Do I Need A Mod Plate? - a little help for someone who has no clue on cars  

GHOSTFACE

No need for mod plate because it has factory options.

RAGOUL

No mod plate needed for manual conversion. I asked the engineer about it when I got my seat rails mod plated in my S13, he said if they make them from factory on the same chassis it's not necessary.

Kane_O

Your in NSW then?

From my knowledge in the 'minitrucking' community I can tell you you might need a new mod plate.

T.I.C was doing dodgy engineering and all cars that he had engineered had to be reinspected.

But, if your car has been converted using everything from a manual s14, I cant see it being a problem getting it passed/mod plated.

02GZM

If it's a factory manual box then no mod plate needed. You might need to fill out and hand in a change of vehicle particulars form for the government/insurance company's sake. But that's it.

tonka hilux

ring up. i dont believe this is true. i think u need a mod plate ifr anything if changed from what is on your vehicles vin. if it went on what it had as factory optionsw then u could take out 6cyl and put v8s in most cars. or turbo a stock vl with no mod plate. anything thats changes fropm what your particular car came out with ( not someone down the road who has the same car has) requires mod plate.

RotaryIsKing

it doesnt require a modplate if that model car had it as an option

tiso88

This.

I just got my S13 mod plated in Tas (and I think its changed to be national?) and they said if the car didn't roll off the showroom floor with it, even if it was a factory option on the same model car, it HAS to get a mod plate now.

iamhappy46

THIS MAN KNOWS

Every who says otherwise has it wrong to some degree... one of you can even see into the future.

coddyo

yeah it's a stock sr20det box, thanks guys

Shadow Of A Doubt

You can put a V8 into a factory 6 car. If it was an option, and IF you've upgraded the rest of the car to that option. (Suspension, breaks, ect)

TRD_4age

you need a mod plate in QLD. I converted my 4afe corrolla to 4age and i needed a mod plate otherwise my car wouldn't be aloud on the road. same went for the brakes i upgraded aswell. and that was for a ae82 corrola

mako86

if you are in nsw u dont need to get it enginered but you do need to get a blue slip for change of vehicle details.

tonka hilux

exactly. i think u will find qld has crap laws and wants plates for everything.

02GZM

He DOESN'T need a mod plate. He has a S14 with one S14 gearbox swapped for another. From what it sounds, you have an Australian delivered Corolla with a Japanese engine/gearbox combo. I'm not overly knowledgeable with Corolla series, but if AE82 Twin Cam's were released in Aus, you didn't need a mod plate either.

From the Qld Code of Practice:

TwinCam16

As usual You are 100% correct.

AE82 came with the 4age as a factory option. Thus now needing a mod plate for the conversion. Whoever mod plated the corolla, did so wrongly.

Also like mentioned NO mod plate required for an S14 to go manual.

You don't even need to inform dot at all as there is no record of transmissions on their database.