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Originally Posted by rolli
Bisnut - Are you sure about that? I am not sure what QLD has, but in WA its only exhaust gases that make it illegal/legal.
As for your list, many engine management systems will run cruise control, traction control and ABS. Airbags should (I say that ignorantly) be independant (they should fire without the battery in the car!), seat belts are mechanical, lamps and switchs can easily be rerouted to the traditional hardwired systems, instrument clusters can either be rewired or replaced.
I know it sounds like alot of work, but every engine transplant is!
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I'm pretty sure removing the systems concerning ESP, airbag and seatbelt monitoring would be defectable modifications.
If you could duplicate everything in function using approved and tested components for safety systems then I guess they would give the modifications approval.
So I guess the best bet is to get your Engine CPU to talk to the main CPU or have the main CPU ignore it somehow.
I'm no expert in these fangled car CPU things myself, I haven't seen an drawings on exactly how it all works, but I do deal with interfacing machinery CPU's (PLC's) to each other a fair bit and it can be a headache.
Yeah most conversions are a lot of work, and from what I've seen any one with basic skills can use a kit to drop an engine in, to make it a good conversion involves matching the right motor to the application and all the little things like cooling system, throttle linkages and wiring that make the difference between a good conversion and a bad one.