Would anyone know of a good Engineer in Brisbane....
I need to get a Blue Plate for a new pair of seats

Anyone have any idea on what this may cost?
Cheers Gerard

If you find a good one put them in here:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8592

No QLD ones in there yet

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Roads need more corners
A Deluxe(CG13DE), 2 Clubbies(998 and 1275) and 2 Morris 1100Ss

I got my seats ginger beered by a bloke in Bulimba. McCullough street i think.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

is this a common thing? gingerbeer instead of engineer? i mean the first time i heard it was when andy (archangel007) said it...is he the originator of this? or does it come from somewhere else?

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

Gingerbeer is a rhyming slang for engineer that has been used by the military for over a 100 years. Breaker Morant in one of his Boer war poems makes mention of the "gingerbeers".

It was still a term being used in the army when I was in from 68-70.

It's common slang in the civil construction world too though it tends to get various explanations (all froth and bubble , got a bad head , full of promise but doesn't deliver (no alcohol) etc etc ) as to why .

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I can do that for you gerard. Ring me.

Do you mean you are an engineer that can certify or whatever changes to vehicles or only some aspects?

If so can we have more details and contact info please?

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Qld Transport use 'Authorised Officers' to approve modifications and affix blue modification plates. Some of these Authorised Officers are qualified engineers.

The law in Qld is that it is illegal to provide professional engineering services unless the engineer is regstered with the Board of Professional Engineers (www.bpeq.qld.gov.au) or works under the direct supervision of a registered professional engineer (RPEQ).

For most of the modifcations that are allowed to be done to a vehicle, no formal engineering qualification is really required, just a good knowledge of good practice or the prescribed rules. Therefore Queensland Transport does not require all Authorised Officers to be engineers. It depends on what modifications they want to be allowed to approve.

So, some authorised officers are engineers. Most engineers are not authorised officers (eg, me).

In your case Gerard you need and AO but you may get one who is an RPEQ too.

I am sorry if some of you understood that I personally am a certified Engineer. What I ment was that I know two people that are qualified to do the relevant cheacking and can certify mods in My area. And they do the Blue Mod plates. These days some RWC Stations can do this. I said it that way as I know that Gerard does not live far from me and it will probably be convienient for him too.

try probe engineering, i found him very good and he drives a 67 fastback muzzy

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "Damn...that was fun!"

cool thanks Guys - and Dodge those jugglys are distracting (ewww in a good way )

little too distracting...looks painful to me

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

i see thats interesting...

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

Also called no-ideas when things go wrong...