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Cam CM510 www.sprite.com.au/cm510 ----- Original Message ----- From: "peter nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: Re: engineering 1600 > The engineer i went to here in Sydney wanted both cat and unleaded filler > neck, and mines a 71. WHAT DA? > > > >From: "Cam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: engineering 1600 > >Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:33:57 +1100 > > > >Standard filler nozzle, cause the car being 72 didn't have to run ULP. > > > >I could have run leaded fuel and no cat. > > > >Cam > >CM510 > >www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:15 AM > >Subject: RE: engineering 1600 > > > > > > > Hi Cam and Geordie and everyone, > > > > > > Regarding requiring an unleaded fuel filler neck for a conversion - is > > > this just for the different size filler, or because a different rubber > >is > > > required for use with unleaded? > > > > > > Also Cam, which fuel filler nozzle did you use for your car? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Andrew > > > > > > > Chris, From my experience, an engineer will inspect anything modified > >on > > > > your car which is different to factory issue for that model. Then he > >checks > > > > that it all complies with the ADR rules, ie pollution, safety, etc. If > > > > anything does not comply or is structurally unsafe, then he will tell > >you to > > > > modify something another way and come back. If all is well with his > > > > inspection, then he writes a report, takes your money and hands you > >the > > > > report. > > > > > > > > Most engineers I spoke to were great blokes who were all too willing > >to > >help > > > > you out. Most of 'em are hoons like us who have 20 years of extra > >living > > > > under their belt and just want you to have a safe / roadworthy car, > >and > >to > > > > share their knowledge and hindsight with you for a fee. > > > > > > > > I put a SR20DET in a TRX and all I did was do the work I thought I had > >to > > > > do, rung a few engineers and asked them what mods they required, etc. > >The > > > > only things which were stipulated was that I have an unleaded fuel > >nozzle, > > > > and that after I get that, to go to the RTA and get a pollution test > >done. > > > > Then I rung him up again once that was done, we spent about an hour > > > > together, I showed him all the things I did to change the car from > >NORMAL to > > > > what it is now, gave him the pollution report and the next day he gave > >me > > > > his engineer's report. > > > > > > > > There is absolutely nothing to worry about so long as everything you > >do > > > > seems good to you, then chances are when inspection time comes, it'll > >look > > > > good enough to the engineer! > > > > > > > > In a nutshell, and as Cam said..Sortov... They are making an > >Engineer's > > > > Report, and that is all it is. A report of what things have been > >modified on > > > > your car. All too simple! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris > >Simpson > > > > Sent: Friday, 18 January 2002 11:07 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: engineering 1600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > WA'ers? > > > > > > > > Does any one know how the sort of things that Cam has got engineered > >in > > > > Victoria compares to what you'd get away with in WA? Obviously the > >ADR's > > > > are all the same, but it is often the interpretation of them that > >matters > > > > by the individual engineers and the pits. > > > > > > > > Chris S > > > > > > > > > > > > CM510 writes: > > > > > > > > > Hi Greg, > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like your 1600 is coming along well :) > > > > > > > > > > Mine was engineered about 6 months ago, and as far as I know nothing > >has > > > > > changed since then. > > > > > > > > > > Engineered with; > > > > > > > > > > No rear seats (or rear seat belts) > > > > > Half roll cage (that is padded) > > > > > 'Modified suspension, including performance springs and > >shock-absorbers' > > > > > (nothing more specific than this) > > > > > No heater core...but does retain the fan for windscreen demisting > > > > > Four point race harnesses > > > > > > > > > > The engineer made brief mention of the reversed bend steering drag > >link > > > > and > > > > > front cross member saying 'modified to the engineers satisfaction' > > > > > > > > > > My car also has Fixed Back fiber glass front seats, no roof lining, > > > > carpet, > > > > > door trims or radio. No specific mention of these was made in the > >report, > > > > > this may mean that either a) The engineer 'didn't see them' or b) > >they > > > > are > > > > > legal and don't need to be mentioned. I did c) not say anything, so > >as > > > > not > > > > > to stir the pot. > > > > > > > > > > I have been meaning to scan and post a copy on my web-site, I > >*will* > >get > > > > is > > > > > done soon :) > > > > > > > > > > Catcha soon, (if I can :)) > > > > > > > > > > p.s., a lot comes down to the particular engineer you use, I highly > > > > > recommend Geoff Watters. VERY fair and reasonable. > > > > > > > > > > Cam > > > > > CM510 > > > > > www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: Ozdat mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:08 PM > > > > > Subject: engineering 1600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey fellas, > > > > > > > > > > > > who has done an engineered 1600 in Victoria recently? If you > >have, > > > > could > > > > > > you give me some guidelines as to what I can and can't do, and > >what > > > > probs > > > > > > you had. I don't want it to be a road driven car, but want to > >drive > >it > > > > to > > > > > > and from track days, and the occasional Sunday cruise. It will be > > > > getting > > > > > a > > > > > > sr20de, upgraded brakes (a setup that doesn't need mods - like > >some > >twin > > > > > > piston sumo's front, and some sort of disk combo for rear), r180 > >diff, > > > > > fully > > > > > > stripped inside (basically set up purely for racing purposes) with > > > > racing > > > > > > seat, harness, for engineers I presume I have to have a passenger > >seat > > > > and > > > > > > seat belt (do I need to put in the rear seats?). Don't want to > >have > >any > > > > > > trim, carpets and all the bull shit. Will be doing all the wiring > > > > myself. > > > > > > Will try to make up/modify mounts, cross member and stuff myself. > >Also > > > > > roll > > > > > > cage... Also, when it comes to cutting out rust and welding in > >new > > > > steel, > > > > > > do I need to pass this by an engineer, or do I just not tell him I > >have > > > > > done > > > > > > it? One example of where I have to do this is the drivers floor, > >which > > > > is > > > > > > quite badly rusted (through in some places, like accelerator > >mount), > >and > > > > > > will have to be totally replaced. Also other things like fuel > >supply, > > > > > pump > > > > > > will be mounted under the car basically, do I have to retain a > >spare > > > > tyre > > > > > > wheel well... > > > > > > > > > > > > any info would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > regards Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
