[martrogers]

I bought a Commodore un-reregisterable at auction. Worked a treat.

In NSW you have 3 years to "complete" the build after the build date of the donor car, so get one as recent as poss.

I made the decision to use as much as possible including drive train, rear suspension, fuel tank, steering wheel, CD, all wiring loom and computers, aircon and heater components, even the wiper motor. Modern cars are dominated by their sensors and computers so dont leave anything out unless you know what you're doing.

For an alloy block I was told to check whether the battery has been damaged spilling acid on the ally.