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In Queensland we are still running with old rules, so any engine that is less than 5 years old is ok.

This can be fudged a little as US etc have tougher emissions, so any 90's 302 windsor is fine, same as Toyota 1UZ-FE, Holden LS1 etc.

As to information about chassis date, queensland goes by registration date. So it means rules are constantly changing in relation to what can be approved, not very fair.

Recently QLD introduced compulsary VIN number allocation after inspection by police and also compulsary pit inspections and engineers have a lodge a bundle more paperwork.

Approvals in QLD are progressing steadily at the moment.

With last Cobra I built with my brother, we got held up for months as QLD transport was just changing the rules. It didn't make any difference that we had already started the approval process(ie already had VIN allocated). They even sent a fax to our engineer saying that no approvals would be held up, yeah right. Anyway they just kept changing their minds, eventually we got car registered but it was only due to a really nice guy at rego office wanting to help us out. Things have settled down now. This was end of last year.

Want to know what makes me laugh about NSW rules. Our old carby DRB, which when built could not be registered in NSW, 5 years later when we wanted to sell it, it was going to be quite easy to re-engineer it and rego it in NSW. If you planned it right, did not even need a pit inspection. So there is still loop holes around. I think any registered kit-car can be transferred to NSW.