Buying Interstate..transport Authority Checks?

[inowereulive]

simply said im looking at buying a modified car from interstate. BF typhoon,xr6 turbs

I understand that it is a requirement for the car to go through an inspection at the transport authority in my current state to be eligble for registration...

tried looking for the information on their website but to no avail.

Just trying to compound a list of things that are pretty common that I would have to change to get it past inspection. Just assume common mods are on the car to make around 300 rwkw.

window tint I assume will be an issue on a few cars

being a modified car the exhaust noise has next to no chance to getting through?

what are other common modifications that are made to these vehicles that may cause me dramas when going into the inspection

[sexual harrassment panda]

get a tune shop to do your roadworthy, they will know what's legal and what isn't.

[johno]

Depends on what state you are in, and what state the car comes from. Also, age of vehicle will

alter type of inspection in some states.

A bit more info may help with answers.

[inowereulive]

Hay guys I spoke to my transport authority fellas to recieve the following info. As expected, if its a stock standard car then it can just go straight through after a VIN check or something, but if its been modified in any way it must go over the pits and comply with the usual Defect procedures. Unlucky for me im not real too keen on purchasing a standard vehicle, I want to spend absolute nothing more on the car then what I purchase it for originally ( apart from maintenance/repair costs) I have made the mistake in the past with spending alot of money on my car and I do not wish to repeat this!I included all the mods of a car that I was looking at purchasing to see what I had to change. this is what I came up with

Nizpro 4" Exhaust with the 5" bodied cat loudness of exhaust may be an issue? Could be

- Nizpro 1100hp cooler Is this an intercooler for the induction system, if so ok provided not structural changes needed for fitment.

- Hotside & cold side piping Induction piping to be as per Ford OEM

- 72lb Injectors To be std Ford OEM issue

- Walbro 700hp intank pump To be std Ford OEM issue

- Xcal 3 Flash Box with 3 tunes ECU and all components involved in engine management, tune and boost presure to be as per Ford OEM -

- Boost Gauge - Oze Gauges (10 colours with overboost setting) These are securely built into the dash Should be ok

- Oil Pressure Gauge - Oze Gauges (10 colours) These are securely built into the dash Should be ok

- 4300k Headlights & Fog Lights Should be ok

- DBA 4000 Slotted only rotors Should be ok

- Bendix Street Road & Track pads Should be ok

- Whiteline 27mm Adjustable Front Sway Bar Should be ok

- Front & Rear SSL King Springs Ride height? Minimum 350mm(F) 360mm® measured from centre of wheel vertically to lip of mudguard

- Diff Bush replaced Should be ok

- Trans fluid Flushed by Nizpro Should be ok

- Rear spolier removed but have all parts to bolt back on they are only cosmetic so the fitment is up to you.

Now im am no real car buff so alot of the above means very little to me, nor do I know how much work is involved in it.

Assuming I had all stock parts I kind of want an estimation of cost/time/how much of a headf*ck returning the above mods to stock would be. I would leave the car stock for quite a while after getting it through the authority checks and then put everything back on at a later date.

To me the biggest problems seems to be the ecu... I also recieved this from him

Basically with a original ECU all the tunes should be programmed within this, so any alternative tunes would be piggybacked on to the ECU and not be legal. All this side of the vehicle must be as supplied by Ford or otherwise the vehicle would be classified as a modified vehicle and the emissions would have to be tested. This could end up being a very time consuming and expensive exercise.

Any help/info would be great. From my very small knowledge base of what is going on in the above answers it seems like an absolute screw around to get this thing registered in a different state, but due to me having my heart set on one of these things and the absolute lack of vehicle choice in SA importing from interstate might be my only option

Edited 23/11/11 06:20 AM by inowereulive

[johno]

If you are in Adelaide, Regency Park can be very picky. That does depend on the inspector, and weather he had sex the night before or not

[Guest XR09]

Simply put.

You cannot "transfer" rego from state to state. Your car will have to pass inspection in the state you intend to live in for more than three months.

[inowereulive]

Yeh I understand this.the bold writing in my previous post was what I asked transport sa and the blue writing the answers. the fact that a typhoin is borderlune luxury car and moat owners of an

older age can do nothing but help me out.I would also get my fatherto take it through for me...its just the issue of how much it will cost.Nd how.much of a screwaround returning the mods listed in my previous post back to standard

[Guest XR09]

The RTA doesn't do the check up here in QLD unless you have been pinked. Any licensed shop can do the inspection. Licensed as in can do road worthies.

Npt sure why SA is different.

And a lot would walk by most of those on the list. Feel them out first before you get them to do it. Cause once they do have it on paper.....

Does the BF have the stop light in the spoiler ??? If it did have you need the rear parcel shelf one. That's if you don't put the spoiler back on.

[inowereulive]

Yeh has to go over the pits to be regiatered in sa... I thought we wete supposed to be laid back in terms of car mod laws!!! And yes I do believe alot of the gear would be looked over but better to go thru once than two or three times

[Nomis]

I reckon if you buy standard exhaust and intercooler/ piping you will be fine! its a bit of a hassle but prob worth it in the end!