[GraphicX]

does anyone know the rules with this in SA ? i've read the regulations on it & it suggests it'll either be illegal or that it may be permitted by some list of acceptable engine changes i can't find anywhere on the internet (& i really don't want to try & go to the local motor reg to try & ask them as they're hopeless here).

[watermouse]

The rules are very vague. But to sum it up, if an engineer (that you employ) is happy with it and signs the report then it is legal.

There is a Datsun 1200 ute down the road that is engineered with an evo 4G63T. If that can be engineered and registered in SA then anything can.

The other option is to fly under the radar. To the untrained eye the g16b in a Jimny looks like the original engine.

[GraphicX]

thanks for that, not sure what it would entail for me to have an engineer look at it, might have to do some research & pop into transport sa as much as i hate going in there (stupidly long waits & they don't even want to help you when you get through the que).

[watermouse]

Transport SA won't be of any help. Although they may have a list of transport engineers you can contact.

Google will save you time.

[GraphicX]

i think my hope of finding a transport engineer around here is slim to none :/ so if transport sa can't help i'm pretty much scuttled atm lol.

[murcod]

https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/transport- ... ifications

Email contact info is at the bottom of that page dpti.vehiclestandards@sa.gov.au . They can also send you out a list of SA approved engineers - however, Regency Park still has the final say on if the vehicle is roadworthy or not....

I've Emailed them a question in the past and they were quick to respond.

Edit: this will be of use - http://sagov-funnelback01.squiz.net/sea ... e=_default

and here's the list of approved engineers http://sagov-funnelback01.squiz.net/sea ... e=_default

[murcod]

watermouse wrote:

There is a Datsun 1200 ute down the road that is engineered with an evo 4G63T. If that can be engineered and registered in SA then anything can.

The other option is to fly under the radar. To the untrained eye the g16b in a Jimny looks like the original engine.

The year of manufacture will come into play with the 1200. Anything prior to the 1972 ADR's is a lot easier to modify eg. I've got a 1971 Triumph 2500 with an approved conversion to a Holden 202 (from 2500cc to 3300cc).

Other periods of manufacture have different rulings eg. differing rules for 1972 to 1976, 1976-1986 and post 1986. The Jimny (being a recent model) will be a lot more difficult to get approved.

[GraphicX]

thanks for that murcod ! i've emailed them, will post whatever response i receive.

[smiley_666]

murcod wrote:

watermouse wrote:

There is a Datsun 1200 ute down the road that is engineered with an evo 4G63T. If that can be engineered and registered in SA then anything can.

The other option is to fly under the radar. To the untrained eye the g16b in a Jimny looks like the original engine.

The year of manufacture will come into play with the 1200. Anything prior to the 1972 ADR's is a lot easier to modify eg. I've got a 1971 Triumph 2500 with an approved conversion to a Holden 202 (from 2500cc to 3300cc).

Other periods of manufacture have different rulings eg. differing rules for 1972 to 1976, 1976-1986 and post 1986. The Jimny (being a recent model) will be a lot more difficult to get approved.

Not only that, but the year it was approved will make a difference too. My boss used to have a mk2 escort with a 351 in the thing that was approved, but you'd be struggling to get that signed off now.

[murcod]

Yes, the Triumph I was talking about was converted back in the late 1980's. Regency Park didn't even require the brakes to be upgraded - which surprised me!

The pre 1972 thing is how I think a lot of old hot rods get approved. The later ADR's don't apply to them.

(I've seen an old Corolla with a 13B turbo, two Triumph 2500's with a VG30 turbos and an R100 with a 13B driving around. I don't think too many of them had been approved....)