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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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 Finally seen the engineer
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Wed, 19 January 2005 13:39
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when and spoke with my engineer today after 6 months of starting the rebuild  and a massiv list of things i wanted to ask and do to the car for engineering along with pics to show...
I am Happy to say that everything is a GO  he has approved my brake upgrade. i explained to him what i wanted to do and showed him all the current pics and he said it was fine and would pass on the spot no worried.
with the battery relocation, he said that the box has to be mounted to the boot floor and ALSO the battery!!!! the battery NEEDS to be clamped down as it is in the engine bay. so all i have to do there is buy a battery base and clamp and bolt that through the battery box and into the floor. the strap he says is only to hold the cover on the box and also it needs to be vented to outside, so im gonna vent that through the floor aswell. he has also approved that i can run the battery positive terminal through the chassis rail
with the boot surge tank and fuel pump location all that is legally required is that the boot area be sealed off from the cabin by a piece of metal only, that way if there is a leak or explosion then it wont get into the cabin as the metal is not flamable and therefore wont get into the cabin. i know it still can but that is the only requirement, therefore it does not need to be boxed off on its own and vented
now when i was there i was EXTREMELY worried about my aftermarket POD filter and Haltech ECU... but after thourough research of the EPA and RTA i couldnt find any reason not to engineer a POD filter, i mentioned this to him and he said the only reason why it is illegal is cause of the increase of induction noise and also being a forced injection engine that just makes it worse. we have therefore come to an agreement that he will engineer the pod as long as it is sheilded and induction noise reduced to a legal limit, ie, 96Db as it is pre 1983. i told him i will just get heat sheild material and cover it like that and he said thats fine and will pass HOW MAD IS THAT
also with all the extra drilling and stuff he said all that is required is that for everything that is not a bolt requires a rubber gromet. so 2 are required for the positive cable (one in boot and one in engine bay), one is required for the venting hose of the battery box
with the Haltech, apparently engineers in NSW had a meeting with the RTA and EPA a couple weeks ago and have been advised that there is no way in HELL they will allow them BUT he said to me that he does not check the electrical system when he goes to engineer it so if he cant see it then he assumes stock ECU is being used ... to that i replied you will never see it  so providing that the ECU is not easily visible then he will pass me but under the assumption that there is the stock ECU still there...
so in summary my brake upgrade approved, my POD filter approved, my battery relocation approved and my fuel system approved and written on the certificate... with the ECU that is some what approved (i guess you could say that)... so all in all I AM A VERY HAPPY CHAPPY and can now complete everything with a peace of mind, now all i need is the money 
only stupid thing is that i forgot to ask him bout the filler nozzle, i guess ill call him tomorrow...
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fade-e | Wed, 19 January 2005 13:39 |
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setsuna | Wed, 19 January 2005 13:54 |
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Cool1 | Wed, 19 January 2005 13:59 |
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fade-e | Wed, 19 January 2005 15:37 |
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clubagreenie | Wed, 19 January 2005 20:28 |
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davedave | Wed, 19 January 2005 22:00 |
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TurboRA28 | Wed, 19 January 2005 22:10 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 00:00 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 00:37 |
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4agte | Thu, 20 January 2005 03:34 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 03:48 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 00:40 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:18 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:33 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:29 |
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draven | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:30 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:34 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:38 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 02:59 |
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draven | Thu, 20 January 2005 10:14 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 11:00 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:50 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 20 January 2005 01:54 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 20 January 2005 03:18 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 03:21 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 20 January 2005 03:37 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 03:40 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 20 January 2005 04:13 |
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Sigmeister | Thu, 20 January 2005 07:56 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 04:55 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 08:30 |
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Youngy | Thu, 20 January 2005 10:38 |
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draven | Thu, 20 January 2005 11:19 |
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Youngy | Thu, 20 January 2005 21:41 |
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davedave | Thu, 20 January 2005 22:04 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 20 January 2005 11:22 |
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Major Clod | Thu, 20 January 2005 11:36 |
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fade-e | Thu, 20 January 2005 14:07 |
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setsuna | Thu, 20 January 2005 16:15 |
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