s12 in a kit car

[graememk]

yes its me again, my kit cars built the engine is in a running but i have a problem, i need to prove the age of the enine for its SVA test, is this something the forum could help me with or does anyone know the address of nissan in the uk ?

many thanks graeme

[northerner]

Whats the engine number? Is it with the long oil feed from the Oil cooler or the turbo side of the block? Probably your best bet would be to go to a Breakers that have an S12 and nick the V.I.N tag off the buk-head and they can search it with DVLA records to find its age!

[umpkin]

im know fords are like this, the original engine number is the same as the number in the vin code.

so maybe try posting up or PMing me you engine number, and ill put it inplace of the number in my vin, and see if it comes up with an S12 on FAST and a year.

or you may have to get in touch with nissan, but this will be a long drawn out process.

lets try the engine number first.

in case you dont know, the engine number is located on a flat bit on the exhaust side on the engine block, right at the back where the bell housing bolts on, you can see it in situe. it will start with CA18 - XXXXXXX

[northerner]

the other thing you can do to make it look cosher is to nick the Vin tag from a Silvia and take that with you. When they check the VIN it will give them a Manufacturers build date!