Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Thats pretty much it, if you have bad luck and get done for defects, its tricky to get out of it with your mortgage intact.

Ive always lived here, when you dont have to pass the car every year, it gets more modified.

Ive had vehicles registered that go 260kph but so crap the exhaust falls off, its weird putting z rated tires on a shitbox.

However being a tradie i drive a ute every day(more mods) and dont seem to attract their attention.

Troy if your totally legal and everything engineered, thats hard to get, be proud. And enjoy peace of mind.

by the way 2 anchor points? did you get twins? that would be cool. :thumbsup:

haha yeah 2 anchor points. He did it so 'by the book' that he checks the vehicle plate to see if it's a 4 seater (2 points) or a 5 seater (3 points).

That's exactly it too, it will be entirely engineered except for when I put my exhaust ant BOV back on, which have never given me troubles anyway. Other than those 2 things, nothing about how the car sits right now is defectable.

Goodbye old faithful.

The ute is sold, had her for about 10 years, many great memories, like drifting on the dirt, in the dark, snowing, all the way to Adaminaby.

And hauling the bikes up to the brindies on those crisp, clear winter mornings.

post-89755-0-58407500-1341995257_thumb.jpg

However all the proceeds are going into the Skyline.

So funds to get ready for SAU nats in november.

Cosmetics or mechanicals... hmm.

post-89755-0-58407500-1341995257_thumb.jpg

Alrighty. Booked into Dickson tomorrow for what SHOULD be the final inspection. Everything they failed me on for this current roadworthy has been rectified, so logic says I have nothing at all to worry about as it will pass.

THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!

Fingers crossed for ya Troy, dicksons new thing is getting a different inspector the second or third time around and they deside to look for more that was missed on intial inspection to out do the other inspector and big note themselves, kind of a "so and so missed this and this, I have to do his job because he can't do it properly". Happened to 2 mates in the last few months.

Fingers crossed for ya Troy, dicksons new thing is getting a different inspector the second or third time around and they deside to look for more that was missed on intial inspection to out do the other inspector and big note themselves, kind of a "so and so missed this and this, I have to do his job because he can't do it properly". Happened to 2 mates in the last few months.

f**king hell. I'll near on kill someone if this happens.

EDIT: actually come to think of it, they did do this in a way...the second time I went through there wasn't on the same roadworthy, but I had fixed everything they failed the first time....however this time they picked up on the rear window tint, hole in boot floor and child restraints.

Shouldn't they ONLY check that I fixed the things I was previously failed for? Or is that too logical? lol

There's only 2 more things that I can possibly fathom they can still fail me on, one of which they were trying to determine last time but couldn't see it well enough to conclusively pick on it.

So how much has it cost you all up to get your car engineered?

Well it's hard to put a figure on it precisely...So we'll go with somewhere over $2500 inclusive of fabricating and fitting child restraints.

So without the child restraints it is considerably less.

What mods did you get engineered? Turbo, coilovers, wheels, fmic come to mind but was there much else they had to do?

Well the report covers the whole car - ie you can't ask him to engineer your coilovers while ignoring an engine swap or something. The report itself came in at $1350 ish, though a small part of this is due to having to fix a few things up then pay for reassessment of said things.

The scope of modifications covered in my ORIGINAL report are coilovers, rear camber arms, rear traction rod, HICAS lock bar, non-standard wheels, steering wheel (lol), brake lines, and turbo. There's also sundry additions like FMIC, dash gauges, pod filter inside cold air box, and oil catch can.

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



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Kinda glad I never got to this ..    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1483859159195077
    • @GTSBoy This method was able to get readings of -10 to -2, so it looks like its monitoring.  Now I need to figure out why the vacuum on the line provided isn't alternating with manifold pressure.  I went with 2 lines that an RB25 tuner recommended but I'll get a longer hose and try directly off the back of the manifold.  He may have been used to OEM intake setups while I have a DBW setup that removed the MAF and IACV.  
    • I work at a car detailing and tinting shop called Quark which gets all manner of German cars in usually (mainly due to a contract with Mercedes Benz Kita Osaka, BMW Nishinomiya and others) but every once in a while something special comes in, like a fully restored 1972 HS30 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG... The shop owner had immediately started applying film to the windows as soon as it was in the shop so the interior was completely covered in towels and plastic sheets. But I could get a few photos of the engine bay which was restored like new. Such an amazing car to see in pristine condition in Japan these days.  
    • Was going to say the car pulls up nicely everywhere, especially going into that last long right hander before the main straight. Looks like a lot of fun.
    • Hey Dave, welcome aboard! Good to see another soon-to-be Stagea owner here. The wagons are awesome — plenty of space, still got that Skyline DNA, and loads of potential if you’re into mods. Definitely post up pics when you get it, everyone here loves seeing new builds. What model/year are you looking at?
×
×
  • Create New...