13bt Ke20 Can It Be Legal?

[ke13bt]

i am in the process of doing the conversion, but i would like to know if it will ever be legal. and if not then how do cars like the grimas corolla and the like do it. opinions welcomed. i am in brisbane queensland.

Edited August 25, 2007 by ke13bt

[Redwarf]

Ring a Queensland Transort approved engineer. That's the ONLY way you're going to get a real answer.

[Jono]

i know a guy with a 13bt in a ke20, he had it done before they changed the rules, many, many years ago.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Most people I've spoken to believe that in QLD enough money will get anything on the road. That said, I know a few people with professionally engineered cars that still get defect notices so go figure.

[beerhead]

A few months ago, with enough money and the right engineer it could have been possible. Under the changes there's heavier restrictions for vehicles under 1 tonne, which makes these kind of swaps illegal from what I've been told.

[ke13bt]

that does suck the proverbial left nut. any body had any such sucsess? i can get the blue card (mod plate) but thats kinda dodge. would like to do it properlly

[21_bjf]

short answer is no. i work in a large rotary specific workshop here in brisbane, and this was the road that i was hoping to go down, but unfortunately the department of transport seem to be the fun police when it comes to fitting anything rotaty powered into something that weighs under 775kg from the factory. That is why i have made the decision to go to a sr20det into mine. will keep anyone whos interested posted as the conversion unfolds