looking for an engineer in sydney

[dave a]

i am in penrith , i have an ek with a 179/disc brake front end. something i have been doing to my various holdens over the years . evidently i need an engineers certificate. anyone know any good ones,cheap too.the only one i used in the past came up from canberra

[Mick]

the RTA website has a list BUT cheap is a thing of the past the last guy i used to use was $400 but he no longer does them due to the RTA's new regs they want brought in i got on to one guy at cardiff he was $750 and cheapest i could find in sydney was $900, may be a little cheaper as mine was also for a 2 door conversion, most were $1,000+
you also got to find one that isn't a dickhead and wants stupid things like guard indicators etc

[dave a]

thanks i was talking to my neighbor and he use a guy from newcastle for his mainline . i'll check the rta webpage and go from there

[Harv]

Dave,

When I started the wagon project, I had Peter L Smith out at Camden recommended to me (phone (02) 4655 9440, email psmith@psmitheng.com.au). The guy who recommended him was an old mechanic who had gone through a recent kit-car engineering (with Peter L Smith Engineering as signatory), and was pretty happy.

I started a conversation with them by email (can't remember the guys name though... and can't open up the old emails with this PC... his surname started with a Z from memory). I found them to be pretty pragmatic in terms of the guidance they gave me, and intend to go back to them once the wagon comes out of storage.

Cheers,
Harv

[dave a]

thanks camden is close to me, i'll give them a try as soon as i find out which way i'm going. pulled my so called good running motor apart yesterday. no oil in it and two pistons rusted into the bore, happy days thanks for the info.