The Defected Thread...

[Krishy]

Goodluck with yours mate

[occxlr8ed]

On the topic of engineering, where do you guys get your cars engineered? And does it actually stop the popos from defecting you? I'd be willing to pay $3k or whatever for it if it does keep the hassle away, paid $1.2k of labour last time i got defected and i'm planning to have this car for a while, 3 months of ownership and been defected once already.

Had a cop behind me today, drove past some parked cars and i set off a car alarm unintentionally, 50m later he had his lights flashing to pull me over. Popped bonnet etc. etc.

Didn't give me a defect but he said if he sees me driving around again he'll defect me. Tempted to just keep some stuff in the boot and say i'm on the way to the workshop if he does see me agian.

Anyway long story short, i cannot be fked with defects anymore, i'd like to get into engineering the car.

Where do you suggest?

Edited November 15, 2011 by occxlr8ed

[Madaz]

Rory Thompson can engineer cars

http://www.rtsengineering.com.au/

[Aberax]

I had a conversation with Kahli about the engineering on her R32, she said she used a younger guy and he didn't charge her too much for the engineering of her RB26, Suspension and Bodykit. Unfortunately she didn't give me a name or contact number.

[Damo_R34]

Just FYI, ring Regency and ask them to fax you a list of their approved engineers otherwise a $5000 piece of paper doesnt mean squat.

[occxlr8ed]

Fair enough, thanks for that, i'll get on it.

Just a quick question, are catch cans and FPR's defectable?

[jrm]

FPRs are.

Catch cans can be, depending how they're set up. Ones that vent to atmosphere are defectable.

[occxlr8ed]

Mine doesn't vent so i guess that's fine. Damn, and my FPR is just sitting in my bay visible....

Oh and regarding rims/tyres....i've got mine dialed in with -'ve camber so they do sit under the guards, but only JUST...but that's just the top of the rim, ie. the top of the rim/tyre sits under the guard then as the camber sets in at the bottom of the rim/tyre it sits outside. Defectable?

Edited November 16, 2011 by occxlr8ed

[Damo_R34]

its not so much how far the wheels poke, its the increased track thats defectable.

[occxlr8ed]

i've gone from stock 18x8.5" to 19x10.5" rims

does anyone know where i can get coilover covers made?

[Rolls]

what is a coilover cover?

[occxlr8ed]

i mean like a strut cover, so it covers the damper control so you can't see the top of the coilover from the engine bay?

[Dohmar]

i mean like a strut cover, so it covers the damper control so you can't see the top of the coilover from the engine bay?

He means the dust cover... (I think?) rigid plastic that fits over the top of the strut, generally you have to cut it to size depending on how low the suspension travel is

Seem to remember one being a part of SydneyKids old suspension overall group buy

-D

Edit - nope, i was wrong. He means a cover over the top of the strut pillar in the engine bay, so one cannot see the adjustable dampening control

[Rolls]

Mine doesn't vent so i guess that's fine. Damn, and my FPR is just sitting in my bay visible....

Oh and regarding rims/tyres....i've got mine dialed in with -'ve camber so they do sit under the guards, but only JUST...but that's just the top of the rim, ie. the top of the rim/tyre sits under the guard then as the camber sets in at the bottom of the rim/tyre it sits outside. Defectable?

You been defected already?

With the rims you need to calculate the gain in track, the gain in rim size and compare to standard. The modifications laws give a percentage larger than stock, do some research and you can find all the documents, or call up regency and they will tell you.

[kn6gtr]

so, i let my dad take my 33 gtr to the shops (harbourtown woolworths) to get a few things for tea...

as he was left the carpark, he took off from the lights and hadnt even crossed the intersection an unmarked patrol turned his lights on and pulled him over... str8 away the cop had attitude, didnt even say hello- just said pop the bonnet sir... my dad proceeded to do so but my bay looks completly stock apart from oil filter relocation.

he then shut the bonnet and went str8 for the lil dash compartment on the right hand side where he found the turbo timer which doesnt work but still defected my dad for....

didnt mention the coil overs, tint, 3.5 exhaust, height but its regency anyway for that 1 piss weak thing...

my dad also asked sooooooo y did u pull me over- his response was "hoons drive these cars, we need them off the road"!!! my dad replied with im 53 yrs old, look at my driving record- the car is in his name for insurance reasons

cop was pop and thought he knew everything- WATEVER

anyway, should b off this fri with a few things changed over... just qwatch out around the west beach area atm

[Krishy]

That's pretty much the attitude that I got from the po po when I got done. I was like seriously WTF. For some reason I don't think they even look at your driving record. Driving an import is worse than actually commiting murder these days

[kn6gtr]

murder lol... cant believe he said we need these cars off the road...

[pistol-pete]

Seriously please write a complaint about that incident. The officer clearly didn't give your father any reason as to why he was pulled over. They can't pull you over just to issue a defect. A complaint won't help your situation but if every person who was issued a bullshit defect took te time to write a complaint in, maybe things might change. We shouldnt had to put up with that sort of bullshit.

[Rolls]

They can't pull you over just to issue a defect.

Yes they can. We have to suck it up, there is nothing wrong law wise with what he did, sure it was a total cock move but there is nothing that we can do about it.

[Krishy]

Yep Adelaide is pretty much f**ked with cops, defects, car thefts