im interested in putting my sr20 out of my silvia into a dato ute so i would like to know what cuting etc. is involved and if it is still able to get road rego

location is important
the laws are different depending on the state

yeah i live in qld and all i have to do is get all the work checked and i will be getting advice on everything that i need to do befor i go ahead

here is a thread about the transplant AFRacer has done to his car...note the start time and the finish time and the work involved. Be sure you will carry it to resolution or youll just be another statistic.

Sr20 transplant thread

thank u im not sure if im deff going to do it yet but it looks like a good option as i have the donor car my silvia the i roled i just need to find a dato at a good price

hey uckedsilvia,
I guess your name says where you'll be getting the SR20 from.

If your outting in a NA SR20 then yes alls you need to get is get someone to check it over and MOD PLATE it, but if your going with an SR20DET then you are exceeding the power to weight ration limit so therefore you must get a full engineers report, which cost about $600 as they check over your whole car and they make sure your car will handle it. People who can do these reposts are a little more scearse then your mod platers.

So take that into consideration before you do the conversion as the amount of mods you may need to do to your car ie, breaks and suspension could turn out to be dearer then your engine conversion. As they don't do dodgy reports as they have basically said it's safe and if you crash then the Dept of transport look down apon the company and then you could sue them for the dodgy report.

Anyways thats my 2 cents

Cheers
Damo

is the coupes engine bay the same size as the utes

All 1200s have the same engine bay.