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24-05-2005, 11:03 AM | #1 | ||
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After months of phonecalls and messing around, I have finally gotten to the last stages of getting the AU engineered. :
With the help of AU2forte, I have managed to book an emission test at the Penrith RTA centre on the 14th of June and the next day if I pass the test it will be going to the engineer for compliancing. : The next few weeks will involve tuning the car to emission specs similar to that of a stock car so It can hopefully pass the official test when I head up to NSW. So with a bit of luck in 4 weeks I will be able to legally drive the AU and go cruising without worry of being defected!! : : :thebirds: Anyways I just thought I would share my excitement with you all. I cant wait!
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24-05-2005, 11:15 AM | #2 | ||
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Good to hear Dan. Best of luck, I suppose.
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24-05-2005, 11:38 AM | #3 | ||
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Good stuff Dan, cant wait to see that beast on the street again!
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24-05-2005, 11:49 AM | #4 | ||
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great best of luck hope everything goes well!
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24-05-2005, 12:54 PM | #5 | ||
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cant wait to see your face when i beat you dan.
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24-05-2005, 01:17 PM | #6 | ||
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Great stuff Dan.
Can I askt hough, why is you have to do all this? Is it a requirement of rego every year or something that you have to pass emissions testing on top of the usual RWC etc? Sorry Im just a bit lost on all of it and curious as to how it works.
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24-05-2005, 01:31 PM | #7 | ||
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The mods done to the car haven't been approved by an engineer as yet, but to get an engineer to look at it, the car needs an emissions test to make sure it's within legal spec. At the moment Dan is wide open to defects etc, once it has the ok from the engineer it'll be all hunky dory.
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24-05-2005, 01:43 PM | #8 | ||
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sound good but why NSW?
Also another random question, is the rego hotdbz and hence why you refer to it as that?
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24-05-2005, 01:43 PM | #9 | ||
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I'm sure you will be fine.
Mal didn't cut any corners when building the car and the guys that did the work know what their doing.
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24-05-2005, 01:44 PM | #10 | |||
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Exactly, as it stands the car is unroadworthy, as with any other car that has been turbocharged in the aftermarket world. It needs to be engineered to keep the police happy, the engineer will sign off on the mods saying that it is all within the correct ADR regulations. I need to have the emission test to prove that the car meets ADR 37 00 and 01 which is the pollution regulation for the year the car was built. The engineer cant do this in house and it needs to be an official test approved by the EPA. In Victoria the only way to do this test is to take the car to a laboratory which costs heaps as they only places that do it here are private companies that can charge the earth. In NSW they have free tests which are similar but good enough for the engineer to sign off on. Engineers in Victoria only accept the official test done in Victoria $$$, i can do it 5 times over in NSW including travel and accomodation and still come out in front.
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Well done mate
Thats great news and hope everything goes smother than an 18yo.... well you know what!
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24-05-2005, 01:45 PM | #12 | |||
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refer last post. The plates are not HOTDBZ but it was called this on the old forums, not sure if it did have those plates in the past though. Tornado-Hopefully it passes, everything is done really well, the only thing that concerns me is the emission test at the moment. Ill be stressing on that day. :
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24-05-2005, 01:46 PM | #13 | |||
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Thanks mate, its such a hassle to do I hope it all works out. It got really hard when every engineer in Victoria said they would accept nothing less than an ADR test which costs more than I earn in 2 months.
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24-05-2005, 01:50 PM | #15 | |||
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I bloody agree
Will have to catch up over a beer and see what you did, maybe an option for me
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24-05-2005, 02:03 PM | #16 | |||
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Ive heard engineers certs are buggers here, but didn't realise that its cheaper to go interstate and get it done..lol thats a joke.
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24-05-2005, 02:11 PM | #17 | |||
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24-05-2005, 02:22 PM | #18 | ||
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Good to see you persisted and went the legal route Dan.
Can't wait to go out cruising with you again after this is done, hopefully we can get pulled over and stick it up the TMU!! We'll let them write up the defect, and then go "Oh, I forgot to mention, this car is fully engineered and complies to all Australian Design Rules, along with emissions regulations. Here's your **** on a plate." Sundeep |
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24-05-2005, 04:46 PM | #20 | ||
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good luck dan ,having it all legal will be awsome
whats the biggest factors ,with both your car dan and laminge? is it emissions- because of boost and eng management power increase- is braking system and chassis sufficient to cope with extra loads nothing else would reqiure cert correct? as big brakes are stock and all the mods are just engine/gearbox/ecu cheers Joel |
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24-05-2005, 09:26 PM | #21 | |||
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Good stuff Dan, I still remember that thread on the old forum about that car being turboed, it was one of the things that got me interested in the site enough to come back, and it just grew from there.
Hope it all goes according to plan!
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24-05-2005, 10:04 PM | #22 | ||
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I certainly hope your test goes great. You've had more than your fair share of hassles. I can't believe the red tape and expense involved. You did very well to persist and get to this final stage. Well done, all the very best.
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