There are so many inconsistencies especially here in perth even more so since
thepits are now run by privately owned businesses.I know one guy who turned up
with willwood 4 spots on the front with 300mm vented rotos and they knocked it
back but passed it the next day with 240k brakes.the inspectors reasoning was
that the 4 spots are race brakes but for $500 he would arrange a ticket for
them.According to the legislation even 240k or 200b brakes are illegal without a
ticket.This inspector is now under investigation as they should only supply
details of registed engineers .
Andrew Smith
Terry Rudd wrote:
> You can see why the RTA is trying to standardise safety specification for
> modified vehicles. I'm not saying that your car is a death trap, but
> experiences like this just send shivers down my spine. To many of my friend
> were badly injured and a couple were even killed driving unsafe hotted up
> cars in the 70's and I would have thought by now it would have been a bit
> better than back then.
>
> terry (soap box just got squashed)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ryanmel
> Sent: Monday, 18 June 2001 19:47
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Registering 1600 with L20 in Melb (Cam)
>
> here in perth they allow a 25% or 30% increase in capacity i think.
> i had some serious problems getting my Z18ET 1600 over the pits in perth
> because i had put R31 rear discs on and the fronts were 200B Girlock with a
> 180B Dual reservoir m/cyl. The engine was passed with a phone call... they
> rang
> a guy they use for getting ideas on how much hp import motors have as
> they had some limit on that too (i think 20%)... they happened to ring a guy
> i used
> regularly and he just said, "yeah, thats within the limits" and that was
> that.
> from a stock L16 to a Z18ET was less than 20%?? but come to the brakes and
> 3 of the pits
> i went to said "we need someone to sign off on the brakes, we wont take
> liablility for them"
> there was only one guy in perth who had the little program and the G-tech to
> measure
> stopping distance relative to pedal pressure and ra ra ra ra. he wanted
> $400 a pop and said
> it will need 2 trials. so $800... anyways, the fourth pits i took it to,
> didn't even check them..
> got away scott free. they signed off on the brakes thinking they had been
> checked.. all systems nelly
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 11:32 AM
> Subject: RE: Registering 1600 with L20 in Melb (Cam)
>
> > That is just sillyness!!
> > It is my opinion that a compuslory engineers certificate is probably the
> > easiest way to allow engine conversions, but then the engineers need to be
> > regulated themselves. ie by that I mean engineering a stock L20b into a
> 1600
> > shouldn't cost any more than $100 provided it is safe and has [for
> example]
> > 200b brakes minimum. But I realise then the laws will have to be changed
> to let
> > engineers do it that cheaply.
> >
> > zac
> >
> > > Listers,
> > >
> > > Ha, I like it, just go to another rego office who haven't read the head
> > > office memos for a month.
> > >
> > > The reduction in oversize transplants crap has started to happen in the
> ACT
> > > too, I was talking to them recently and they told me that an 1800cc
> inline 4
> > > cyl is the max "over the pits" upgrade for a 1600 as under the National
> > > Roads Guidelines some idiot has deemed that the engineering level of a
> road
> > > registered car (you'd immediately think they were talking about a
> Hyundai
> > > but it seems not) can only safely handle a 12.5% increase in cubic
> capacity
> > > and it would seem that you can't change the engine block configuration
> > > either ( i.e. no 1.5 litre v8's). He went on to inform me that "This
> change
> > > in legislation is designed to stop young revheads dropping V8's into
> their
> > > Datsun 1600's!" - yeah right, how many V8 1600 are registered in the
> ACT -
> > > Answer 1.
> > >
> > > So I asked him about replacing a L16 Datto with a Toyota 4A-GE (NA
> 1600cc 4
> > > cyl inline 20 valve and incidentally puts out more KWs than a L20B puts
> out
> > > in HP)? Answer - "unless the conversion requires structural changes to
> the
> > > chassis then you would just present to the pits for a ruling and if it
> was
> > > done properly I couldn't see how you will have a problem under this
> ruling."
> > >
> > > This is a joke, these clowns have nfi what they are doing but they make
> or
> > > at least interpret the law of the land. I read recently that there is a
> big
> > > push going on again in the US (California at this stage) again for the
> > > government to "buy back" all road registered vehicle pre 1970 - the
> > > suggested amount is $US2500. This is of concern to us over here as well
> as
> > > if this gets off the ground then it will be very quickly grabbed by the
> > > average greenie for sure.
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Terry (stepping down of soapbox)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Webb
> > > Sent: Monday, 18 June 2001 10:55
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Registering 1600 with L20 in Melb (Cam)
> > >
> > >
> > > My mate had some problems getting his L20 regestered in melb without an
> > > engineers, he thaught he had no hope... one of his mates told him to try
> all
> > > the vic roads, he got it through eventually (Greensbough Vic Roads) but
> he
> > > did have to try about 4 of them. Its worth a try before you get an
> engineers
> > > anyway!
> > >
> > > Whats the go if you let your regestation lapse is it like a roadworthy
> or do
> > > you have to get a new engineers?
> > >
> > > thanx rich
> > >
> >
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