Wilf - I'll let you know, as soon as our wonderful Department of Transport get their paperwork sorted out.
1. Obtain engineer's certificate.
2. Apply for VIN number
3. Wait for VIN, then apply for exemption from specific Aust Design Rules
4 Wait for approval for exemption.
5. Have vehicle inspected by a mechanic for "Roadworthiness" (never mind the mechanical engineer's inspection...)
6. Obtain vehicle registration after having Dept Transport verify the engine number (never mind the fact that engineer AND mechanic both check it)
This can take up to one month to get through this process!!!!!
Spool on the street - while I had my car at the racetrack last week, I drove around the empty pits a fair bit at nothing more than 30mph. I also took the car to the end of my street, just to let the neighbours know that my project was nearly finished. In that time, the tyres never chirped or carried on. You can feel the resistance as you turn the car at low speeds. In fact, it's nearly impossible to push the car if the wheels are pointed anything but straight ahead. Let there be no doubt that the loads placed on the transmission and axles feel as though they are transferred through the rest of the car during 5 to 20 mph corners, but to drive the car on a 90 mile journey to the beach and back, the only time I'd notice the spool is when I reverse park the car into a parking spot. At highway speeds you'd never know there was a spool in the car.
My other car (3800lb Falcon with 460 big block) has had a 31 spline full spool in it for many years now, and I'd never consider putting anything else in it.