Stock By Appearance..

[SoFreshSoClean]

What? did you actually get the fine or did you just get flashed? If you just got flashed then don't worry about it, they would have just been calibrating the camera. If you actually got the fine... complain!

Er, my bad.. 58 in a 50 zone.. Technically all my fault but still annoying!

That's a huge amount of money to spend to get a car over the pits without spending on handling/safety modifications.. seems like the point of actually getting a vehicle road worthy has been lost in the political legislation jungle.. flawed system indeed.

Yeah I know.. I will make SOME money back selling all the gear that was on the car, but you're right the whole system is completely stupid. I got penalised for having tyres that were too wide at the rear by 10mm.. so as a result I put stock ones back on to get over the pits, then revert to wider tyres anyway! Not to mention watching the hideous pieces of junk they let through with no questions asked!

[heller44]

6k.. what did you have to replace, the car?

[That_timothy]

Last inspector I had said " how the hell do you drive this thing in the city "... awesome.

One of mine's response was "WOW, your girlfriend must have no tits at all!"

Rock hard Tien coilovers =D

[SoFreshSoClean]

6k.. what did you have to replace, the car?

Haha almost.

3k on HKS GT-RS turbo kit (sneaky sneaky )

~1k on new front pipe, stock inlet manifold, 380cc sidefeed injectors, throttle body, injector loom, intercooler pipes and exhaust manifold

~2k on labour to remove everything and refit everything

Engine bay was like this:

And is now like this:

[heller44]

so.. minus a new turbo kit and having to pay someone else to spin spanners for you... 1k.

[SoFreshSoClean]

so.. minus a new turbo kit and having to pay someone else to spin spanners for you... 1k.

Well yes, except in the real world it cost me 6k.. what are you on about?

[Char]

i got told same thing "need permits for everything" so i used alot of stock parts and made it 'look' stock but 1 guy said no matter what, u still have to go to the engineers even if u bring it back 100% to stock.. so i took it to a different pits n it got thru straight away.

really depends who u get.

fkn hate the pits

[Nic_A31]

Most of your permits you can get at the pits.

You only need an engineer for anything that drastically changes the car, eg: power-to-weight ratio (engine swap, massive turbo(s)).

Shit like pod filters, intercooler, front facing plenum the pits should be able to give you (unless you hack up your reo bar for the intercooler).

Easier to just get permits and keep your stuff fitted and not worry about getting yellows later on.

No point in getting all your gear off for the pits when you and they both know it'll go straight back on, thye'll just look a little harder for something to pick you for.

Like raising your Skyline to legal height, and wondering why you don't pass, in this case:

That's just silly....

[Hanaldo]

That looks like it would handle excellently ^

[Char]

wat an abomination.

shames purple r32's everywhere

[That_timothy]

That looks like it would handle excellently ^

Of course, just imagine how easy it'd be to go over bumps! You'd never have to drive around a speed hump again. Although, my bet is you probably would have more trouble with that...