A Superformance in Australia

[Plums]

I think the G-Force is pretty good, though each manufacturer has it's pro's and cons I guess... I actually think the Classic Revival kit would be a winner for me, if the body was as good as my G-Force body and I could fit my deep dish wheels. It would be fantastic if you could pick the best bits of each kit.

You're welcome to come over and check it out (you can even get a good view under it thanks to my new toy), but in the interim you can check out my gallery.

[Heidelberg]

Thanks for the kind offer Plums....I'm currently in the US, but I'll be back in Perth in about 3 weeks...I'll contact you when I get back & see if I can call by and have a chat!

Kind regards,

Paul (Heidelberg)

[pezza]

I don't know what the engine requirements are in other states as they vary from state to state but here in WA they must comply with ADR 37/01 ie 1999 on. Also we can still have working sidepipes.

[BMK]

Is there an option of Club registration there?

Mmm maybe an import USA Cobra with the motor you want and then club register it.

Most US cars I have seen are registered as a 1965 car.

May assist with leaving it LHD - over 30 years old - and possibly saving due to model based age..

[pezza]

This car may be of interest to you. I saw it in last Satudays West Australian.


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[BMK]

The RMC would possibly make a good start for a race car project.

Or even a club registered car..

[Heidelberg]

Thanks all, I'm going to catch up with Plumms when I'm next back in Perth to have a chat with him about his GForce Cobra!

I did follow up with the possibility of a US car being brought in as a personal import, but I won't be able pull it off as I don't have resident status whilst I'm here in the US...

Regards....Heidelberg

[Rob. Smith]

This is the exact example of doing the rego thing. A modified LS1 LSX Chev motor is just as illegal as a 427 side oiler. Put in what the rego mob requires and once it's done...do what is required. I've got a 351 Cleveland dinosaur !
Smithy

[Plums]

I don't if that's exactly true. I could get a stroked, head and cammed LS1 through rego fairly easily, where I'm sure the 427 sideoiler would fail....

[Aussie Mike]

Originally Posted by Rob. Smith

A modified LS1 LSX Chev motor is just as illegal as a 427 side oiler.

I don't agree. A stroked LSX could be made legal quite easily. They are externally the same as an LS1 so there is no visual clue that the block is different apart from a coat of paint over the iron. The eficient cylinder head design will give it half a chance of meeting the emissions requirements with the right tune in there. The dirty heads on the 427 FE won't have a chance. The LSX would be running the complete factory EFI system and could be tuned to clean up the emissions to a legal level.

Cheers

[Blownbadness]

[quote=Aussie Mike;745033]If you are working in the US then you have another option: Personal import. If you reside overseas and own a car over there providing you have owned it for 12 months over there you can bring the car in to the country and not pay duty. There may also be some loop holes for rego with an older motor if it has already been registered in tha other country.

I did it years ago with a Motorcycle I owned in NZ. It was a Honda NSR250, a model that wasn't sold in Australia. I had the bike for sale over there but wasn't having much luck selling it so I decided to ship it across. I rode it over here for a while and then sold it. Because it was a rare bike at the time when I sold it I pretty much got back what I paid for it and the cost of importing it.



I owned a dealer delivered NSR250R (MC-18-II) in my early 20's. It was a rare bike but was certainly dealer delivered at some stage!!! Now this was near 20 years ago now but it was one of the very few road registrable 2 strokes on the market. and certainly the rules have changed much since then.
I had it tuned by a reputable race team and the difference was shocking!!!
Bloody fast bike!! Scary fast.




I don't know the ins and outs of how to get a 427 ADR legal but I know what it takes to make them meet emission limits and that takes a pretty fancy exhaust job (to say the least) with up to 4 catalytic converters being used in some applications (certainly most big cube modern cars run at least 4) and exhaust gas oxygen sensors pre cat and after cat being required to meet euro 4 requirement for catalyst efficiency monitoring. Any high end aftermarket ECU is more than capable of meeting and exceeding emission requirements providing a suitable exhaust is fitted.

[Tonus72]

This is a pretty old thread, but just wondering Paul (Heidelberg), what is the latest with your car?

I think I saw it on YouTube being driven around the workshop after it was finished. Awesome car...

Tony

[sideshow]

if he is the same guy I did an ls7 loom for a guy in WA about 2 to 3 years ago and I got a call from the mechanics a month ago just so they can ask me afew questions so I think they said it was running with an ls7

[Wazza]

Originally Posted by Tonus72

This is a pretty old thread, but just wondering Paul (Heidelberg), what is the latest with your car?

I think I saw it on YouTube being driven around the workshop after it was finished. Awesome car...

Tony

Paul's Cobra is a beauty...

Must have watched the following videos a hundred times, while I was waiting to finish the car.

I wanted some idea of how the LS7 would go....pretty good videos of Paul's car

LS7 427 AC COBRA - YouTube

LS7 SUPERFORMANCE COBRA - YouTube


And here's a popular video showing the LS7's "oomph" off the line in a Z06 Corvette.

Corvette Z06 0-190 MPH - YouTube

Cheers,
Warren

[sideshow]

I'm heading off up north to look at a z06 today
it's a race car and they want to remove some of the wiring
and get to of the gay push button ignition