mods on 56 oval

vinnies72 Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Feb 2011 · 17 Mar 2012, 3:07 pm

#892295

hey guys,

I'm looking at this oval for sale through the forum.

oval with a 2080 stroker
lowered on spindles
holden stud pattern front and porsche back

The bug is currently rego'd but I was concerned that if I buy it would I have to get a mod plate for all these things (seeing as though they were done before the owner first registered it?, but through a 'friendly' mechanic) do mods like lowering and a bigger bored motor technically need a mod plate? (in qld btw)

cheers guys

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 17 Mar 2012, 4:51 pm

#892308

The engine capacity increase would require a blue plate along with the brake upgrade that would be required for it, dropped spindles are illegal so you would have to make up your mind wheather you would run them or not, i do not think that you would get any car past a roadworthy with different stud patterns. lots of people do not care that there is a legal requirement to engineer vehicle mods, its all good until you kill of maim someone, i just bought a karmann ghia from this site and it passed the roadworthy with a couple of dangerous defects in the front end so a friendly mechanic is not what you require.

vinnies72 Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Feb 2011 · 17 Mar 2012, 5:23 pm

#892313

cheers for the reply, will have to do a bit of research it seems...
not as straight forward as i was hoping.

vinnies72 Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Feb 2011 · 17 Mar 2012, 5:28 pm

#892314

do you think the untrained eye would even notice the stud patterns?

Governor Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2008 · 17 Mar 2012, 5:31 pm

#892315

Yes when you have had an accident

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 17 Mar 2012, 5:41 pm

#892319

In Queensland you can have a different stud pattern on the front or back, as long as they are the same on each 'axle'.

So if both your fronts are one stud pattern and both your backs are another that's fine. Provided it's all legal and approved of course.

The other issue you have is that carrying a spare is a bitch. Cause you need one for the front and one for the back.

I'd be changing to so it's Holden front and back because it's far more common.

Smiley 🙂

If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

vinnies72 Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Feb 2011 · 17 Mar 2012, 6:14 pm

#892327

any ideas of costs for blue plating these sorts of things if done right? anyone done anything similar

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Mar 2012, 6:40 pm

#892329

Where are you at which state

what state is the car registered in ??

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vinnies72 Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Feb 2011 · 17 Mar 2012, 6:53 pm

#892331

Qld, will be moving to vic soon though so there is another concern..
car is currently rego'd in Qld also

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 18 Mar 2012, 11:06 am

#892412

vinnies72 wrote:any ideas of costs for blue plating these sorts of things if done right? anyone done anything similar

You would have to find a Blue Plate engineer and have a chat to them. Tell them what you want to do and they can help you go about it safely and legally.

Smiley 🙂

If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 26 Mar 2012, 7:17 pm

#893856

Blue plate can be different for each state so if moving to Vic I suggest you ring their transport dept first.

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