cost me $300 in qld for my mod plate, engine, gearbox, diff, brakes, seats, seating capacity, i had to do a brake test as well, that was his main concern

Mine cost $250 for engine, gearbox, diff, brakes and driver's seat.
Matty

so a rough price how u guys spend all up to put a ca18 with box and papers in a 1200

i added it up the other night as i am starting to get the parts needed for the conversion.. everything from engine/box computer and harness, conversion kit, bigger diff, tailshaft, brake upgrade, clutch converion, intercooler setup, radiator setup, exhaust system, engineered for a round $5,500.. thats an approx price and doin all of the work myself apart from the machining.

Thats for a completely stock CA aswell

Wardy

plus, front & rear suspension, handbrake cables etc

I've got a very basic set up but with all the essential areas covered (diff, brakes, suspension) and I'm up to around $8500. I painted it myself and also did all the work apart from the diff shortening. I still haven't payed for engineering yet which I'm expecting to add an easy $1500+ depending on what he wants me to fix.

The engineering process in vic costs about $500-700 but unless you have done everything under the eye of the engineer, there will be things they will make you change which will cost more $.

yeah true.. my L20 turbo 1600 cost me $660 to engineer in NSW.. that was engine and skyline box, 3" exhaust, wolf 3D ecu etc etc, Bigger brakes, 16" wheels, modified seats...etc