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Hey folks,

Moving up to brisbane in 2 weeks and bringing my skyline up with me. Just wanting to know if i am going to get in trouble/ defected or not be able to transfer my rego as my car has had alot of work done to it & im not sure if its just going to cause me trouble all the time. I originally bought the car from qld but it was stock standard then.

if anyone could help me out that would be appreciated!!

Cheers

Alan

PS Here is a list of mods:

Rebuilt Engine......

Rebuilt @ 66,xxx km

New Compression Ratio 8.5:1

Ross forged piston 20tho

GTR rods

ARP conrod bolt set

Race series main bearing set

Bigend bearing set

Nissan gaskets

Nissan cam belt

Built to run 20+psi

Performance Parts......

Garrett GT3076R 500+hp

XRT SS Top mount Manifold

XRT Turbo Bag

Turbosmart 38mm Ultragate Hi-Temp

Turbosmart Supersonic BOV

Tomei Poncams - Duration: IN, EX 256 Lift: IN, EX 8.5mm

Nismo 555cc injectors

Nissan Z32 AFM

Sard FPR

Tomei metal head gasket 1.2mm

Tomei Exhaust Cam Gear

Trust Power Extreme 2 Exhaust System SS

Custom Front/ Dump/ Screamer Pipe

Catco Straight through Cat

Hybrid Monster Intercooler Kit

Apexi AVC-R Boost Controller

Apexi Power FC ECU

Bosch 044 Fuel Pump

K & N Racing POD

Custom Oil Catch Can

Tein Adjustable Coilovers

Extreme Heavy Duty Clutch

New Nissan Gearbox

Whiteline Rear Upper Adj Control Arms

Whiteline Engine Strut Brace

Whiteline Front Extra Heavy Duty Swaybar

Whiteline Rear Extra Heavy Duty Swaybar

Cusco 1.5way Diff

Exterior Parts....

Resprayed R34 GTR V-Spec Blue (Bayside Blue)

400r Front Bar

400r Side Skirts

400r Rear Skirts

Stealth Wing

Nismo Clear Side Indicators

18’ Rossi Chrome Wheels

Yokohama Tyres 235/40/18 all round with 80% Tread

Interior....

Completely Stock in Side and in perfect condition

Autometer Elect Oil Pressure Gauge in CF Cup holder

AVCR Screen

PFC Hand Controller

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Yea. But basically i think i am going to need to take the car to get checked so i can get the rego changed to qld. so doesnt that mean i would need all the mods approved and have a mod plate?

Plus it doesnt have a cat cause it got melted so i had to knock it out but it still looks like one is fitted! Might have to get a new one!

Basically all i am worried about it when you open the bonnet there is a big turbo on a topmount staring at you. Is this aloud?

Sorry for all the dumb questions!

Cheers

Edited by al_r33

correct me if I am wrong but I believe for rego purposes, you will only require a roadworthy done. QLD transport doesn't look at your mod list?

Its only when you get stopped at a defect station you will need to start praying. First on that list would be to get a new CAT! After you have registered the car in QLD then proceed to find an engineer to mod plate it so you are covered.

basically just make sure your pod is secured and pray the cops dont hear your bov, you may be more or less fine

but if you go to hoon 'scene' spots like milton and it gets raided and you end up on the defect station, you'd best be praying that the DoT miss the fact it isn't street legal

.. at least i doubt it is =P

ive been pulled up a few times, cops have never asked to pop the bonnet

if you hang out at hoon spots, expect them to

its a shame, but its also why i avoid cruises

just dont want the trouble

ive been pulled up a few times, cops have never asked to pop the bonnet

if you hang out at hoon spots, expect them to

its a shame, but its also why i avoid cruises

just dont want the trouble

I'm in the same boat as you but I got done doing 60 in a 70 zone on a Sunday arvo coming back from Woolies - spoke to the cop and he was pulling over any vehicle fitted with a shiney intercooler - got defected. The way cops discriminate against Jap imports is unfair - I bet if I was driving a 700HP blown VS Commodore they wouldn;t have looked twice at me...

i got pulled over for a 'random inspection' about 2 weeks after i got my line. 'pop the hood please mate'. Cop was cool about it tho. Didnt even mention the front mount... just warned me that a some cops would give me grief about it. chatted to him for 10 min cause he owned a 300zx twin turbo about 5 year back :)

with that list of mods, its only a question of time until you get done.. some of us get defected when our cars are LEGAL let alone when they arent :sleep: Plum back your BOV for starters and you might escape detection..

come on man its queensland, compaired to syd its a walk in the park

but if you draw attention you are going to get it, so dont drive stupid in the areas were cops are likely to hang out.

and with the engine mods just find a dodgy mechanic and give him a bit on the side you will be laughing

2 things jump out right away for me:

Custom Front/ Dump/ Screamer Pipe

Catco Straight through Cat

if u get caught with the screamer, u'll be ordered to plumb it back in, and with that 'hi flow' cat ur gonna get ass reamed if u get caught.

just dont drive it at full noise on the street in populated spots and u should be fine.

also ride height, no part of the car can be lower than 100mm off the ground

another thing, u dont need to worry about emissions, caus they dont test it in qld, but they do test noise levels every so often

oh and for rego in qld, u'll have to get a road worthy, AND u'll have to pay stamp duty, again :)

another thing, u dont need to worry about emissions, caus they dont test it in qld, but they do test noise levels every so often
Really? Things may have changed but my flatmate in 2004 was tested by QLD Transport when his old Meteor was sounding very, very sick. They stuck a sensor up his tailpipe and measured the CO2 level... didn't realise most of the exhaust was emitted between the back of the engine and front pipe...

You need mod plates for many of the above mod's. Check the www.transport.qld.gov.au website for details of it, they list almost every mod that requires a mod plate. Well worth the effort and saves you getting fined (most of the time). Also screamer pipes that are atmo venting you'll get done dry, same with a straight through exhausts...but lets be honest, who with a tough car really has a cat and a plumbed back screamer pipe....don't be soft. :(

Looks like much the same stuff as my car has... :wave:

edit: In fact 95% of that list is in my car... Pretty much everything apart from the exteria bits is one for one... :wave:

Welcome to the highlly modified R33 GTS-T club...

Shame you could not make the highlly modified Yellow R33 GTS-T club... :wave:

Up here its only the roadworthy guy who actually looks at the car, Qld transport may want to see the vin numbers and such but dont seem to give a dam whats been done to it, mine had the 3" zoorst, pod, atmo BOV, and she didnt even blink at them. Find a "good" mechanic and your sweet except for the random cops.

Get a racing cat... one of those 4" jobs. Not only is it illegal but it's bad everybody.

Get a proper dump pipe, not a screamer, you'll get booked so bad and anybody doing a safety cert will fail you right away.

Atmo BOV doesn't mean anything, just attracts more attention.

Finally, get a mod plate for things like the top mount turbo etc... (check with engineer which mods need a plate), otherwise when you crash nobody will cover you for damage (comp 3rd party included).

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