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<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="blue">I have now received my V5 which (obvioulsy) includes the VIN; does anybody keep a track of the VINs (TR Register [?]) and if so, is it worth me posting the number on here? Seems I've been a year out all the time - mine's a 1976 FHC, not a 1977!

Is there any way of me tracking down if the engine number quoted is the original engine or a replacement? Is that the kind of info that anybody out there keeps?</font id="blue"></font id="size2"></font id="Comic Sans MS">

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Hi Mac,

If you get a Heritage certificate done (now you know your VIN) it will list the engine number your car had when it left the factory.

Dave

Hi Mac, Dave is right, i have a hertitage Certificate with mine, and all the info i need is on mine



Steve
1979 BL Press Car Pre Production Prototype Inca Yellow DHC

Well done Mac!!

The TR Register will indeed be interested in adding your vehicle details to the TR7/8 registrar at present are looking for someone to take the job now that Richard Connew has stepped down. We all think Chris Turner should take it on now [;)] but we'll see, contact them and let them know.

I wouldnt put the number out on a forum for security reasons. Must be exciting to be nearing completion!

Wayne



<b>2.0 Litre DHC Grinnall
Red 4.0 Litre V8 DHC Grinnall (with huuuuuge arches...!)</b>

<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="blue">Cheers guys, any idea how I offer the info to the TR Register? Do I simply email through their website? Sounds to easy [:D].

Wayne - as for nearly completing the car, it's like walking up a sand dune! I have just gotten to the point that I can attempt to start the engine running but before that I wanted to sort out all my electrics. Everything works superbly except for one thing - I simply cannot get the headlight pods up when I pull back on the indicator stalk, but both headlights light-up.

Checking the wiring out it appears that the wiring is a complete goat - I have the wire that goes from the seat-belt warning light feeding into the pecktron unit and am completely confused [V][V]. I reckon I'll simply tie-wrap both ends of the loom to stop the wires exploding everywhere, then cut off the wrapping tape to expose all the wires and then see where the spaghetti goes. Once I've diagnosed the problem I'll get some heatshrink over the wires and tidy them all up.

As for the other electrics, apart from one headlight motor travelling about 1/4 of a second faster than the other (which I'll live with - it's certainly close enough), everything else is great.

Time is now my biggest enemy as I've just started a job that limits my already severely restricted time greatly and I'll be lucky to get 4 hours a week on the car. I'm seriously thinking of trailering the car to somewhere like Robsport and saying "Call me when it passes the MoT!" I don't think it'll be a long job so hopefully I can stretch my budget. I'll just have to wait and see. I did want it on the road this year but might have to accept that I'll be better off waiting until next year.

Nobody told me this would be easy, but they never told me it would be this tough!!!

Thanks again, it's probably only the advice I've gotten from this site and seeing all you other guys struggling to keep your 7s and 8s on the road that keeps me going. Knowing I'm not alone and anticipating how much pride I'll have when I'm driving the car through the middle of town will make all this worthwhile.

Cheers again,

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