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Originally Posted by Merv and Sharon
With all these restrictions and falling sales of 'kits', I wonder how many manufacturers will survive the next 12 months?
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More to the point Merv, how many will take up the fight.
It's not just about the Cobra, GT40 or Clubbie market, ultimately it will affect every business that sells equipment to repair or modify a car, Whiteline, Supercheap, Rare Spares, Castlemaine Rod Shop, Jap importers, Hoppers Stoppers all the dyno shops etc.
The NSW requested amendments will also hit the rodders of both types as well, a guy who works for me put an electric motor in a Mondeo. An engine swap makes that an ICV under the new NCOP if NSW get their way.
The new engineering scheme VSCCS deregisters all existing engineers who then have a short period of time to apply and maybe accepted, the local engineers are up in arms and I don't see the interstaters taking it up because of the cost which will make any interstate stuff harder.
Have a look at your local council by-laws and see how much work you can do on your car in your garage.
Check the
oil and top up the water and not much else.
My 7 is the fourth car I've built in my garage since the 80's plus some serious mods with my kids ( Datto 1200 ute with 350 RWKw ) but the first one I've tried to register and I now wish I'd registered one of the earlier ones.
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