Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
How did this pass the legalities at the time? It bothers me that to do a SBC conversion requires an eng cert ...... in vic anyways, not sure of other states.
350 was an engine option in HQ model..... Rego doesn't discriminate between passenger and commercial, only that the vehicle is a HQ. As long as the other components are the same as came with a 350 ie brakes, springs, diff etc. You can drop a 350 into a HT/HG ute or van, a 327 into a HK ute or van without engineering it.

Had a mate in Gympie bought a HQ tonner specifically so he could drop a 350 into it without having to engineer it.