The RTA and switching engines.

muzz Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 3:17 pm

#890889

While I was having my annual buggy rego inspection, the garage inspector told me that even though I have notified the RTA and legally changed the engine numbers when I installed my new engine of the same type, if in the event of a crash, I could be in trouble because it was not the original engine as shown on the RTA report when first inspected.
No matter if it is exactly the same model,displacement etc. as the original.
Is this for real or is this just another RTA pain in the butt rule that makes no sense at all in the real world?
Anyone have any feedback on this at all?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Mar 2012, 3:26 pm

#890893

It's for real maye

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 8 Mar 2012, 3:36 pm

#890896

that don't make any sense at all ,there's plenty of cars out there with either reco or replacement engines

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muzz Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 3:44 pm

#890899

No it doesn't make sense but then again it's the RTA!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Mar 2012, 4:29 pm

#890912

OK - I am probably wrong, but if you had it engineered and then got a blue slip for changing the motor and have notified the RTA i am struggling to believe you have to get it engineered again??

Have I missed understanding what you have been told??

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muzz Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

#890917

I really don't know what's actually involved but it appears that way.

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1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Mar 2012, 8:49 pm

#890957

call the RMS (RTA is no more) and they'll tell you what you need to do.
sounds like it will just need a blue slip for the engine change

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Mar 2012, 9:39 pm

#890975

Hi

A friend fitted a 5 litre V8 to a Rodeo with an engineers report, he decided to change motors. They want him to have another complete engineers report done.

Steve

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Mar 2012, 6:43 am

#890997

Steve
was it engine for engine or taking out a Chevy and dropping in a Lexus?

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 9 Mar 2012, 8:29 am

#891009

I rang and spoke to the engineer that did my bug when I put the new EJ25 in expecting to need another as the original certificate was for an EJ22.

He said no just get an adjustement of records done as its less than a 15% increase on what he had already engineered it for.

It seems to vary depending on who you speak to.

muzz Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 9 Mar 2012, 11:05 am

#891037

That's great Joel. Hopefully I will speak to the right guy when the time comes.