The electrical connector can just be cut off and replaced by a generic one, easy enough, but I have absolutely no idea if the different types communicate with the ECU in the same way! It would be rather unfortunate to find out they don't in an accident!
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I would think that even if the car originally had asbestos in the clutch and brakes, they would've been replaced by now, and I doubt that the replacement items would contain asbestos. How you would go about proving it to the Australian Border Force authorities satisfaction would be your problem. I do know that they have gotten a serious hard on over asbestos in the last few years.
I've never Imported a car so I really can't say.
A few years ago the as a case of a bloke who wanted to temporarily bring in a totally original rare classic 60's Maserati for a show, event, they demanded that he was going to have to disassemble the engine to prove that there had been no asbestos gaskets used, he was even prepared to not drive the car and not do any repairs while it was here so there would be no chance of anyone being exposed to asbestos, and they still weren't having it, so the car never came.
I get that asbestos is seriously nasty stuff, but considering the amount of it that was mined here and is allowed to blow about from those old abandoned mines as well as the huge amounts that was used and still found in homes and factories around the country, that the government aren't prepared to do much about, it was a bit heavy handed!
If suspected asbestos is encountered when working on the older structures and machines, then you have to inform the authorities and engage licensed hazardous materials company to remove it, they send a bloke around wearing a sperm suit, he stuffs it into a plastic bag and takes it away to be tossed into land fill somewhere.
The shipping agent should be able to explain what is required, there are many that specialise in cars.
It would be no problem chucking a set of new pads in before the car comes, the clutch might be a little more involved.
Some documentation such as receipts with part numbers and brands clearly listed and cross reference back to the parts manufacturer might help.
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The corrosion that I can see might just hone out, but it's what cant be seen is where the problem will be, we cant see where the rings have been sitting against the bores, and that's where the worst corrosion will be, right where the rings will have trapped collected moisture against the bores. you won't know how bad, bad is until you disassemble the engine, so assume the worst case scenario and factor that into what you offer.
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There is no way of really diagnosing a warped head without removing it and putting a straight edge across it, you can use a compression test, a cylinder leak down test, a sniff test or a coolant system pressure test to diagnose a failed head gasket, and they can indicate other possible combustion chamber problems such as a cracked or warped head but the only way to know how bad the problem is, will require removing the head to be sure.
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I'm guessing Nightfire RedWelcome to the forum and well done for showing your head above the parapet after a goog term bit of lurkingdrive.gif
What colour is your MGF, in the thumnail photo there it almost looks like the dark Damask red Il be doing for my MGB project car.
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I think there was one little bloke looking horrified based on Munches Scream and another dude rolling his eyes.
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I thing there was a little fella clapping and might've been one maybe two drinking :cheers: ???
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