Wooo ! MOT passed 1st time

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So you could have a dirty big turbo , mega power and no smoke and they wouldnt care ?

[MikeLMR]

YEP :p

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So do they actually check engine numbers etc correspond or it doesnt matter like here in Australia ? Any other rules which restrict running rotors ?

[MikeLMR]

its not very strict at all ... as long as you can insure it just about anything goes engine wise on an old car

theres still noise limit though ...101 Db @ 4500rpm I think

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So who actually does the noise test ? is it done at the mot ? Do you have to insure ?

[20B_boy]

Yes, you do have to insure - and it can be EXPENSIVE with a lot of mods!!

Modified FD\'s are particularly nasty which is a shame cause I have a couple of 20B\'s for mine :-(

As Mike says though - old motors can get away with murder; you thinking of emigrating Al? It\'s cold and wet mate :-)

Rich

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Errrrr just a thought , am a pommy originaly and was thinking of a few years back in the homeland for a bit of fun , just wondering whats required if I bring my Series 2 ( 1982 ) over with me . How much hassle I will get and ways around the system

[20B_boy]

Ahh, cool...

Wouldnt have thought it would be too much hassle to be honest. An early 92 FD imported from japan just needs an MOT to make legal pretty much. You need to check about import and VAT and make sure you do it right to avoid what you can - I forget what you dont have to pay if you\'ve owned the car out of the country for +6 months...

How\'s Evil7 going btw?

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I was just thinking of shipping it over and buying a cheap UK one with rego and sticking the rego plates onto it . Cant be stuffed with all this compliance crap , evil 7 is good and sends its regards

[20B_boy]

Sweet - that\'s a plan! Not that we condone such activities over here you understand...

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Oh yeah , all hypothetical of course in the interests of my scientific study . But \' hypothetically \' its possible , hmmmm .

[mills]

That is one beautiful car, the engine bay is exceptionally clean!