Originally Posted by
cossynut2
Interesting stuff, which part of Australia do you live in? I lived in Adelaide and the Police there do not tolerate highly modified road cars.
I'm halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Police don't seem as humourless here as what you and other South Aussies recount. I've had no issue in two and a half years with the EsCos. My Mk1 has been looked over, but it is legally modified so end of discussion.
What exactly are you allowed to do that the compliance company will pass ?
How would I get my 2wd Sapphire with 450bhp, lowered suspension, big brakes upgrade, 3inch exhaust, 17inch wheels etc passed?
2 tier question, commonwealth then state. The saph is not on the SEVS list at the moment, so personal import, for commonwealth regs. There are plenty of quite modified Skylines and Supras in jap import yards here so it must all be doable by getting in touch with the right RAWS company. It might be possible to get the saph on the SEVS list as it has similar OEM power to weight as the EsCos.
The bloke I bought the EsCos from, has a modified saph he imported after he sold me the EsCos.
For state registration, the SA state government should be able to provide a list of certifiers for modifications. At least that is how it works in Queensland. There are current model cars having turbo's and supers fitted here that are certified. Tweaking an already turbo car is a lessor deal.
It all seems a bit confusing as each State has its own interpretation of the rules
from what I can make out?
Cheers Richard.
Yes, the commonwealth have a set of rules then each state has another set of rules which are supposed to be harmonised with the commonwealth but aren't quite.