yeah i just got off the phone to RTA they said there is no problem with doin it as long as the engineer that does it is happy with the convert,e.g bigger brakes fuel neck zorst mounts etc so i think it will be ok but why would it be easier to engineer it in a coupe???1200 utes with ca18det sr20det and even rigolis when it was first done only had drum rear and 120y front brakes and that passed no probs!!i guess its not what you do but who you know to get it passed by thanks

fair enough but as if he wants to do that now

there was talk on another thread about this and someone actually linked a rule from RTA that said they should use the weight of a sedan when calculating the allowed displacement, have a browse for that if i can find it ill post on it to bring it up top

I think your friend is right. The 1200 ute is a little bit too light for the ca18det, and i can say this from expierience. A couple of my friends have tried and noone would engineer it for them. The 1200 coupe is ok with this motor though, maybe that would be the better choice. Maybe fitting a 4AGZE would make u just as happy in the ute? sell the ca18det and buy one of them and fit it in.

hey guys a local mechanic in Nth NSW has told me that no one will engineer a ca18det in a 1200 ute is this true??cause mine is already in there and all i have left to do is the speedo cable to match ca18 box and the gearbox mount same as Andrew Dennis (ca18det 1200 coupe) please help as i only bought the car bout 2 weeks ago and dont wanna have to get rid of it thanks for your help!!
P.S here is and idea of what has been done
1980 1200 ute
engineer made and installed X member
wiring professionly installed
2.5-3"zorst
currently doing brake upgrade etc
thanks again