Thanks for the personal attack mate you don't know my driving history though. I currently drive, and have for nearly 3 years, a totally standard car. I enjoy the lack of hassles that new car warranty gives. Most of the NSW SAU members that know me will also agree that even when I owned my skyline I always went to the track for drifting, circuit and drags and always kept modifications within the ADR and RTA guidelines. Not once being pulled over for anything more than an RBT. Even amongst my mates it's a running joke on anyone with a fast car that until they get a timeslip from WSID they have no proof that their car is any faster than my diesel golf
As you can maybe tell, I like most responsible members on here, might not be saints but we like to do things safely and keep within the law so that we don't have to be catching buses to work. There are rules, we all know them and have ample access to learn them if we don't. So I see no excuse to break them if they are geniunely there for the safety of the community. While the police may seem unfair, they are one person using their judgement to enforce the law. Sometimes they get it wrong, but for things like bald tyres, poor or unengineered modifications and alike I don't blame them for being heavy handed. Anyone who has been in that situation might feel like the victim but probably don't realise what a true victim might feel like when a driver has made a poor judgement to not maintain or poorly modify their car has ruined their lives.
Sorry to harp, but until many owners of modified cars realise that laws are put in place and enforced for the common good of a society they will continue to be harrassed and picked on.
btw - your seat modification may not have been safe for a few reasons. Working in the engineering field allows me to appreciate good work as opposed to backyard dodgyness and hence the laws and standards that enforce good practice and the documentation to prove it.
I hope that clears up why I so often go on about it.