Hey Gino. Seems like you have the wrong blocks on your car. The installer was not savy enough to know that those have to sit flush . I do not think he did it on purpose, he did it because he is ignorant about the facts, and that is not the kind of person you want working on your car, at least not in the areas that particular mechanic knows nothing about.

Drive by and show him what is happening. Get the right set of blocks and have that guy re install those. He can not complain about the extra work, because he should had known better, and he should had told you the blocks did not fit your ride.

He is a dork of a mechanic , but at this point you want the job done , I do not think he would give you your money back, but he will ( and has to) re install theblocks the proper way. Get blocks at an autoparts shop ( sure you know a couple shops around ) and later on you can resell your current blocks.

Do not dispair, just take charge and do what it takes to remedy the situation. We all make mistakes, that is how we learn.

i think if you check vic raods, they are illegal full stop.

I feel for nick, most people come accross dodgey tradies now and then and have paid for work to be done. but if it was a cash job (as most would do to install these) and no reciept then there is no grounds for a complaint. also the trades place is not supposed to fit them in vic as they are NOT legal. especially if a roadworthy place as well.

No grounds for action here against the business, just dont go there again or get any one else to go there.

youve got blocks for a 1200 not a 120y
all 120ys have a big locating hole doover, if the bottom is too small then it is also likely that the top of the block is to small and wont actually locate in the diff

so you can enlarge the bottom hole to make the block fit the spring pack but i would check how it located in the diff first, if its too small id be returning it and getting the right ones

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Where has it been said money has been paid? Looks to have come from the same place that insisted that another member was threatening to shoot some body.

Since you know that the block has a 13mm hole. This tells me you have since pulled the blocks out or Mr Muffler informed you that they wont fit because this hole is too small.
Is the locating pin on the leafspring wider than 13mm or is the hole in the block not deep enough for the locating pin? Either way you should be able to drill it to suit.
How is the fit of the pin ontop of the block when its mated to the diff?

What makes a competant tradesman? Is it a repairers license? Because you dont need to be a tradesman to get a repairers license.
Is a competant tradesman someone who has completed a trades course and apprenticeship and has become certified?
To me an incompetant tradesman is someone who begins an apprenticeship, then fails to complete it but still feels they can pose as a Certified Tradesman.

There are many parts that get fitted to cars that are illegal and can be defected. But show me on any pinkslip or blueslip where these can all be failed during a rego inspection.

im pretty sure they are legal as long as they are located with the pin properley, actually thinking about it they may have to be bolted to the leafs

ive heard that only metal lowering blocks are legal

but i cant remember where i heard it and i dont know how reliable that forgotten source was

if its a solid block then just open up the hole a little bit

sound dangerous the way it is installed at the moment

120y's have two diffs, if its the h-series they have a small locating pin on top if its borg warner the locator is like a 20c coin

its possible you have a borg warner diff and are trying to install spacers for a h-series diff

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So the incompetent tradesman failed to advise that it was illegal to fit the blocks, then fitted them in an unsafe way, then charged money for the privelige.
I'd say that there's quite good grounds for complaint through the relevant body.

It's not a legal requirement that the owner be aware of all the regulations, but a licenced repairer should be, & to send the car out in an unsafe condition like that is completely unacceptable.

not that he can make a complaint in vic against the mechanic as it is illegal to fit or have lowring blocks fitted to your car for roadworthy conditions.

the ebay sets never fit anyway. leave some bad feed back or buy a set from supercheap etc and then return for a store credit as the ones that came in the box were not the ones written on the box. not that i would condone this but it happens a lot. especially withebay copied items

you are exactly right dodgeman, it should sit flush with the springs . the way it is right now things eventually come loose in a short period of time.