Originally Posted by
Wolvesboy
Hey, thanks for the reply.
The "other" guy importing into WA is me! Yes - your airbox and associated piping are a work of art! I am interested in your brake set up too - they look way bigger than my standard items.
Finally got the car WA road registered and it def. was a pita. The side intrusion bars was an ADR issue - ALL imported cars from 1990 onwards need to have them retro fitted to pass this inspection (I believe this will be the case across the whole of Australia - but do not quote me on that one)! I know of some recent TVR Griffith imports that only got away with not fitting them because they are glass fibre bodies. I also only had to fit them to the front doors! The rear passengers do not count!
Cheers.
Looks like your Aussie Motor Vehicles Dept have decided to really make it difficult to import British classic cars! Some jobsworth probably thought it up but as you said the car has 4 doors not 2 so makes no sense! Do you have to carry with you some sort of certificate to say your car is all road legal? Big brake set up's are fairly common on Sapphire Cosworth's over here and you can order them as a complete kit from various places. Makes a big difference as the small standard brakes are not much good once you get the power up. Mine is over twice the standard power and I need to know the brakes are spot on!!! The only thing I would say is if you import a big brake set-up will you run into any problems again because you are fitting non standard items? Cheers Richard.