derf
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| posted on 17/5/04 at 11:06 PM |
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Wow, SVA suxar
Ive been flipping through the sva forum for a while, wow, sva uber suxar. My biggest fear is that I wont be able to prove that my '88 engine is
older than '76. Is it me or if someone gets tangled up in the front suspension that an exposed bolt is the least of their worries, I'd be
more scared of getting an appendage ripped off when my lifeless and limbless body gets hurled through the air. I can kind of understand the 'no
exposed bolts' in the cockpit area, but everywhere lese is kinda stupid.
Also my random thought of the day: Would it be possible to pass sva with the front suspension wrapped entirely by a big rubber of sorts, I'll
chop a photo in a few to explain.
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timf
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| posted on 18/5/04 at 08:08 AM |
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why are you worried about sva derf
its only applicable in the UK
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derf
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| posted on 18/5/04 at 01:04 PM |
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Oh I'm not, but this forum makes for some good reading, like I said my biggest fear is that I wont be able to prove my 16 year old engine is
over 25
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Deckman001
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| posted on 18/5/04 at 03:46 PM |
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Not sure Mr Toyota make your engine that long ago, if your going for the supra lump  so you'l have a hell of a job trying to convince someone
other wise !!
Sorry
Jason
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derf
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| posted on 18/5/04 at 05:02 PM |
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Actually the supra fell through, and I wound up going with an RX7 drivetrain, which is a good thing. Sales in Japan began in 1968 and sales in the
U.S. began in 1970 with the rotary powered R100. Later that year the RX-2 was introduced as a 1971 model. Road Test, a popular automotive magazine at
the time, named the RX-2 the 1972 Import Car-of-the-Year. The next RX model the RX-3 debuted in 1972, available as a sedan, coupe and wagon. For 1974
Mazda debuted the RX-4 as a sedan and wagon followed by the Rotary Pickup. In 1975, Mazda introduced the Cosmo, named after the 1967 Cosmo Sport,
Mazda's first commercialized rotary engine car.
The legendary RX-7 debuted in 1978 as a 1979 model. It got a face-lift in 1980 for the 1981 MY. The fuel injected 13B rotary was added in 1983 for the
1984 MY RX-7 GSL-SE. The second-generation RX-7 appeared in 1985 with an optional 13B rotary engine featuring Twin-Scroll Turbo and an inter-cooler.
The third-generation RX-7, equipped with all-wheel double-wishbone suspensions with a newly-developed dynamic geometry control mechanism, was launched
in 1992 as a 1993 MY. It was discontinued in the U.S after 1995 although production for the domestic Japanese market continued with updates.
Production on the third generation RX-7 discontinued in 2002.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 18/5/04 at 10:07 PM |
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 Sounds like you might stand a chance then
what's the 25 year rule your worried about? is it in the USA version of our SVA ??
Jason
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derf
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 02:52 AM |
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I really dont have room or patience for emissions equiptment, according to NJ state law, at 25 years an engine is considered old enough to be
grandfathered out of emmissions testing.
Basically the NJ DMV (dept of motor vehicles) will let me register the car because of the age of the engine even though the chassis is new.
On the other hand we just switched to the OBD2 emissions testing, they just plug a computer into the car, check for error codes, and that determines a
pass/fail. On my friends very emissions non compliant car he passed by using a bypass dummy computer (throws a clean error free signal). But if I
register it as an '88, depending on the testers interpretation of the laws, I might need an airbag, anti lock brakes, and 5 mph bumpers.
Other than emissions testing, my biggest concern is proving ownership of the car, I have to provide reciepts for everything, and then pay tax.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 07:04 AM |
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He he, sounds like the same type of hoops we have to jump through for our Sva test !! Good luck then
How about putting in and 'old' engine and then having it sadly die after you pass the tests so you'll then have to put in the
newer lump ??
Jason
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