I have no doubt that it is illegal. That's why I didn't say who's car it was.
Just wondered if anyone else had heard of similar things happening. Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: RE: Datsun 1000 - 1200 differences? > Strictly speaking it is illegal. See: > > http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/manuals/registration/lvm/lvm31p5.htm > > "The weight of the vehicle referred to in the table is the original > (unmodified) "tare" weight of the model vehicle fitted with the largest > engine available for the model but without optional accessories (air > conditioning, tow bars etc). The weight of the vehicle whether it is a > sedan, station wagon, utility etc, should be based on the heaviest sedan > version of the model (not station wagon version)." > > Cheers, > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Alford > Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2002 2:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Datsun 1000 - 1200 differences? > > > Guys, Just a thought on under weight cars. > > Some time ago I spoke with a guy who put a turbo rotor (12a or 13b - I > can't remember now)into a KE20 Corolla. He too had problems with weight > - the car was too light. > > To overcome this problem, he added a heap of weight to the car (lumps of > lead) and took it to a public weigh bridge to get an "accurate" weight. > Of course the weight was heavy enough to allow the engine transplant to > be approved, and his rego papers now show the weight of the car as it > was when he put it on the weigh bridge. Needless to say - the lead no > longer resides in the car. > > Has anyone else heard of this happening? > > Cheers, > > Mark. > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
