Hey guys,
Looking for people with knowledge in perth laws, Hear a few of you are gettin kicked a bit whilst your down so wouldnt mind hearin what they are saying!!

very seriously looking at purchasing a ca18det ute from over east in december when i head over there and get it freighted back.
Im wondering: How hard is it to register?
Ive heard different opinions that if its been engineered over there it doesnt matter and u need it reengineered here, whilst others say the engineers cert. is aus wide so shouldnt matter, which is what i thought.

Diffage? Can it be locked or will i need a LSD here?

Freightage? Cheapest i can find is bout $1300 wich im cool with or does anyone know something better?

Any other info, doesnt matter how small that u think im probly overlooking and should need to know!!

Cheers for the help guys! :)
Wannabee

u shouldnt be able tpo have a locker on the street i got mine regod and they said if u need it for traction then is different story but i dunno and engineering isnt aus wide only ur state

$1300 is a good price - west price, I paid $1500 recently for Canberra to Perth door to door. If its not licenced, door to door is the way to go.
When they say nothing inside the car except the spare wheel, they mean it. They simply will not allow spare parts to travel with the car!!

Also, How much roughly (Highest, lowest) to get an Engineers Cert. in WA??

and who do you go to??

Get the form from rego with the approved engineers on it

There are some on there I wouldn't let pump up the tyres on my pushbike

Then there are the good... and the expensive

Show me the list and I'll point out the guy I recommend cause I can't remember his name
Its a father and son team though

CA18 should go thru OK
Theres a few around
Even one with a VG20/30 in it

ok with the ute having a ca18det it will be fine to pass but you will need an engineers certificate to get it passed as every state is different with different laws(which i think is stupid). Im not too sure about the diff but i am sure that the engineer will be able to tell you. There is only one engineer i know but am not sure if he does engine changes, the next time i see him i will ask. He comes to my work to get all of the cars we work on engineered, hes pretty good and thorough but dont know his pricing but the pits will know some engineers. The person best to speak to is bill burrows in the tech section of the pits in welshpool. They are the best to go to, hope that helps

Cheers for the info so far guys!!
Please keep it coming if you have something that pops to mind no matter how small!!

Just curious if anyone has a list of engineers or wheres a place to look. Trying to navigate the DPI website is like looking for hay in a needle stack! The pain of failure just keeps coming and coming!!

Thanks again :)

bumpin to get more info...

i know of a guy who bought a show car from the east coast, cost hi an arm and a leg and got it over here and they wouldn't pass it cause he needed all new engineers certs..

dunno how it works but then again it was a xr6 turbo :P

Its a run around.

You will need to submit a application to modify a vehicle to the technical section (pits in welshpool) Basically you need to detail all the mods done to the ute. (eg) engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes, fuel system etc.

BUT DONT BE TO SPECIFIC avoid specifying how things have been done. (eg) how engine cross member was modified.

They will they say you need a consulting engineer and give you a letter detailing what his report needs to address. Take this to the engineer and get him to sign off on it.

You can also work the other way and get the engineer to submit the application to the technical section and go about getting the mods legal.

I am doing the later at the moment. The engineer submitted a new application and is liasing with transport to get everything approved.

Started doing it all myself and just kept getting trapped in the red tape. May be more expensive to get engineer to do it but its worth it.

Also get as much info on the ute as you can, as you will need it. Specific partnumbers of components are a must. (eg) part numbers for struts, rotors, brake pads etc. You can get alot of this from websites as you can use replacement part numbers. But if you can get recipts for the work done its worth it. And any documentation on the original engineering process.

The WA laws are pretty tough at the moment but you can get around them.