Jump to content
SAU Community

EPA, here we come again

Guest Robo's

By Guest Robo's,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

Guest Robo's

Guest Robo's

Posted
Posted

Well after getting pulled over by the friendly police officer for a "routine vehicle inspection", i got my letter last night to attend the EPA in Victoria.

So i will disconnect my bleed valve and run a straight hose to the actuator, Hide my SAFC behind the ashtray, and change my cat to a smaller size and stuff some steel wool in it.

I might actually ring them coz this is starting to jack me off, as i have a new job and work in the professional industry, i dont find taking half a day off to present my vehicle to the EPA just because mr policeman thought there might be something wrong with it.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/47234-epa-here-we-come-again/
Share on other sites
R31Nismoid Grand Master

R31Nismoid

Posted
Posted

keep a log book.

thats what im going to start doing. That way you have some stuff to fall back-on later.

ie, harrasment etc etc.

I get pulled over 2-3 times per week, cant wait till i go to court next for whatever reason and bring out my book of "random checks"

As for the EPA, if the car was legal (yours aint) i could understand your issues.

Police report you echaust and it might have been 2 db under at a check a week earlier.

Maybe some class action or something? I dont see why we should pay to satify Brack's revenue raising

meshmesh Mentor

meshmesh

Posted
Posted

I've tried to keep my engine bay as stock as possible. Even my Catch is painted black, the Intercooler is black.. and if a pig too smart I might throw in a couple Black Eyes for FREE! :(

Seriously, What can you do! Pretty much nothing, unless we organise a protest & block parliment house. Now that would be site and a half.... The city blocked by hoons, modded imports, what the heck even some Commowhores aswell.

EDIT: If truckies can get away with, why not the Hoons.

meshmesh Mentor

meshmesh

Posted
Posted
Mesh

Maybe a group letter to Bin Laden to polish off bracks might be the answer? :)

:(

Seriously, imagine if we organised as many car clubs eg: subaru, nissan, toyato honda, mazda etc etc.. in every state and held the protest all on the same day! Then held another protest 2 weeks later, but each state would do it on a different day! That would equal about 1months worth of media, which would have to impact some law changes. Otherwise we can all just sit hear whinging about the cops, EPA, and ADR crap.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

R31Nismoid

Posted
Posted
:)

Seriously, imagine if we organised as many car clubs eg: subaru, nissan, toyato honda, mazda etc etc.. in every state and held the protest all on the same day! Then held another protest 2 weeks later, but each state would do it on a different day! That would equal about 1months worth of media, which would have to impact some law changes. Otherwise we can all just sit hear whinging about the cops, EPA, and ADR crap.

if i get much more fed-up...

this could well come into play i reckon.

the support would be MORE than the tree-huggers...

MORE than the poor victimised mothers association

MORE than the scholl teachers

just think if you could get HALF of the people owning modified carrs in vic there...

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
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • brillo
      Leak from Tokico BM50 Brake Master Cylinder

      By brillo · Posted

      Hi, SteveL Thank you very much for your reply, you seem to be the only person on the net who has come up with a definitive answer for which I am grateful. The "Leak" was more by way of wet bubbles when the pedal was depressed hard by a buddy while trying to gey a decent pedal when bleeding the system having fitted the rebuilt BM50 back in the car, which now makes perfect sense. A bit of a shame having just rebuilt my BM50, I did not touch the proportioning valve side of things, the BM50 was leaking from the primary piston seal and fluid was running down the the Brake booster hence the need to rebuild, I had never noticed any fluid leaking from that hole previously it only started when I refitted it to the car. The brake lines in the photo are "Kunifer" which is a Copper/Nickel alloy brake pipe, but are only the ones I use to bench bleed Master cylinders, they are perfectly legal to use on vehicles here in the UK, however the lines on the car are PVF coated steel. Thanks again for clearing this up for me, a purchase of a new BMC appears to be on the cards, I have been looking at various options in case my BM50 was not repairable and have looked at the HFM BM57 which I understand is manufactured in Australia.  
    • Gantai
      R33 GTST Steering Rack (49001-19U05) Rebuild?

      By Gantai · Posted

      PXL_20250828_063541093.TS.mp4
    • Gantai
      R33 GTST Steering Rack (49001-19U05) Rebuild?

      By Gantai · Posted

      Well the install is officially done. Filled with fluid and bled it today, but didn't get a chance to take it on a test drive. I'll throw some final pics of the lines and whatnot but you can definitely install a DMAX rack in an R33 with pretty minor mods. I think the only other thing I had to do that isn't documented here is grind a bit of the larger banjo fitting to get it to clear since the banjos are grouped much tighter on the DMAX rack. Also the dust boots from a R33 do not fit either fyi, so if you end up doing this install for whatever reason you'll need to grab those too. One caveat with buying the S15 dust boots however is that the clamps are too small to fit on the R33 inner tie rod since they're much thicker so keep the old clamps around. The boots also twist a bit when adjusting toe but it's not a big deal. No issues or leaks so far, steering feels good and it looks like there's a bit more lock now than I had before. Getting an alignment on Saturday so I'll see how it feels then but seems like it'll be good to go       
    • PranK
      R35 GT-R production ends after 18 years

      By PranK · Posted

    • SteveL
      Leak from Tokico BM50 Brake Master Cylinder

      By SteveL · Posted

      I don't get in here much anymore but I can help you with this.   The hole is a vent (air relief) for the brake proportioning valve, which is built into the master cylinder.    The bad news is that if brake fluid is leaking from that hole then it's getting past the proportioning valve seals.   The really bad news is that no spare parts are available for the proportioning valve either from Nissan or after market.     It's a bit of a PITA getting the proportioning valve out of the master cylinder body anyway but, fortunately, leaks from that area are rare in my experience. BTW, if those are copper (as such) brake lines you should get rid of them.    Bundy (steel) tube is a far better choice (and legal  in Australia - if that's where you are).
×
×
  • Create New...