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sierra ute conversion

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:49 pm
by DeanJ
ive cut my sierra in to a ute have fullly completed it im just in need of a person who can sign off on it for a mod plate. anyone who can help would be great, cheers

Brisbane northside
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:12 pm
by PJ.zook
Look up your road authorities website, it should list some names and numbers of authorised people. Thats how it works in Vic anyway.

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:32 pm
by grimbo
so did you speak with anyone before you started to firstly find out if you can do it and if so what need to be done to make sure it complies?
Or have you just done it and are now hoping that someone will sign it off because generally engineers wont sign off work they have not seen during the process nor on stuff already completed.

But good luck

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:05 pm
by DeanJ
i have followed procidure ive done it the way i was told by a engerneer of suzy sprot, with the correct 3m steel and bracing, i have photos of the build start to finish, so they can see were i have welded and braced. i was hoping to find some one who is able to come to my house, sign it off befor i paint it and put it on the chassi. cheers

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:49 pm
by oozuk
contact phil harris @ carpliance ......google it or yellow pages

he's southside and he'll do it for you

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:11 pm
by jimbo jones
grimbo wrote:so did you speak with anyone before you started to firstly find out if you can do it and if so what need to be done to make sure it complies?
Or have you just done it and are now hoping that someone will sign it off because generally engineers wont sign off work they have not seen during the process nor on stuff already completed.

But good luck

Never anything positive to say :roll:

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:58 pm
by VR Rodeo
jimbo jones wrote:
grimbo wrote:so did you speak with anyone before you started to firstly find out if you can do it and if so what need to be done to make sure it complies?
Or have you just done it and are now hoping that someone will sign it off because generally engineers wont sign off work they have not seen during the process nor on stuff already completed.

But good luck

Never anything positive to say :roll:
He did say good luck :lol:

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:53 pm
by grimbo
DeanJ wrote:i have followed procidure ive done it the way i was told by a engerneer of suzy sprot, with the correct 3m steel and bracing, i have photos of the build start to finish, so they can see were i have welded and braced. i was hoping to find some one who is able to come to my house, sign it off befor i paint it and put it on the chassi. cheers
great to see someone doing the right thing with their buildup. Can't your engineer sign it off or point you in the right direction?

Hope it goes smoothly

ute converstion

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:00 pm
by DeanJ
thanks guys, got it sorted, got it booked in next week with this guy C.Hollingsworth. from Holly Pro Sport in joyner. Number for anyone who els will need it. 0408983427.Cheers

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:03 pm
by mrw82
so when are you going to show US some build pics?

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:52 pm
by jimbo jones
mrw82 wrote:so when are you going to show US some build pics?
x2

ute convertion

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:16 pm
by DeanJ
Im still sorting out the photos, on build up i will get one started soon

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:45 am
by lump_a_charcoal
mrw82 wrote:so when are you going to show US some build pics?
Stuff America, show the pics to us!

ute conversion

Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:31 pm
by DeanJ
so ive got all my photos ready, so i strat my build from the start. cheers

Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:57 pm
by DeanJ
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First weekend out after buying it, out in the logan pine forest
97 coily 2in body & 2in shocks 1.6 vitara motor

ute conversion

Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:03 pm
by DeanJ
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next weekend took it our to glass house mountains, down big red, was very disapointed with the flex got over it fast, should have got a leafy

ute

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:14 pm
by DeanJ
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had big plans, primed the paintwork, got over it and took it out, paint is stuffed, chopped it into a ute, sold the coily chassi,
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got a leafy, set of hilux diffs, bundy rear, and a set of 33, and a new motor.

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Re: ute

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:04 pm
by Taff
DeanJ wrote:
got a leafy, set of hilux diffs, bundy rear, and a set of 33, and a new motor.
And your worried about the cab chop?

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:23 pm
by Gutless
You're FUCT! SPOA can't be done in QLD.

I have a car trailer for sale :roll:

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:48 am
by cj
DeanJ wrote:i have followed procidure ive done it the way i was told by a engerneer of suzy sprot, with the correct 3m steel and bracing, i have photos of the build start to finish, so they can see were i have welded and braced. i was hoping to find some one who is able to come to my house, sign it off befor i paint it and put it on the chassi. cheers
Why haven't you asked this Engineer to sign off on it if you have already discussed the mod and done it as suggested? :?

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:58 am
by atari4x4
in that last photo, it looks like it's a hilux rear diff not a bundy? the pumpkin is centred on a slowlux

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:30 am
by get it up there
atari4x4 wrote:in that last photo, it looks like it's a hilux rear diff not a bundy? the pumpkin is centred on a slowlux
i can almost feel the vibrations from here!!

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:14 pm
by DeanJ
get it up there wrote:
atari4x4 wrote:in that last photo, it looks like it's a hilux rear diff not a bundy? the pumpkin is centred on a slowlux
i can almost feel the vibrations from here!!
hey mate im sure you did the same thing in your build so wy judge me. and im sure i have stated bundy rear, but all i had for the mock up at the time was a hilux diff,

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:16 am
by Gutless
so you going SPOA or not?

ute

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:13 am
by DeanJ
Gutless wrote:so you going SPOA or not?
yer i am going SPOA once the car is on the road and regersterd.

Re: ute

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:30 am
by Gutless
DeanJ wrote:
Gutless wrote:so you going SPOA or not?
yer i am going SPOA once the car is on the road and regersterd.
You'de be the ducks nuts if you could get that thing working on 33's and still keep it SPUA. That would be uber stable!!!!!

FUK the SPOA :finger:

ute

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:10 pm
by DeanJ
yer i would say fuck the spoa but i just dont see it working unles i do a virtaul lift on the front, ill see wat happens when the time comes.

Re: ute

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:32 pm
by Gutless
DeanJ wrote:yer i would say . the spoa but i just dont see it working unles i do a virtaul lift on the front, ill see wat happens when the time comes.
You cut the entire back of the cab off!! What the FCUK is stopping you from doing a virtual lift???

Surely that is easier than SPOA?? :D

Re: ute

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:38 am
by Ridge
Gutless wrote:
DeanJ wrote:yer i would say . the spoa but i just dont see it working unles i do a virtaul lift on the front, ill see wat happens when the time comes.
You cut the entire back of the cab off!! What the FCUK is stopping you from doing a virtual lift???

Surely that is easier than SPOA?? :D
dont be shy with the grinder now :twisted:

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:37 pm
by GRPABT1
Cut Cut CUT! I'm going for 34" swampers next SPUA, granted I've got a 2" body lift and a lowered 5" lift kit but I've barely touched my gaurds and have not done a proper virtual lift and I'm confident it'll fit.