Hello all! Chassis number question

[Rednop1]

The tunnel and engine bay design on a genuine bec chassis are abit different with the driverside footwell being noticeable narrower due to how the reverse gearbox was mounted up by westfield and also in the engine bay some of the bracing tubes are missing from the bulkhead to engine bay top chassis rail to allow the fitment of the bec engine cradles .

 

There are some genuine mega bec chassis out there that have a live axle setup and that was normally for people that wanted to save every kg as the live axle is the  lighter of the two setups but they were special order only and i've seen 4 or 5 in my time.

 

There is one thing to think about a cec chassis converted to take a bec engine on the selling market never sells aswell as a car with a genuine bec chassis unless the car is something really really special just something to think about if you did want to sell the car .

[Gillinghampaul]

Its priced well enough for me to be happy if its been converted, it may well have been built from new with bike engine in with a live axle, just can not figure out why it comes up as sport 2000 on the reg check, but everything else seems all good, it has a quaife reverse box apparently too, I guess a sport 2000 chassis was bought and a bike engine fitted either in build or shortly after, or sport 2000 was filled out on the registration paperwork, ill never know unless I find the original builder! 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

29 minutes ago, Gillinghampaul said:

Its priced well enough for me to be happy if its been converted, it may well have been built from new with bike engine in with a live axle, just can not figure out why it comes up as sport 2000 on the reg check, but everything else seems all good, it has a quaife reverse box apparently too, I guess a sport 2000 chassis was bought and a bike engine fitted either in build or shortly after, or sport 2000 was filled out on the registration paperwork, ill never know unless I find the original builder! 

I'd not fret too much about the Sport 2000 record.

 

When I built and registered my S2000- here's what I put on the registration application paperwork-

 

 

Here's what DVLA's online checker shows-

 

 

& the V5 is blank in some of the fields-

 

 

I guess it all depends how much the DVLA Clerk wanted to type in on the day, perhaps!

 

 

 

 

[Gillinghampaul]

That all sounds good, i am new to kit cars, so this is all new territory for me, I have done a fair bit with bikes, and ultimately I will build a car, but think I need to scratch this bec itch hopefully it fills the gap a bike leaves! 

[mega ade]

There are genuine megs coming up for sale now and again have you ever been out in one that would be a good starting point make sure it's what you want not sure if there's any at your monthly meet but I go to battlesbridge 2nd Sunday of the month with mine to the essex/north Kent meet which your more than welcome to attend others do pop up from your area occasionally or if you need any measurements or pics just ask. and welcome to a really great club

[Gillinghampaul]

Thankyou for the welcome, i will be getting aling to meets if and when i get the car,

I have been in a couple of car engined kit cars and a bike engined car, the bike engined car was hands down the better experience for me, 

It was a fisher fury and i couldnt stop grinning! 

I tried a 2.0 zetec in a sylva striker and that was entertaining too! A few others, but these two stood out

Im coming from bikes so looking for something to fill that gap, im under no illusion of the limitations of a bike engine in a car though! 

I would consider a cec but know i would always wonder if i should of got the bec.

[mega ade]

Not too many limitations i mainly play with superbikes cars often don't get a look in.

[Gillinghampaul]

Its more limitations of extra weight making a bigger difference, more servicing requirements and slightly more suited to track, the car engined car i drove was very easy to drive, all familiar, i had to think a bit more about the bike engine, but not much, i guess this will depend on how the clutch etc has been set up, this car even has a gear indicator, none of my bikes did! Im looking foward to some track time, my road driving will be more for posing!