Thanks Jeff.
 
Anyway, just when things were looking promising, I took the car for a quick drive last week for the first time on the street in over 6 months, and of course my driver side power window decided to break at that very moment! I've been told it's probably the regulator guide rails for the window, I'll find out soon.
I also noticed some tuning issues while driving it, but that will be sorted out in time.
 
Just to rub salt into the wounds, I got some much more frustrating news today.

Back in February I renewed the rego on my MR2 over the phone. They said there was a 'data error' or something, but by the end of the phone call they said that they had sorted it out and renewed my rego, and it was charged to my credit card. I was a bit worried by the initial 'data error', but I forgot about it after a while and moved on.
Anyway, a few weeks ago I noticed that you can do a free rego check online at myRTA, so I did it just out of curiosity, and it said something like 'there is an inconsistency with RTA records', and at that point I started to get a bit more worried.
So, I just visited the RTA for some clarification. It turns out that a previous owner of my MR2 obtained a fraudulent engineers certificate when it was imported. As a result of all this, I have 3 months to get the car fully legalised and certified or my rego will be suspended
It was inevitable that I would need to get it engineered eventually, but I can't put it off any longer. I'm sure I'll be able to get it engineered, I'm just dreading the hassle and extra cost!
Fortunately most of my engine mods (where I've spent most of my money) should be legal. The BOV is plumbed back, the catch can is plumbed back, the boost control valve has nothing going straight to the atmosphere, there is no screamer pipe, the intercooler pipes are bolted to the firewall properly, etc.
I may have to get an emissions test and a noise test, so that would be a big hassle, but I think the biggest hassle will be the brakes and wheels. I may have to ditch the front brakes, and I'm not sure about the wheels.
I'll be organising to have an RTA engineering signatory inspect the car ASAP.

That's relatively disheartening news mate. I guess it's at this point you should be glad you went to the effort/cost to have everything done properly :). 
 
So does the Engineering have to be done by the RTA or it can be any certified person? With TMR getting mods engineered is quite an easy process so hopefully it's a smooth process for you! the scariest one will be the emissions! All the mechanical mods have been done so professionally the I reakon you shouldn't have any issues.

Yeah I'm glad that all the mechanical work in the engine bay has been done properly, so I shouldn't have to change much in that regard and waste my money.
 
The brakes and wheels are a concern, there is a good chance that I'll have to change the front brakes at least. They were already on the car when I got it, but I do love them and it would be sad if I had to remove them. If it turns out that I do have to change the front brakes, at least there are well-documented alternatives, like DeltaV's offering.
 
I don't know about other states, but in NSW there are various people who have the necessary accreditation to be included on the RTA's list of engineering signatories. In other words, the RTA don't do the certification themselves, they just specify who is allowed to provide engineering certificates, and when you register your vehicle you may have to show any applicable engineering certificate/s for the vehicle.
I'll have to choose an engineering signatory (eg. Consulmotive), have them inspect the car, then they will tell me what I need to change or add to make the whole car compliant, then they will provide the engineer's certificate for all modifications.

Goodluck mate. Bad luck!

chase_d

Whats wrong with the brakes? Couple guys here run willwoods (the newer style) and they have had no trouble getting over. (Although the reason they had to go over was for a 'defect notice').

Wheels would only be the only issue. That MR2 (come Farrari Replica) thats for sale at the moment has this:
" Wheels: ROH 3 piece 'Modena' alloy wheels, 7 inch on the front, and 8.5 inch on the rear. The speedo has been re-calibrated as required by the ADR's and 'Engineer' approved. "