Hi all, I’m pondering this topic and I’m a bit torn! Doing a total rebuild, one half of me feels I earn the right to return the mileage to zero on completion. The other half of me says preserve the 151 
odd thousand and add my chapter to the history of the car. Excluding the legal aspects (of which I don’t think there should be any?), what do you think on this topic - reset, preserve, legal?
Interested to hear!!
B
Reset, you’ve basically built a new car. Asuuming theres no legal reason not to.
If it was a new ,new engine hhmm 
, but the rest as still done the miles, unless it is a total rebuild with all new parts etc then i would not see why not, but for the price that would cost ,you my as well fork out hard money for one that as been moth balled.
Plus i don’t know how this would work on the DVLA side.
M-m
I think bells will ring when you go for MOT. They printout the latest years on the cert now.
Think it`s great to see big miles on the clock, also the DVLA would probably want to inspect the car which is a hassle. Preserve with pride bud 
ps. your doing a fantastic job, keep up the good work
I don’t think you are allowed to reset the miles on a speedo. Replace the speedo though and you are fine - but I think you are supposed to inform the DVLA.
you can do what you want as long as you are not fraudulent about it. If yo try to pass it off as low mileage, that would be a fraud.
Mileage is on previous MOT. DVLA don’t need informing, but next test will record mileage shown
Retain the current mileage.
Still seeing cases for both sides!
On the new front, the suspension is all new or reconned, the steering is all new or reconned, ditto hydraulics, electrics, brand new management, the driveline and the engine will be fully rebuilt… even the chassis has been overhauled so no doubt it’ll qualify in my eyes for a reset… and I’m never one to obey ‘the system’ unless I absolutely have to 
…but then…
she should be proud of her age 
…but then…
is she the sum of her parts?
its a bit like whats-her-name Versace - the chassis is ancient but all the bits are new, right? 
More like trigger’s broom… 
It’s really a philosophical paradox (or would be if it had the new shell as well) - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
I say leave it alone. I’d only accept a zero mileage if it was a new shell as well as all the running gear. Not at all sure any prospective buyer will be at all impressed by zero miles on the clock - looks much more like you are trying to hide something.
I’d say leave the odometer as it is, show the mileage done and be proud of it.
In my opinion reseting the mileage to zero would only be applicable if every part was brand new.
It’s a bit like my Mum, she had a new knee joint and and will be likely to need a new hip in the near future. She’s 71 even though she has new parts.
Martin.
My vote is leave it as it is, I think a reset mileage if you choose to sell would raise more eyebrows even if the reason is fully declared, than presenting a documented restoration at a given mileage.
No change, no doubt, 
no worry, big miles means big 
We need a big miles register. Im 92 on 143,000m with normal service parts and red lining lot`s, cos you can
sorry repeat click
Yes, another vote for leave the mileage on here. I’d feel something was being hidden or fiddled with and it’d lost something to be proud of if it was wiped. Stick a note in the history or a plaque on the dash instead 
Agreed, you can have any mileage you want showing on your odometer, but it’s a serious offence to try to pass it off as the genuine mileage when you sell it.
Bernard
I’d agree with that Bernard, but for the record the odo. reading isn;t really relevant on a competition car IMO, as a buyer I’d be more interested in hours run on the build.
So, I think it’s decision made! The mileage stays!
I’m going to keep the speedo, but look to possibly relocate it to the passenger side (to keep the MOT man happy) and I’ll use a GPS speedo for the limited road use, which means I’ll have flexibility on tyre sizes/final drive.
Might be a custom cluster on the way…
Depends what motorsport your competition car competes in Ben, certainly in Rallycross the speedo is not allowed to be connected for a stock-hatch but any competitions which involve road milage then the car needs to be road-legal which I guess means the speedo must be connected to tell you when you are going to fast and therefore the odometer will also read. (unless tampered with)