February 22, 200917 yr comment_321305 lookin good bernie, nice to see my old wagon is in good hands. i regret selling that sometimes, might have to try find another one one of these days! Report
February 26, 200917 yr comment_322706 they just need to be padded and engineered. but otherwise legal. makes it a 2seater aswell, no? Cheers, Mark Report
March 4, 200917 yr comment_324429 makes it a 2seater aswell, no? Cheers, Mark yes you'd be correct on that too. Report
March 8, 200917 yr comment_325618 you saw justin's 'XKE20X' plates on sunday, right? my 'AE020' plates will be available in about a week... I still got to send them back to you, your old car still doesn't have SA rego... I've had the wonderful pleasure of dealing with Transport SA/Regency and the last conversation involved my "Statement of Requirments" not being met (due to the haltech) and the car requiring an emissions test to be under 1989 emissions standards. That was November last year. Since then it has been @ Bells Auto, who aparently is THE guy in south oz that can do an emissions tune and get a result, well 3 months later and around $3000 thrown at the thing it still hasn't passed. I'm almost ready to consider on-selling it back to anyone who wants it in NSW..... Seriously folks going legit is a pain in the arse! Report
March 8, 200917 yr comment_325727 i can't believe it! can't someone lend Madaz4 a 4agze loom and computer (MAP) for awhile? Surely it would pass emissions with a stock computer!? otherwise whats the go? Report
March 8, 200917 yr comment_325810 i can't believe it! can't someone lend Madaz4 a 4agze loom and computer (MAP) for awhile? Surely it would pass emissions with a stock computer!? otherwise whats the go? The money I've spent so far covers added emissions gear (charcoal canister, PCV Valve, removal of BOV, removal of boost controller & plumbing the catch can in legally, re-set the exhaust timing) also wired in a couple of hairdryers for demisters, removed the seats, linished and painted the brackets & refitted, also had to replace the tee for the oil feed to the turbo, fit and wire in a washer bottle, fit an overflow bottle & remove the amp that was loose under the passenger seat, then tuning. I'm not sure the GZE ecu will run as a GTE, even if it does it still needs to pass the test as it's already been inspected. I'm not in any way shitty with you Jono, car is exactly what I was expecting it to be [if not better] my main gripe is with Transport SA, and their in-ability to provide accurate information as to legal requirements to get the car passed. I had to speak to 3 different people to get an accurate statement of requirements, 2 of which had a "see how it goes" attitude instead of clear cut instructions. Even then it still got knocked back. Nothing stops me from pulling the turbo off and getting it passed, but I've already had one car ripped off the road by SAPOL via defect, not an exercise I want to repeat.... Getting it insured properly is important to me also as it'll be my daily driver.... The irony of it all is that the original 1974 3k is 7 TIMES THE EMISSIONS LIMIT OF THE CURRENT 4AGTE SETUP that my car is subject to... These emissions laws are a joke... Edited March 8, 200917 yr by madaz4 Report
March 9, 200917 yr comment_325879 TransportSA have got to be the worst in the country by far. I've been in there to ask about this and that and every person you talk to gives a different answer. Really hope you manage to get your car passed. Report
March 12, 200917 yr comment_327038 TransportSA have got to be the worst in the country by far. I've been in there to ask about this and that and every person you talk to gives a different answer. Really hope you manage to get your car passed. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry, went and settled my bill with Bells auto today, and since I was in the area popped into Regency to have a chat with Vehicle Standards about booking in a dry cycle test for the emissions, only to find out that an emissions test is not required, that the original year of the vehicle added to the original acceptance of the engineers report (with turbo, ecu, etc listed) means emissions testing is not required. Long story short I've spent approx 2k getting my car to pass a test that it will not be subject to. Upset but happy at the same time. Car goes in for inspection 24th of March, I have the correct paperwork from vehicle standards now so it will go through! Crossed fingers, will keep you all updated! Oh and for future reference, if someone from vehicle standards advises you to do something to get your car passed, get it in writing before acting on it, my failure to do this just cost me 2k, and as I have no records to prove who advised me to prepare the car for dry cycle testing, I have no re-course to be reimbursed for my inconvenience. Report
March 12, 200917 yr comment_327056 good and bad news adrian, id be pretty annoyed! that $$$ could of been spent elsewhere in the car. Oh well, hopefully we can have the boosted 20's cruising the streets of adelaide again soon Report
March 12, 200917 yr comment_327207 great news! what relief, i had started to feel a bit down on this whole thing. these organisations are so painful and disorganised, yeah that $2k would have bought a nice set of dished 13" rims or a diff conversion or w5x conversion or AAAAARRGGGH. anyways i'm happy for you man, at last! ps don't forget to send me at least one number plate back! Edited March 13, 200917 yr by Jono Report
March 27, 200917 yr comment_331607 What a headache...note to self: stay away from SA with a 4agte ke20...hehe Report
July 26, 200917 yr comment_361503 its funny, people go on and on about how rare they are and then boom out of the wood work they come lol Report
July 26, 200917 yr comment_361522 would be good to have a '20 for every interest/use... one for daily... one for street/strip (powerful streeter) one for show one for Drag one for track one for rally.....keep dreaming... Report
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