R33 NA to turbo help

[NFS]

Hey,

I'm looking at buying a R33 and it comes with no rego, but the problem is it was converted from NA (RB20E) to turbo (RB25DET). I was wondering if I need a engineers certificate for it all to be registered? Or would it just be classified as a engine swap?

If you need more info let me know.

Thanks

[skyline33]

how much are yoou paying for it?? what year?? auto or manual?? it might be easier just to buy a car that is orginaly a turbo

[JAPCAB]

i wouldn't touch that car with a barge pole.....

[silva33]

i agree with JAPCAB, unless your paying near nothing for it there is no point!

[NFS]

That's no good

Skyline33: It's 1995, manual, and i'm getting a pretty good price just under $16k, it also has some mods.

I guess I'll loose my deposit then, just to ask, why wouldn't you guys touch it? For RWC/rego reasons? Or just because it's been converted??

Thanks.

[krzysiu]

May be more reasons that you are not aware of that might stop it from being registered. You never know.

[NFS]

Yeah fair point, but does anyone know the legalities of the situation? Do I HAVE to get it engineered? Or can it be classified as an engine swap? I havn't really got my hopes up on the latter option obviously as there's a turbo there that wasn't before

[R32Big_boy]

you'll have to get it engineered if its a GTS.

[predator]

$16k for a non-turbo R33 ? run, run like the wind as far as you can..

These days $16k will probably buy you a proper turbo .. do that

[silva33]

A guy i know is selling a clean example of an R33 GTST 94 model, white.... etc for about $16,500 i think...

Let me know if u want his number....

if your are going to get one, get the real deal...

[riggaP]

Call Vic Roads 13 11 71.... or buy mine...

[doxximus]

if you didnt get the conversion done yourself, then follow everyone else's advice and dont get it.

if you originally got an n/a and THEN organised converting it etc then that would be fine, otherwise, find a car thats registered/can be registered, and to what you basically want (manual turbo if you want that)