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Scott Gates
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 08:39 pm, by:  Scott Gates (Scotty_001) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looking to get my car fully engineered.

Need a place in SA to do this.

Any help would be great, and any rough price would be awesome also.

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:33 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This guy is THE BEST engineer in Adelaide. But you may need to prompt him as he talks very s-l-o-w-l-y(he is just thinking). He used to engineer jap imports for me back in the day and he does an awesome job - engineered a 500hp rx7 for me and an rx4 that was off the hook. He is amazing! I saw an evo he engineered that was stoopid crazy modified.


DOUG POTTS. Australian Technology Pty Ltd. (Wayville). Phone: (08) 8271 4573.

Let me know how you get on. What do you want engineered anyway.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:35 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mega pricey if you have coilovers and big turbo setups...the rest not so bad...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:38 pm, by:  Scott Gates (Scotty_001) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cheers mate, will give him a call tomorrow.

I want to get my car completely engineered for piece of mind.

No coilovers, stock height.
I have hybrids so want them done.
I just want to have it all engineered so i can drive and forget.


any idea on prices??
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:43 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hybrids - should not need to be done exhaust might?? but hybrids wont put out any different gasses than standard turbos. Should not need cert. Unless you have no heat shrouds ect. What about strut braces, shake and bake mirrors, big wheels? any thing not factory fitted?
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:45 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

He is fair on pricing but I dont think you would need much done.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:49 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have had him do engineering certs for the following things:

Side intrusion bars into jap cars
fuel filler necks into jap cars
ADR approved mirrors into jap cars
certs for factory sun visors in s13's
Engineering cert for t88 high mount on rx7(stoopid expensive and major fab work required)
Cert for coilovers in 180sx

Things you need cert's for are normally major changes.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 09:59 pm, by:  Scott Gates (Scotty_001) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

well thats the thing i dont know what i have on my car that regency would hate me for....... so dont know what certs i would need.....
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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 08:30 am, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Doug can have a look at your car and he will let you know if there is anything, Having said that you will need to put your car through regency to have it approved and they may get you for other things.
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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:44 am, by:  Scott Gates (Scotty_001) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

have it approved for what exactly???

its registered now, if thats what your referring too.
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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 12:42 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Doug will probably want to run it through regency to have it approved by transport SA. You may need some engineering certificates to pass, but they may ping you on other things. A mate of mine has a Cortina with an sr20T in it all regency approved, It needed a few engineering certificates and a regency inspection and now it's regency approved. If you just want the certificates that's a different story but they don't mean squat until they are approved by regency park(transport SA). You can modify your car all you like but when you do get pulled up these steps need to be taken if you want to keep your mods. Transport SA are not that hard to deal with but other states are definately easier. I have had more cars through regency than you can poke a stick at when I was importing jap cars.
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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 12:46 pm, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think what I'm trying to say is that a cop won't give a rats if you have an engineering cert. He will defect you anyway. You have to be regency approved to be bulletproof. Even then it's iffy because I guy my missus work with at autobarn almost got defected by a cop in Mt Barker in a fully engineered 1jz powered hilux 4wd. It had only been regency approved two weeks earlier.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 02:50 pm, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Rory Thompson does A LOT of imports.

I personally wouldnt bother with it until you get defected as it can work out quite pricey. Was thinking of getting a NSW engineering certificate which can be had for hell cheap but looks majorly dodgey compared to a full SA report. I mainly wanted a NSW as its cheap and i would try my luck convincing a cop that all is sweet.

Realistically though its all about making it look stock, matte black paint is your friend plus your imagination to hide things. With that winning combo you can pretty much getaway with anything bar a high mount turbo.

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