Leon

I guess because people would buy  "replica" Chinesium seats, made out of wobble and bend, bolted up badly, to shoddily welded together seat mounts, with the seatbelt anchorage held on with seagull droppings.   So while it is unlikely to make the car crash, it will have a negative outcome on safety if the car drove into something*

*worst case scenario presented because it's more entertaining, while also containing elements of facts.

Yup, I was trying to avoid answering that

For a really by the words WOF person, they'd be able to fail the car at WOF.  So if you want to be 100% argumentproof, keep it matching your plate.

In reality, it's likely you'd keep on getting WOF's anyway.

22 hours ago, Bling said:

Situation would be aftermarket rails specific to car with matching aftermarket seats. Which as far as I know is fine to do without cert. Just wondering if cert locks seat changes out or not. Cheers

Watch for seats where the seatbelt anchorage is on the seat rails rather than directly seatbelt base to floor ... change to seatbelt anchorage = cert, and there's some severely dodgy aftermarket seat rails with seatbelt anchorage points vaguely welded onto the runners, mostly holding together with hopes and prayers.

On 10/06/2019 at 14:04, Tender Raisin said:

Can you tow a car with no WOF or registration behind a car? Or does this come into a trailer category and you need WOF & registration?

Scenario. Work is having a track day at Ruapuna Raceway, 10min from my house. To Hire a trailer for the day is $250. Just looking for other options.

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/factsheets/27/docs/27-exempt.pdf

Using an unregistered vehicle on any other road Using an unregistered vehicle on any road other than a private road is illegal. However, if you’re fined, you may have a defence. It’s your responsibility to prove that you’re entitled to use an unregistered vehicle in that situation. You’ll have a defence if the vehicle is:

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 • a motor vehicle normally propelled by mechanical power that is being temporarily towed (one time, not regularly) without the use of its own power

On 29/03/2019 at 17:49, kiwi808 said:

So I was told that you will no longer be able to build a rota van as they are no longer certable?

What about converting Utes to a rotary?

(my life long dream of a Rotavan ownership hinges on this...)

I thought it was mandatory, all vans be converted to rotary, in Hamilton.

Whups didn't see that it was already answered.  Nothing to see here.

Nope.  Those presented for inspection all failed welding test.

On 09/08/2018 at 21:56, peteretep said:

so if it moves through its travel smoothly, and nothing fouls or rubs then its fine? It says to fail a wof if it shows welding after manufacture, but if I buy some cast aluminium spacers then theres no welding

Nope.

It *needs* a cert, because there is no clause in the WOF rules that allows for it without cert.

As per Cletus' post below, a lot of them cause trouble because of issues like balljoint bind.

15 hours ago, peteretep said:

What’s the story with fitting spacers between strut tops and car body to lift a car? Can I fit some 2” blocks to jack a car up and not need a cert?

Strut spacers need a cert.

Unless it's listed here, as not needing a cert, it needs a cert.  See linky link, tables and images tab

https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general/steering-and-suspension/steering-and-suspension-systems

2 hours ago, mjrstar said:

I thought we were supposed to be singing the praises of race car(s) ownership?

Get your children involved with race cars.

That way, they will never have money to get into drugs.

AE92 Corolla GT for most of the last 15 years (sold it, bought it back).

Stock engine for reliability (silvertop 20v, as the original engine pooped a bottom end within a year or so of buying the car).  Running a 6 speed with a torsen diff, which isn't as good as a plate diff, but I'm looking for a better 6 speed to put my plate diff into.

Started out on tarmac, but I've been on gravel the last 3 years or so.  Far more fun on gravel when you're way down on power.

Reliable as hell, so long as you don't crash.  Just doing the local gravel sprint series, I'm buying two new rally tyres a year.  Running the same brake pads about the last 5 years or so, same rear pads as I put into the car 15 years ago.

Costs are pretty much all the development stuff (better sump guard, better safety gear in the car, better underbody protection).

Photo is of me smacking a bank in Hawkes Bay, and putting a decent dent in the old girl.

8 hours ago, Seedy Al said:

What sort of car?  

Slash im actually pretty sure in such situations there is a form slash process to have this amended.  But I might have only made that up in my head. 

 

You're not imagining it.

Vehicles where there is a separate chassis with its own identifier on it, you go to VTNZ / VINZ etc (compliance place) with the vehicle, and proof that you own both identities.  They then link your body / chassis mismatch together.   They select one identity (I don't know if they use body or chassis identity) which becomes The Vehicle.  They then make behind the scenes computer notes, to ensure that the same vehicle doesn't get registered twice (so if you're using the body, they then ensure that the chassis identity isn't re-registered by somebody else using that same chassis/vin number.

I don't know how every scenario works, as I don't know everything about it.

For the Escort question which sparked the discussion:  no, you can't legally pull the identifiers off another shell.  Identifiers, plates, and chunk of metal with wheels all need to be from the same vehicle.  Otherwise stolen and re-identified cars would be even more common than they currently are.

A little bit too much "following the formula", which is safe, but doesn't really provide any thrills.

I literally went to sleep during Series 2, Episode 1, and woke up to see the Hoff being a rallycross driver.  Which was confusing.

Their adventure / cheap car missions can be pretty good, so I am hanging out for those.