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vinnie32GTS4

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hey guys im 90% sure of buying a car thats in VIC. Its a 1993 R32 GTS4 its pretty much stock just got a turbo back exhaust, pod and 18" rims. Also its got a turbo timer and an alarm.

Now im just asking what i need to do to get the car registered here in SA. I think turbo timers are illegal so will i need to remove it?

If theres anything else i need to do please let me know

All info will be greatly apprciated

Cheers

Vinnie

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bezender Grand Master

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My car came over from Vic, They have to go thru regency, then you transfer the rego to SA.

remove the turbo timer, make sure the pod filter is secure, spray the engine with degreser and pack the zorst with steel wool to muffle it :)

there is a small time window from getting the car inspected to the last day u can get ur new plates. i got stung on this, and had to take the car back to regency (no inspection, just VIN check)

also keep in mind that when u register it u pay stamp duty, new plates, transfer fee and for the period of time that u register the car for. took me a bit by surprise.

good luck with the purchase ;)

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hey man cheers for the info

whoa that alot of bills to pay shit gotta save more money lol

with the steel whool how far down to i put it down the exhaust and how do i get it out??

SLED Grand Master

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hey man cheers for the info

whoa that alot of bills to pay shit gotta save more money lol

with the steel whool how far down to i put it down the exhaust and how do i get it out??

Hi Vince. I think Carl may have been kidding about the steel wool buddy......cheers

bezender Grand Master

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Hi Vince. I think Carl may have been kidding about the steel wool buddy......cheers

LOL yeah was 1/2 joking, would not recommend it, im sure someone here as a stock exhaust that u could borrow... a mate of mine did that, made a restrictor plate to put in the exhaust (cut it out of the case of an old pc), and put steel wool in front of it then chugged to the cop shop :) instant red neck muffler

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ohh well dont i look like a di*k head now hahaha

ahh k guess i better look for a stocky then

didnt there used to be a just incase thread where ppl posted up stock parts they had that ppl could borrow??cant find it anymore edit: just found it lol

cheers for the info guys much appreciated ;):)

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SLED Grand Master

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I too have bought stockys from interstate before and only had to worry about a VIN and Engine No check at either Sturt (on Wed & Thur) or Regency.

My 34 came from NSW a few weeks ago so I have to go through the same process again.

I know the 3 things that grab their attention are tinted windows, loud exhaust, and lowered cars.

Any info about how they treat HKS pods........not sure if I need to hunt down a stock air box or risk going over the pit when they see the pods.

Also does anyone know how and where they measure height because the NISMO front bar on my 34 is pretty close to the ground.

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I too have bought stockys from interstate before and only had to worry about a VIN and Engine No check at either Sturt (on Wed & Thur) or Regency.

My 34 came from NSW a few weeks ago so I have to go through the same process again.

I know the 3 things that grab their attention are tinted windows, loud exhaust, and lowered cars.

Any info about how they treat HKS pods........not sure if I need to hunt down a stock air box or risk going over the pit when they see the pods.

Also does anyone know how and where they measure height because the NISMO front bar on my 34 is pretty close to the ground.

all i know is that u can have a pod but it needs to be secure does not matter what pod it is as long as it is secure

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I too have bought stockys from interstate before and only had to worry about a VIN and Engine No check at either Sturt (on Wed & Thur) or Regency.

My 34 came from NSW a few weeks ago so I have to go through the same process again.

I know the 3 things that grab their attention are tinted windows, loud exhaust, and lowered cars.

Any info about how they treat HKS pods........not sure if I need to hunt down a stock air box or risk going over the pit when they see the pods.

Also does anyone know how and where they measure height because the NISMO front bar on my 34 is pretty close to the ground.

they measure from the centre of yya wheel 2 the wheel arch and it has 2 be a certain distance 2 be legal on a r33 its 360mm i think

Deluxe Grand Master

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I too have bought stockys from interstate before and only had to worry about a VIN and Engine No check at either Sturt (on Wed & Thur) or Regency.

My 34 came from NSW a few weeks ago so I have to go through the same process again.

I know the 3 things that grab their attention are tinted windows, loud exhaust, and lowered cars.

Any info about how they treat HKS pods........not sure if I need to hunt down a stock air box or risk going over the pit when they see the pods.

Also does anyone know how and where they measure height because the NISMO front bar on my 34 is pretty close to the ground.

Definatly go to Sturt, even if you have to wait until Wed or Thurs! they are not a bad as regency!!

all i know is that u can have a pod but it needs to be secure does not matter what pod it is as long as it is secure

Correct!!

Whiplash Grand Master

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I'm licensed to do the interstate VSR reports on vehicle, but only ones in the companies name :P

Like mentioned above its just a check to ensure the car isn't stolen ect. Sturt Rd is alot more relaxed than Regency.

they will check you tint, never really had any problems with lowering and large wheels (as we tend to sell the stock cars through work)

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I bought my car over in Vic this year in april. Was a pain tho because the car had never been registered. First i rang Vic roads and gave them engine numbers and stuff to make sure its not stolen crashed or under finance. Then organised insurance to drive it back (better to be safe then sorry) once here it had to go through regency for an identity inspection, they were pretty thourogh when going over it, down to writing 80ks on my spare tyre in black marker. then it was just a matter of transfering names, you need the sellers name i think thats it. you also needed an import certificate. I think thats it, someone else will correct this if its wrong or add any additional info :rofl:

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I did the same about 4-5 months back. I got the dealer to register the car in Vic (3 months) and then transferred the rego after i drove it back here. Needed a VIN check only, but car was pretty much 99% stock. If you can get the car back to stock, it's all pretty easy.

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