Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted June 19, 2013 Jay Weatherill I think this quote was over asking Mike Deveraux if he washed his hand after taking a piss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted June 19, 2013 Sorry I've jacked this thread badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gromet88 3,042 Posted June 19, 2013 in n.s.w its about who you know and how honest you are if your mate has a ticket for rego,for me rego is still a pain as i need to think about my mate losing his ticket if the cars i work on or my cars are not up to scratch ,so i strive to have them 100% as it makes me sleep better knowing my mate doesnt get fucked over, Yeah that's my point, its the same everywhere. the whole system is flawed. you could pass a roady in jan, then in march your tires are bald-ish and then you have to go back anyway (if you get a defect obviously). But they need to take the powers away from cops and start an actual sector for on road vechile inspectors. cops don't know there ar*e from their face when it comes to cars and need to stop wasting everyones time is rann still in? Jay Weatherall dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcfly94 169 Posted June 19, 2013 Yeah that's my point, its the same everywhere. the whole system is flawed. you could pass a roady in jan, then in march your tires are bald-ish and then you have to go back anyway (if you get a defect obviously). But they need to take the powers away from cops and start an actual sector for on road vechile inspectors. cops don't know there ar*e from their face when it comes to cars and need to stop wasting everyones time Jay Weatherall dude whoever the bloody hell that is!, haven't notice any difference to the state lately, except 40kmh speed limits! probably his fault! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gromet88 3,042 Posted June 19, 2013 nope that was the do-gooders 1 mcfly94 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickd 111 Posted June 20, 2013 SA GREAT was the best logo why change it to the silly door .!?!?!?!I know SA laws are very tuff when it comes to modifications as I remember got pulled over in the XD I had 24 hours to change back to my original steering wheel (had a mono steering wheel) an had chrome strut towers instead of the original black ones. I didn't argue as I was more shocked but i looked into it and law states this. If your planning on putting a V8 in the XF go to Regency ask the questions to one of the guys there and they will tell you the what options are and do's for this conversion for it to be legal. 1 mcfly94 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,271 Posted June 20, 2013 Buy a 351 XD. Fuck 'em. 1 mcfly94 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,271 Posted June 20, 2013 Seriously, with all the fun of Regency (Vehicle Inspection centre in SA), Mods to the firewall, changing the loom, mounts, springs, V8 dash conversion.............it's probly a cheaper option. If you like the XF a lot, the front panels will swap onto XD/XE. 1 revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revhead 1,392 Posted June 20, 2013 but wont putting the front on an xd/e still give you grief Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,271 Posted June 20, 2013 Nope, the cops dont get too picky with panels, XC front on XB etc, but, engines and suspension, they're real hot on. Can get defected here for not having tyre placard in door jamb, windscreen squirters not working or non standard engine bits. Holleys/Air Horns/ Harnesses and such. You know,...the stuff that makes your car SAFER ! Racing seats, Harnesses, bigger brakes, low profile tyres........... But, Granny Ethel can drive her 180B down the road with the front guard flaping in the breeze, and rust holes in the boot, so big, you can see the back seat. But at least it's standard. 2 mcfly94 and nickd reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revhead 1,392 Posted June 20, 2013 it is a backward society we live in! racing seat and racing harness,s i can see the problem here as a lot of people dont have a clue ,on how to safely mount said items,lol many years ago i was looking at this guys car its polished roll cage had blue tack holding it to the floor ,? 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gromet88 3,042 Posted June 20, 2013 But I still rather not have the stupid roadies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted June 20, 2013 I like a good roady. Fu iced coffee or solo 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickd 111 Posted June 20, 2013 Nope, the cops dont get too picky with panels, XC front on XB etc, but, engines and suspension, they're real hot on. Can get defected here for not having tyre placard in door jamb, windscreen squirters not working or non standard engine bits. Holleys/Air Horns/ Harnesses and such. You know,...the stuff that makes your car SAFER ! Racing seats, Harnesses, bigger brakes, low profile tyres........... But, Granny Ethel can drive her 180B down the road with the front guard flaping in the breeze, and rust holes in the boot, so big, you can see the back seat. But at least it's standard. Granny state it is and you've hit the nail on the head, couldn't have said it any better. Hopefully mcfly94 does his home work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcfly94 169 Posted June 20, 2013 Granny state it is and you've hit the nail on the head, couldn't have said it any better. Hopefully mcfly94 does his home work. yeah I know, going to rebuild all the main parts on my car, like brakes, diff, trans, steering box as they need attention, then the car will have just about everything replaced ready for a bigger power setup 1 revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted June 21, 2013 700 thou lift cam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy616 183 Posted June 25, 2013 by the sounds move to northern territory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gromet88 3,042 Posted June 25, 2013 oh don't be silly saying things like that lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XPT 673 Posted June 25, 2013 Why not just get complete late EL- AU3 XR8 running gear ? They rated from factory 185-220kw (gt40p headed). It's not worth the trouble of fitting the e7 headed 165-175kw Windsor from eb-el xr8 and non XR8 v8s in AU. The e7 heads are not great for performance and the manifolds aren't good either so even fitting them to an earlier block would give disappointing results. A manual AU setup with a cam and remap would get along nicely in an XF. 1 gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SZKsa347 6 Posted March 14, 2014 before after Regency asked me to bring it in. Havent done it, but they did change the engine number for me!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted March 14, 2014 And I can vouch for it sounding fucking tits.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLO247 1,713 Posted March 14, 2014 Nicely done. I'm in SA too. What did you have to do to rego it as an 8? Did they care that it was a windsor and whether it was injected? I know this is old but I want to correct XPTCrossy. All AU V8s were GT40P headed with explorer manifolds. None of the E7/HO stuff. Still had shit exhaust manifolds though aside from XR8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SZKsa347 6 Posted March 14, 2014 Hi dave ZK was released with a v8, so easy done. Had to inform them of the engine change and number. they gave me a list of what I had to do and I did it, however, they wanted access to the ECU, and its not stock, the engine you see here is the old one, NC V8, I now have an ED XR8 engine, GT40P heads, with Edelbrock gear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLO247 1,713 Posted March 14, 2014 You had to inform the rego office or regency? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SZKsa347 6 Posted March 14, 2014 I asked regency what i had to do and i just went to rego office and filled out a 'change of engine' form. The list they gave me was all common sense really. Upgrade brakes and suspension, cat converters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
