1988 Estelle 20v Turbo Quattro

[superbPerhaps]

11 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

@superbPerhaps - That's where the already fitted IMSA arch kit comes in; that's part of the bodywork. Use this Wikipedia deep link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini#End_of_production and look at the red M*n*; that's road legal because of the arch extensions.

 

Yes, but the wheels on the mini don't stick out past the arches. it looks as if the wheels on the skoda do.

[Guest sters2000]

Update on my progress....

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Bit more done today, I'm made up with the logo projectors

[Dr Zoidberg]

Are you planning on registering it as the Skoda or Audi, or will it end up as a Q?

It looks brilliant. 

[Guest sters2000]

On 1 October 2017 at 07:29, Dr Zoidberg said:

Are you planning on registering it as the Skoda or Audi, or will it end up as a Q?

It looks brilliant. 

Hope to register it as an audi TT powered skoda Estelle, that is what it is really !

[Dr Zoidberg]

1 hour ago, sters2000 said:

Hope to register it as an audi TT powered skoda Estelle, that is what it is really !

 

I genuinely don't know how they'd look at it. From one point of view, the running gear is all Audi and it just has a Skoda body dropped on top, but on the other hand it looks like a Skoda to me.

 

Where's the VIN on both vehicles?

[Guest sters2000]

44 minutes ago, Dr Zoidberg said:

 

I genuinely don't know how they'd look at it. From one point of view, the running gear is all Audi and it just has a Skoda body dropped on top, but on the other hand it looks like a Skoda to me.

 

Where's the VIN on both vehicles?

Both in the bulkhead panel, I've put the skoda vin back into it, where it was on the skoda, the o/s/f strut tower  would have covered it. There are lots of different model vehicles out there with this type of conversion I have done and they are all road legal and they've kept their original registration numbers, so there is a way !

Edited 2 October, 2017 by sters2000

[Rally130]

Saw your car at Northwest Supercars today, having built a few rally Estelles I was really impressed with your car it’s a real piece of engineering ingenuity. To me it was far more impressive than 99.9% of the other cars. 

[Guest sters2000]

On 25 March 2018 at 21:11, Rally130 said:

Saw your car at Northwest Supercars today, having built a few rally Estelles I was really impressed with your car it’s a real piece of engineering ingenuity. To me it was far more impressive than 99.9% of the other cars. 

Thanks, it's gets a lot of attention 

[KenONeill]

@sters2000 - That photo you posted in Sunday would be a good photo even if the car wasn't as interesting as your Estelle.

[Guest sters2000]

50 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

@sters2000 - That photo you posted in Sunday would be a good photo even if the car wasn't as interesting as your Estelle.

Thanks Ken, a photographer took this picture along with some others in a location at Liverpool docks, I quite like this 1 aswel...

[penguin17]

On 01/04/2018 at 07:18, sters2000 said:

Thanks, it's gets a lot of attention 

Love it!  Has a look of the BMW E30 M3.

 

What's it like to drive?  Do you have any more details on the finished car?  I'd love to know more.  

[octyal]

On ‎02‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 17:59, sters2000 said:

Hope to register it as an audi TT powered skoda Estelle, that is what it is really !

 

It will have to be registered as the TT unfortunately, as you have rebodied that. They look at how much of the original car is left before deciding, and in this case, the running gear and chassis  (with the VIN number on) belong to a TT.

 

If you try and leave it as a Skoda you risk having it seized and crushed as a ringer (car with false plates basically) plus a potential prosecution (invalid insurance, road tax and MOT to name but a few)

 

Get it registered and have it plated as the TT to be safe, keep the Skoda plates for off road and show use only

Edited 3 April, 2018 by octyal

[Guest sters2000]

1 hour ago, octyal said:

 

It will have to be registered as the TT unfortunately, as you have rebodied that. They look at how much of the original car is left before deciding, and in this case, the running gear and chassis  (with the VIN number on) belong to a TT.

 

If you try and leave it as a Skoda you risk having it seized and crushed as a ringer (car with false plates basically) plus a potential prosecution (invalid insurance, road tax and MOT to name but a few)

 

Get it registered and have it plated as the TT to be safe, keep the Skoda plates for off road and show use only

Let's not get all political eh ! There is enough arguing in the world over politics, if we are playing by the book it should be Q  plated but I will cross that bridge when I come to it for now I'm going to enjoy it, there are plenty rebodied cars out there on original plates.

[KenONeill]

@sters2000 - And that other shot proves my point; the light's not very friendly to dark cars, and your boxed Estelle is still way more interesting than the stanced and slammed A3 it's with.

[octyal]

1 hour ago, sters2000 said:

Let's not get all political eh ! There is enough arguing in the world over politics, if we are playing by the book it should be Q  plated but I will cross that bridge when I come to it for now I'm going to enjoy it, there are plenty rebodied cars out there on original plates.

 

Not trying to get political at all, just trying to help prevent you seeing your hard work turned into a 3ft square cube of crushed steel and plastic

[leginegdoh]

That is one wicked machine! 

[RobClubley]

Love this!

Is it still registered as an Estelle? Or a TT?

[Guest sters2000]

On 16 May 2018 at 03:03, RobClubley said:

Love this!

Is it still registered as an Estelle? Or a TT?

Estelle TT Powered !

[petergarforth]

On 20/05/2018 at 07:32, sters2000 said:

Estelle TT Powered !

Which it isn't. It's an Estelle shaped TT! 

[Guest sters2000]

3 hours ago, petergarforth said:

Which it isn't. It's an Estelle shaped TT! 

So how should it be registered in your opinion then Peter ?

[petergarforth]

18 minutes ago, sters2000 said:

So how should it be registered in your opinion then Peter ?

As various people have pointed out it should be put through IVA to make it legal. At some point the law may catch up with you and you will be in a world of trouble if it happens - not least because you’re not paying the correct road tax. The DVLA are not known for leniency or being reasonable! 

[Dr Zoidberg]

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that it's still a TT with what's essentially a Skoda body kit on top, but it should be on a Q plate.
That's not to take anything away from the work you've done, just my interpretation of the law and what DVLA say here.

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/radically-altered-vehicles