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registering ute on wagon chassis
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:04 pm
by waandy
im finally building my ute and just want to see how others have gone registering them, i have reciepts for everything but just wonder how itd go being a wagon chassis etc? i rang vic roads and they said if i have reciepts itd be fine but im not 100 percent convinced
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:58 pm
by waandy
anyone?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:11 pm
by CWBYUP
I'm not in Vic but if its in NSW its easy.
There is even a way of doing LEGALLY with out an engineers certificate.
But its no use to you sorry.
Nick
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:02 pm
by waandy
CWBYUP wrote:I'm not in Vic but if its in NSW its easy.
There is even a way of doing LEGALLY with out an engineers certificate.
But its no use to you sorry.
Nick
thanks nick.
if worst comes to worst i can get it reg in nsw then back in vic
alota stuffin around tho. im in the process of cutting the body off the chassis and stripping the tail light loom and removing wires for demisters and all that crap. so if anyone has some info would be greatly apreciated
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:15 pm
by rallydave
in qld, i've seen a wagon chassie used by re-stamping chassie nu's from ute chassie then the tray mounts welded onto wagon chassie, with all unused wagon mounts cut off neatly, and just not telling anyone, not very legal but if you know that nothing is stolen, then whats the harm
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:10 pm
by macneil
u will need and engineers cert but because its a factory cab they will write one out no worries..
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:38 pm
by waandy
yea cheers guys i rang vic roads and they put me onto an engineer and the amount of shit il hav to go through is just plain stupid so iv decided to just put the diesel in my shorty. bit dissapointing but i guess when you get the some guys doin dodgey shit it putting lives at risk. oh well just keep on buildin the shorty
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:55 pm
by hiluxmad
may i suggest talking to a different engineer?
some engineers make you jump through hoops because they want to....
shop around
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonl ... st2009.pdf
i have spoken with one in hallam and seems very easy to deal with
mate of mine used him for a truck chassis repair and he was very good
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:29 pm
by blackmav
I've done it in NSW and I can't see a need for an engineers just cause your in VIc.
In NSW is known simply as a 'change of details'.
Changing the body number.
Changing the seating number.
Changing the GVM. Need a weigh bridge ticket for this.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:53 pm
by Sterlo
take compliance plate from wagon cab, rivot to ute cab and call it a chop!! I did this the hard way in QLD i haad to go to the copps to issue me with a new VIN, to stamp into the chassie. Then because the 82 ute cab was older than the 84 chassie it had to be complianced. There are only 2 engineers that could do this in QLD. 1 was an old dude fulla piss and importance. Engineer 2 was in Toowoomba, great bloke even got him to had a look at my shute on a sat arvo. (mind you this was a 800klm round trip towing with a 2.5L BT-50) Long story short the engineer said when i was leaving, "why didnt to just take the plate off the wagon, put it on the ute cab and call it a chopp!!!!
Just me pain Good luck
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:42 pm
by worknplay
I got one, just had to get engineers certificate $750.
I was at vic roads for 3 hours because they said "re births" are not legal.
Just class it as a panel change and all numbers stayed same.
local 4x4 wreckers has re regoed heaps of re builds.
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:02 pm
by bogged
hiluxmad wrote:may i suggest talking to a different engineer?
some engineers make you jump through hoops because they want to....
shop around
what he said.