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[TerrA LX]

Best be speaking with your Motor register me thinks, save all the neigh sayers and and half informed wits.

[ls2lxhatch]

In WA the LH/LX/UC are treated as the same car. In WA fitting a 308 with a factory V8 LH/LX/UC gearbox and factory V8 LH/LX/UC diff does not require engineer to sign off but does require inspection by WA rego. I expect it is the same in all states but as others have said get confirmation from SA rego.

 

If you want an engine/gearbox/diff or brakes that were not a factory option on the LH/LX/UC then they will need to be inspected and signed off by an engineer before inspection by rego. The modifications with be subject to SA modification rules which is probably the NCOP which sets modification standards and limits. (engine size, track, ride height, suspension systems, etc) 

 

Engineering is no big deal it is just another expense. You should be able to get an engine, gearbox, diff and brakes signed off by an engineer for less than $1000.

Edited by ls2lxhatch, 27 June 2015 - 12:16 PM.

[Bigfella237]

SA & NSW are the only two states that have not yet adopted the National Code Of Practice (NCOP) so for details specific to SA see here:

 

http://www.sa.gov.au...d-modifications

 

But their website says you don't need an engineer's certificate if

 

...the engine in your vehicle has been changed with no modification and is an available option or standard specification for your vehicle make, model and year...

 

Therefore, since a 308 was not an available option for a 1979 UC Torana I would assume you need to talk to an engineer.

[EunUCh]

It sort of gets a bit complicated when it comes to "because this series/model" did not have OEM "options" of such and such ? ...but regarding the LH - UC series,

 

it would make more sense that because the basic OEM  construction of the basic layout of the UC is not that much different than the previous models that did house V8's, that as long as the V8 conversion to a UC was accompanied by the usual minor items (booster,front springs etc.basic stuff blah blah) that the NCOP "engineers" might need to actually get a handle on what these cars were based upon rather than rely on a "sorry mate,it never had it from factory,and because of that we gonna charge you heaps because of "our rules" for a cert."?

 

[Bigfella237]

In this particular case the S.A. Govt website I looked at says "make, model and year", this isn't my opinion, interpretation nor "handle", it is written in black & white, which you can read yourself if you follow the link I provided above.

 

There was no V8 Torana, Sunbird or otherwise, available in 1979

 

There was no 6 cylinder Torana, Sunbird or otherwise, available in 1980

 

NCOP does not apply in South Australia.

[yel327]

Same basic Lincoln as mine that I bought in the 90's.