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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 6:28:32am |
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sounds good to me.
On a positive note my cappo is back on the road  |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Monday, May 13th, 2013, 11:06:53am |
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Chased this fella down but he got away from me at a red light! Anyone know the owner??? |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Monday, May 13th, 2013, 11:31:19am |
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Dont think ive seen this one before, there shouldnt be too many yellow capps around
Though it might be the old one that andi was selling, it was on ebay a couple of years ago, so maybe someone restored it
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 6:23:54am |
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wow two cappos together at the same time in OZ is soooo rare !
Anyone spotted me yet 
At the moment mine is my daily driver around south east suburbs haha |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 7:02:54am |
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Not seen you yet and i live close as al lhell lol.
I was dailying mine for the last two weeks but my crx is now operational again and the cappo gets to take a break.
Not long till crx goes for surgery so nearly time for daily cappo again |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 8:28:09am |
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Sadly I have yet to spot you either, then again, I dont really drive down to rowville
So meet sometime soon boys? |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 9:19:13am |
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Hahaha mine is always driving around but then I have never seen another cappo so I wouldnt know.
Yea Id love too kayfour.
Atm though got uni exams coming up though sadly 
However I have been attending HWY meets through facebook and have been really cool.
Heap of Golf clubs, S15 clubs and so forth all attend.
One night the Cappo crew should attend.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/hwycrew?fref=ts
Give it a look guys.
My cappo always gains a fair bit of attention here.
It always real well organised and all proceeds go to charity.
Pete |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 11:55:55pm |
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| i tend to have to stay away from pirnces highway lol, too many possible defects |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 1:53:39am |
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when going to and from these meets you surprisingly dont get defected.
as the police are noticed .
There are vl's there off there heads and the cops dont do anything 
I'm open to suggestions though ? |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 3:35:53am |
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iWhile the cappa has never been defected, i still do have more than 25 defects under my belt for other cars and they were far less in your face than the cappa is lol. Im pretty sure id have a louder dose than many of the VL's there
Im open to anything really, provided its not on prinny on a friday night |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 4:05:16am |
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HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!
What are the specs of your cappo, Chernobyl?
Like mods and so forth, if you mind me asking
I want to put a massive blow-off valve on my cappo soon
Friday nights are generally best for me though.
Weeekends are a nightmare for me with work and so forth |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 5:17:28am |
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Mods:
-Adaptronic ECU ft bad tune that struggles to idle, likes to backfire and just generally make noise.
- Blowoff valve = stock, but its held closed at all times so i get the VL type Sutududo,
- Cat back exhaust
- and well... thatd be about it really. Other than my stupid front bar that stands out like a sore thumb hahah
I can do most frfidays, but im too lazy to change my headlight so would prefer day time lol. (not because i cant see but more chance of unwanted attention) |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 5:58:19am |
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hahahahahahahaha love the ft bad tune
Maybe I should do the same with my blow off valve, have it closed haha
thats a fair point, whats wrong with it. |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 6:23:51am |
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| bulb is blown and its too much effort taking the wheel off to change it. Would take me over 2 hours to do simply because of the wheel nuts i chose to use. |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:21:07am |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 1:38:33pm |
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| I am gonna be going down to the JDMST meet, which is on Friday 31st May at 7:30pm, but the location has not been posted up yet, if you guys are interested come down! |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 2:58:44pm |
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| 10 days away ehhh? i should be able to make it! |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 6:52:40am |
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I may come down  |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, 2:06:55am |
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| 2 more dayssss, Cappo invasion imminent? |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, 3:21:08pm |
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sadly I will not be able to make it .
However, I do have some cool news about cappos in Australia in an article
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 30th, 2013, 12:48:10am |
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| oooo please do share |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 30th, 2013, 3:14:03pm |
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In due time my fellow cappoerino
Mines been in the garage for the last two weeks, got my daily back now so the cappo now hopefully can start getting the attention it needs and the mods of course
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Monday, July 22nd, 2013, 11:08:38am |
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| Wellllll seeing as i will be having a 'holiday' from driving for a little while can i suggest we have a meetup before the 16th of August? |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Monday, July 22nd, 2013, 11:17:04am |
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| Yeah i'll be down for sure, just pick a day! |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013, 2:39:51am |
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| why not |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013, 3:10:33am |
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Im free all weeknights after 7pm other than tuesdays.
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before 3pm on weekends
Cappo minimeet ftwwwwww!
I would suggest Glen as its local to us three and has a generally larger appreciation for our little things than other places |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, 2:49:23pm |
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sounds good to me boys
hows the cappo's all goings? |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Thursday, July 25th, 2013, 1:11:14am |
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Mine is slowly dieing. LOL>
Time for big bore and mad boost soon me thinks |
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| vhpete |
| Posted on: Thursday, July 25th, 2013, 10:23:03am |
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| That's what we want to hear |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Thursday, July 25th, 2013, 11:04:31am |
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| Hmm how about like on a saturday or a sunday when we can see the capps in the daylight? |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Thursday, July 25th, 2013, 11:48:14pm |
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| Give me a date/time and ill see if i can make it. As long as its before the 15th of Aug, theres a big chance i will be able to |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Sunday, July 28th, 2013, 7:07:13am |
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| how about like next week Saturday at like 1pm? or sunday if that works better for you guys |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Monday, July 29th, 2013, 12:39:21am |
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03/08 and 04/08 are being kept free atm!
Just waiting on the 'new' guy to decide on a time eh? |
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013, 12:56:26am |
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Sooooo looks like the new guy didnt decide on a time!
Ive recruited a guy at work to buy a cappo, so now weve got another member! He bought a bodged one and is bringing it back to an acceptable condition, however, he wants to see a few of our cars! Meet needs to happen soonish! |
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| kayfour |
| Posted on: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013, 12:53:57pm |
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So when are you and your friend free?
most likely ill be free every weekday after like 6pm or weekends I'll most likely be free!
another capp? any pictures? |
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| Chernoby1 |
Posted on: Thursday, August 8th, 2013, 2:42:32am
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he's not free during weekdays (works like a maniac AND has a family with a few little ones, crazy). Doesnt help he's a westie either :/
Ive attacehd a photo of his... lets just say it has a number of problems lol |
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| fuzz573 |
| Posted on: Thursday, August 8th, 2013, 12:55:03pm |
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How strict are police with your cars in oz? What do you mean by defects? Are you not allowed to mod cars?
I'm looking into emigrating from the UK just now and would like to bring my cappo with me but I'm not sure of the process.
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| Chernoby1 |
| Posted on: Friday, August 9th, 2013, 2:54:23am |
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Depends on state.
The good thing with the cappa is because its 'cute', you wont have many problems.
The average 'hoon' car here has a 6L V8 or turbo 4L straight six and are target more often than others.
For Victoria:
When a car is to be registered, it needs to obtain a roadworthy certificate (similar to MOT). once registered, no inspections are carried out regularly, it is your responsibility to keep the car safe / meet emissions / ect.
A defect can be issued when you no longer meet the ADR's and general roadworthiness laws... but more commonly than not, it is issued if a police officer suspects that the car might not comply to said laws.
Once issued a minor defect (car too low, tyres poking outside body, headlight bulb blown), you can drive around for 7 days without rectify the issue. After that the vehicle must not be driven. If the vehicle is not repaired and presented to the inspecting body within a month, your registration is cancelled.
If you receive a major defect (no front bumper), you will not be able to drive the car at all and it will need to be towed from the scene.
The bigger issues relating to cars are:
UNmarked police driving around a lot. Treat every new commodore as a police car lol.
Speed cameras are on many many intersections and are deemed accurate within 2km/h.
There are many mobile speed cameras dotted around the place (car parked on side of road, can detect both oncoming and passing traffic)
You can accumulate 12 demerits before your license is suspended.
Caught at:
0-9km/h limit = $180 and 1 demerit
10-25km/h over = $289 and 3 demerits
25-30km/h over = $397, 4 demerits and 1 month mandatory loss of license.
30-35km/h over = $469, 4 demerits and 1 month mandatory loss of license.
35-40km/h over = $541, 6 demerits and 6 months mandatory loss of license.
40-45km/h over = $614, 6 demerits and 6 months mandatory loss of license.
45+km/h over = $722, 8 demerits and 12 months mandatory loss of license.
These arent too unreasonable, but there are many places where the speed limit is quite low. One example is that during roadworks, speed dropped from 80km/h to 40km/h. There was no obstructions on the road, just some bollards on the side... if you are caught at 80 (the previously safe speed) you have lost your license for 6 months. There is no concession for work or anything, you simply cannot drive.
Hooning has been loosely defined as:
deliberately causing the vehicle to skid, smoke or make excessive noise (this includes chirping from the lights)
dangerous driving (includes excessive acceleration... so even if you dont chirp but launch hard youre screwed)
disobeying a police direction to stop
driving in or organizing a speed trial (IE, spirited driving.)
The problem with the hooning offences is that a policeman word is acceptable as evidence in court so if they honestly believe it was you and there is no evidence to the contrary... welll, goodbye driving for a while and even impoundment of your vehicle.
The laws for modifying vehicles is not incredibly strict. Basics are:
No modifications that could *potentially* cause any harm to a pedestrian (fibreglass panels, any spoilers, or sharp edges)
The vehicle must not be louder than 90dB at 75% of redline from 1 meter
The vehicle must be higher than 100mm from the ground at all times
You must meet the emission standards of australia in the year the car was produced.
Removing a Cat from a car that originally had one = ~$10,000 fine
And general safety things like:
Blown headlights
Frayed seatbelts
worn tires
ect.
If you start wanting to drop different engines form different cars or any other more 'serious' modification, you need an engineer to sign off on it for it to be registered, however you can still be defected for it if the police believe it doesnt meet the rules. The fact hte engineer said 'okay' means nothing and you must PROVE that your car meets the requirments. For this priviledge, you will get a nice $300 fine 90% of the time.
So an example of rediculousness... You can get a $300 fine for:
having a steering wheel with exposed metal anywhere.
Not having a shift pattern on/near the gearstick.
tint being too dark
any sort of liquid leak
ect
Combine 3 things on a signel defect notice and the officer will usually get you to undergo a roadworthy check (~$150 now) which is more or less like doing your MOT.
Not on the cappuccino but on another car, i was pulled over for a blown headlight. He noticed the steeringwheel / gearknob issue, fined me $300 and forced me to go get a RWC, MOT.
3 days after receiving thge RWC, i was pulled over for the car being too low, slight oil leak (that wasnt actually there) and the tint. Another $300 fine and RWC/MOT.
2 days after that was cleared, i got pulled over for a noise test (shiny muffler means its loud right?), at which point they noticed that two of my tyres poked out <3mm past the guards.. another $300 fine.
Each time i went to get a RWC, i was advised to make multiple changes to the car.
Point of story, you are permitted to modify the car, but do things even slighlty wrong.... and you will be wasting an incredible amount of time.
On the flipside:
Turbocharging an NA car. Go nuts, BUT you must have an ECU that is locked to a specific configuration/tune so that you can prove that the emissions of the car meet the regulations at ALL times... but unless you are pulled over and a policeman notices something that shouldn't be there... you never have to go for a rwc/emission test ect and you can drive around without any issues.
Way too long of a post for me to re-read and check spelling/grammar/content so yeaaaaaa. |
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| japtaxi |
| Posted on: Friday, August 9th, 2013, 3:36:11am |
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I'm looking into emigrating from the UK just now and would like to bring my cappo with me but I'm not sure of the process.
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http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports/import_options/pis.aspx
personal import usually works out way too expensive compare to buying same/equivalent car already complied in Aus. |
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| fuzz573 |
| Posted on: Friday, August 9th, 2013, 10:01:04am |
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| Really appreciate the post and links, gives me something to think about. It would be Western Australia I would be looking at as that is who is currently recruiting. They come back to the uk in January so I should have a better idea of what's happening then |
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