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P1E

By P1E,
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I picked up my R33 GTS-T yesterday and I have two weeks to clean it of its defects before I have to take it to Sturt / Regency to be registered.

Can any of you recommend a workshop in South Australia (preferably not in the northern suburbs) to assist in correcting these defects? Most are fairly straight forward (BOV, pillar gauges, etc), but I know effectively nothing about cars. I will also have to buy / borrow some factory parts, such as pedals and a gear knob.

I also want to have the fuel pump looked at, as it's making noises and may be causing an erratic engine idle.

Similarly, if there are any workshops that I should stay away from, please PM me.

I'll put up some pics. soon and hopefully I'll meet some of you on cruises etc. in the not too distant future.

Thanks.

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If you are after stock parts, try D1 Garage or JMS.

I have always found tilbrooks quite accomodating, I wanted to dial in my cams, spoke to them yesterday, they are doing it thursday. All the work I have seen come out of their is absolutely first rate, and they know skylines inside out and back to front.

Are you getting the car complied? or just defects removed so you can register it?

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As far as I know, I only need the HKS air pod and HKS BOV removed. Other than that, I can do the pedals, gauges, etc. myself.

The car only has to go through Sturt and the purpose of the inspection is primarily to see if the car is or has been stolen, so hopefully they'll pass the car if I take off the obvious defects. If not, I'll be off to regency.

Do any of you have a number for Tilbrooks? All I can find is Tilbrook Brake Services.

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As far as I know, I only need the HKS air pod, the HKS BOV and the Greddy turbo timer removed. Other than that, I can do the pedals, gauges, etc. myself.

The car only has to go through Sturt and the purpose of the inspection is primarily to see if the car is or has been stolen, so hopefully they'll pass the car if I take off the obvious defects. If not, I'll be off to Regency.

Do any of you have a number for Tilbrooks? All I can find is Tilbrook Brake Services.

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my car got through regency with the HKS pod, it is bolted down and shielded (they were in a good mood i guess)

hide the turbo timer under the dash (and turn it off)where you cant see it unless you pull apart the panels

you should be able to do the changes your self

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I haven't worked out how to turn my timer properly off. It switches itself on whenever I start the car.

And the car must go through Sturt or Regency before I can register it in South Australia. I did a stolen vehicle check on it before I bought it and it's all good.

Has anybody actually taken a car through Sturt for this kind of inspection? Some people are saying that they will pass it even with the BOV, etc. if the VIN, engine numbers, etc. are all there. Others aren't so confident. Can any of you give first hand advice?

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