Ward, on Flickr

Nicely done!

Wardy50 – Hi Steve,

There will always be highs and lows on these kind of build, so taking a break is a good idea.

I walked away from my boot lid project several times in frustration until I finally cracked it.

Your new interior and dash both look great.

The big advantage of this style of car is that you can get away with a full range of finishes.

From the spartan fighter plane look to the posh Gentlemen’s club and everything in between.

Good luck, Paul.

PS
Just spotted the cockpit panelling too.

That is something else on my own “To Do” list.

looks very tidy ...it takes a long time to do decent aluminium panelling ...yours looks pretty good ...

Looking good!!

Looking excellent keep up the good work.

Gents,
Thanks for the positive comments!
I guess you're never entirely happy yourself with the end result, and your eye will be drawn to the errors, mistakes and concealed botches that you know are there! Moving forward these errors and botches will now be known as the cars 'character' and 'identity'.
So, on to relining the bulkhead with Aluminium to further conceal the Spitfire roots, which will allow the steering to go in, master cylinders, pedals and complete the Copper pipework.
Then the dreaded electrics - how much will I regret retaining the original loom..........
Cheers
Steve.

Panelling and 'Dread'

Hi Steve

Great panelling, mine's nothing like that tidy, I call it 'pre-patinated'. One interested party even asked if I'd been an engineer! Nope, Civil Servant.

p.s. You have a PM.

Regards, Mick

Good morning all,
So, a little more progress to report on the 352.
Bulkhead has been reworked with battery in, harness and cabling coupled up, master cylinders and clutch / brake lines run and coupled and heater hoses plumbed.
Next jobs are to fully wire in the dash switches / gauges and test all that side of things, steering column back in and then first start of the rebuilt motor. That'll be quite a milestone!
IMG_1893 by Steve Ward, on Flickr
IMG_1894 by Steve Ward, on Flickr
IMG_1895 by Steve Ward, on Flickr

Nice!

Looking good!

Regards, Mick

Steve – Another great job. :ccol:

Fingers crossed that the engine start goes well.

Good luck, Paul.