350 chev conversion kit

[muzzie]

Hi all its been a while, just wondering if anyone can help me? i have purchased a 350 chev and was thinking of putting it in my fc sedan, just wondering if there is a conversion kit out there and how hard it is to do or exspensive?  Thanks Muzzie

[FCRB26]

what state you in not legal in,vic or.nsw

[muzzie]

Spewin! Im in vic, oh well looks like i have to buy another project car. :)

[John253a]

you can do in vic, there are 3 way

1. you can do it on street rod reg.
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/street_rod.aspx

2. have a pay extra at engineers and have it done as an ICV (individual constructed vehicle).
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/pdf/NCOP10_Section_LO_ADRs_ICVs_1Jan2011_v2.pdf

3. if the vehicle is reg. as commercial the laws dont apply.
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/pdf/NCOP3_Section_LA_Engine_01jan2011_v3.pdf

[John253a]

also with the new laws came a few bonuses, club and rod reg get a book that allows the car to driven 90 days a years unrestricted,

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

So living in Victoria is looking pretty sweet right now  :P

[John253a]

were therea will theres a way :D

[fe350chev]

But if you get it passed in SA then you can re register it on the SA engineers sign off in Vic and dont need any inspections other than the usual roadworthy.

[fink fc]

So living in Victoria is looking pretty sweet right now  :P

Not only that,we have the best BEER in Australia! ;D

[fe350chev]

tassie has the best beer

[chrisfc]

Doesn't it say somewhere in the regs that if the commercial vehicle is derived from a passenger car then it's the same regs as for passenger car. So much in the regs to read i might be wrong but i think i remember reading it somewhere.

     Regards  Chris.

[fe350chev]

Thats correct Chris, doesnt matter what the weight of the utility fc or fe is, they go by they sedan.

[chrisfc]

So do they have a maximum cubic inch that you can register an fe/fc in SA. Or is it as long as it passes all the other regs it's ok?

[fe350chev]

Yeah no minimum mate in SA, the preferred method is they send you a build form, you submit it and then build it to what specs they say, in terms of equipment etc, then the engineer ticks off the structural side. brake test done etc... These days probably cheaper to move to SA (for me anyway being near the border) and engineer your car there and then move back to vic, because I have no VASS approved people for 2 hours plus and they charge like wounded bull to come here and inspect anything. If the government are going to privatise processes like this, then I would prefer that they make it accessible to ALL VICTORIANS and ensure that there are sufficient VASS Engineers available to everyone. This is not an attack on anyone, but is a fact. I'd hate to think that people cut corners and don't get cars inspected properly for safety as I have to drive on the roads with these death traps.

[John253a]

Just get an IVC done and you REG with anything you like in Vic. I thing the report is around the 3500 mark,

Or if it's not going to be an everydayer car hotrod REG it
Your aloud up to 460ci, and can drive 90 days a year+ club events, that nilly twice a week(saterday and Sunday)

There are positives with new law, no many but some.

[chrisfc]

If it's done on icv reg then does it have to comply with current Australian design rules. air bags,emissions,etc,etc,etc.

[John253a]

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/pdf/NCOP10_Section_LO_ADRs_ICVs_1Jan2011_v2.pdf

here's the doc, haven't read it all, but id does get classed at a car of the year first reg after mods, so if you finish and reg in 2013 then its a 2013 holden _____,

but best to check with the engineer,
i dont thing it need airbags, as not all new car have airbags,
emissions i no for a fact is yes, you must run cat's, stay under 88db and run ulp
abs, youll have to check, but i have seen it fitted on many early mdl cars, when the donor vehicle had it fitted.

again best to ring around and find engineers that do it, and ask them, as they be the one signing it off.

here's a link to hotrod reg as well if interested
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/street_rod.aspx
it well worth looking into if you dont intend to drive it everyday

[chrisfc]

So how many trips to SA does that mean you would have to make? Which engineer is the closest to the Vic boarder? Do you have to live in SA to have it engineered in SA?

[John253a]

The car must be first Reg. After engineers to a SA lienced person living in SA
If my memory servies me right it must stay in that person name for so many weeks before it will be excepted in Vic.
And ive also been told there closing up that loop hole and making it stay in that persons name for a longer time period of time before it can be transferred

[chrisfc]

I have a friend of a friend who lives in SA so could i change my licence to SA licence and use his address then wait till the time period has expired then change to vic reg?