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My last desperate attempt to borrow some exchaust pipes!

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Mattrix:
I was almost tempted to keep the stock pipes on and put the sidepipes back on but not hooked up, they would just be an external accessory... but, it appears that the guy doing the exhaust for me will be borrowing it off a guy that owns a coupe of vettes that works next door to him in a panel place. So yeah, they won't be my pipes anyway... ahh well whaddya do. it's all money aint it? :)

Good points on the insurance stuff though... it's all fine and dandy while "it'll never happen to me" until that day that it does happen to you, at which point you're up a brown creek without a lump of wood.

JP:
I finally got mine registered 2 months ago, with the side pipes on it, however they were illigal( not what you know but who). THe enginner told me that if I had registed it 3 month earlier I would have been fine as the pipes had to finish behind the last opening window. They have now changed the rule and the pipes have to finish 400mm behind the last opening window that puts the pipe in the middle of the wheel.
 If it remains LH i didnt think it needed to be engineed, as a mate of mine imported a mustang left it LH drive got a blue slip and registed it.
Regards James.

PS I have the original exhaust of my 76 you could borrow if it helps you. I had to use the manifold clamps on the side pipes so you would need them. I dont check this sight all the time so call me 0408581175, I'm in camden.

Mattrix:
Just sent you u2u JP :)

Mattrix:
Well now I feel like a complete toss. based on this doc

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/vsi/vsi40_rev1.pdf

i don't need to get the car engineered. so, I may be able to get it through with little modifications required... hmmmmm :) will keep you all up to date on that one.

Reklaw:
Might be getting off the original track of borrowing some pipes here, but thought I'd add to the Engineering issue. The rules probably vary from State to State, but the interpretation also varies from district to district, Engineer to Engineer.
I'm on the Central Coast of NSW. The rules for my '75 are ..
The Blue Slip guy won't inspect the car unless it's been OK'd by an Engineer.
The Engineer wants to see the Reversing Lights turned into Blinkers with a separate Reversing Light added.
He wants the exhaust to be (from memory) 96db
Because it's a '75 and therefore pre ADR, he just wants it to have a Charcoal Canister, no other pollution devices required.
Any other mods., e.g. aftermarket wheels, will be added to the Engineering Report for future reference.
The RTA will allow me to drive the car, unregistered, without plates, but with a letter of explanation in case I get pulled over, to get it Engineered, Weighed at a Public Weigh Station, Blue Slip inspection, then to an RTA office to do the paperwork.
In my case, I consider all this to be not too bad really.

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