Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Before I commit to compliancing myself I think it'll be best to check out my Car when I get it today.

But at this stage I fail to see what is so hard about it....!..?...as long as I can find out exactly what parts I need and where to get them :rofl:

I have now performed 4 fairly major engine transplants in my time, SR20DET / FJ20ETs etc into places there not suppossed to be, and had them all licensed.

Welding an Intrusion bar, fitting seatbelts, should be a walk in the park!

But like I said i'll wait and see today :P

  • Replies 145
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

No wories mike, I'll pull the door trims off this weekend have a look see as to whether I want to do it myself, if so I'll buy some Intrusion bars, I can grab some for you if you like also..?

BTW, took my car to weighbridge today, which is something you'll need came in at 1520kgs, costs $10 I used a place called Bulkwest on the corner of Stock and Russell rd Spearwood.

I think theres one on Gnagara rd for NOR people.

Welding an Intrusion bar, fitting seatbelts, should be a walk in the park!

You also need to fit approved side intrusion bars that can be signed off, I am Trade Certified in Mig and I dont do the bars, I also wont buy the ready made ones as they dont fit properly.

We have 5 cars to do and I will get them all done at Jap Parts as they are the best I have seen done here in WA.

  • 2 weeks later...

Ok.....

Put my car over the pits today.

In WA it costs 50 odd bucks, this gets you only 'one' go...not two as it used to be (another money grabbin Gov scam!)....$150 if a SEVS car (I know this because they tried to charge me it)

This bit of compliancing / licensing process is going to change dramatically for everyone no matter what state your in, as your Pit experiance is pretty much directly effected by the inspector you get (Some things dont change)

For me I got one hell of an old Miserable barst*d that I dearly wanted to punch in the head, especially after a few remarks about the age of my vehicle and why I would want one as most people sell cars at 15years because there 'Heaps of Sh*t', and a few other surly ****y remarks.

Anywho he took all of 5 mins looking at it 2 was spent looking for the engine number, 1 was spent trying to enter and exit the vehicle (old prick!) the other 2 he checked all lights, checked fuel filler neck, looked underneath and got me to go lock to lock on steering. That was it, didnt check seatbelts, tyres or placard, rear child restraint points etc.

(Basically I think he just went with what was on the engineers report)

Still failed my car due to not having an approved imobilzer fitted (Has car alarm) so have to take it back tommorow and quewe for another 30mins to pay another $50! to get licensed.....I HATE THE PITS!.

I saw your car at Raj's it look quite tidy, you should of paid the higher fee as it was a 15 year import, SEVS is the same as New cars at $54, they dont know what to charge as it depends on who you get.

They ask who signed it off and depends on who signed it depends on how hard they look, I have photos of one car the has small box tubing for side intrusion bars with one bit sliding into the other and then Centre Punched to stop it sliding, they were not impressed.

Yes Raj said you were down there :rofl:

And your right is is a very helpfull guy...there should be more like him in the buisness :rofl:

I Managed to sneak my car thru pits again today without paying second fee!...and it passed.

Forgot to take receipt of Payment for my vehicle to the licensing centre however, and after 45mins of sitting and waiting to be served was told it is imperitive this is with you or they wont license it (Proof of ownership-Had everything but that! :rofl: )

So now have to wait 'another' day :rofl:

You need certain belts to pass on the front which is a tag at the bottom of the belt saying ALR VW.

Rear need to be Lap Sash not just sash like most come with including RX7 and 300Z.

Nissans are cool they have front ALR-VW belts on 300Z's and DR31's I have done 1986 cars with no need to replace, not sure on 30's.

But Toyota dont have them on even 92 model cars and Mazda didnt have the good belts on Series 5 RX7's.

ALR-VW or ELR-VW???? with regards to seat belts?

  • 3 weeks later...

I still don't get this. As somebody said before, the requirements for 15yr compliance are for the ADRs.. the Australian design rules, so I don't understand why each state should have different requirements. I sent an email to a Victorian compliancer and he called me and said that it would be better to have the car complied in Brisbane when it arrives as it works out to be a good $400 dollars cheaper. Why would it be cheaper in Brissy??

Dunno, but my dad got a quote for complying his '90 Merc in QLD for $850 (with a NSW eng. Cert.). The cheapest i could find in Sydney was $1500. His broker accidently sent the car to Syd instead of Bris as he asked for; and even with car freight to Bris it works out alot cheaper...

Something to do with the fact that the QLDers have been doing it longer than most other states??

  • 2 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Latest Posts

    • You just need to remove the compressor housing, not the entire turbo. I would not be drilling and tapping anything with the housing still on anyways. 
    • So, I put my boat on a boat. First of all, I'm going to come out and say it. Why is Tasmania not considered a holy goal, an apex that all road-legal modified cars go to, to experience? This place is an absolute wonderland of titanic proportions. If people are already getting club runs for once in a lifetime 30 person cruises to Tassy then I've never seemed to see it. It is like someone replaced the entire place with an idyllic wonderland for cars, and all of the people living there with paid actors who are kind, humble, and friendly. Dear god. After doing a lap of almost all of the place I've found that it's a great way to find out all of the little things that the car isn't doing quite right and a great way to figure it all out. All in all, I drove for 4 hours a day for a week and nothing broke. I didn't even need to open the engine bay. This is by all means a great success, but it has left me with a list of things to potentially address. I also now have a 3D printed wheel fitment tool which annoyingly hasn't got any threads in it to actually assemble it. I might be able to tape it together to check the sizing I actually want to use, but it'll likely involving pulling the shocks out to properly measure travel at least at the front, and probably raise the car while I'm at it, at least in the rear. I scraped on quite a few things and I'm not sure how else to go about it. I was taking anything with a bump at what felt like 89 degree angles. And address those 10 other tasks. And wash the car. God damn it is dirty. And somehow, the weather was perfect the entire time - And because I was on the top of Mt Wellington it turns out it was very much about to freeze up there. I did something I typically never do and took some photos up there in what must have been -10 and the foggy felt like suspended ice, rather than mere fog. If you own a car in Australia, you owe it to yourself to do it.
    • Damn that was hilarious, and a bit embarrassing for skylines in general 😂 vintage car life ey. That R33 really stomped. Pretty entertaining stuff
    • Hi, I have a r32 gtr transmission. Does any of you guys have an idea how much power it will hold with the billet center plate and stock gearset? At what power level and use did yours brake with or without billet plate? Thanks, Oystein Lovik
    • Saw this replica police car based on a Mitsubishi Starion XX parked next to a 'police box' (it's literally a box) in Hirohata, Himeji City in Hyogo prefecture the other day. It's owned by Morii-san who is a local Mitsubishi Starion enthusiast. According to a local radio station blog post, he always wanted to make a police car himself based on ones he saw in his favourite Manga comics.  As it's illegal to modify a car to look like a police car and drive on the road, Morii-san tried many times to get permission from Aboshi police station headquarters nearby. They refused initially by after they got tired of that they granted him permission. However, the car can only be displayed on private property and obviously can't be registered as long as the police livery is present. The car was completed at a cost of 1.5 million yen (US$ 10,000) in addition to the car cost. A location was chosen outside Hirohata Police box where the car can easily been seen from the street. Morii-san has two other Starion road cars, both widebody GSR-VRs.
×
×
  • Create New...