Bearing in mind it is easier to get a CA engineered in a ute.

I estimate my engineering costs to be about $1000

Initial payment of $250.00 for him to take on the job and then $60 per hour. Also things like having to get wheel alignment, weigh bridge, emissions tests, track testing have been factered into this cost.

However have not got the bill yet, so may be more or hopefully less. But when you got a expensive car that you want to register. It is about your only option.

Can i get a rough priceage for Engineering someone?!
Anyone?

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.

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

bumpin to get more info...

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 :)

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

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

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

and who do you go to??

$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!!