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Technically, modifying or replacing bump stops with non standard ones, requires cert. But, a scallywag with no regard to following the rules of the land, an outlaw if you will, would likely get away with it if it looked standard. The aforementioned scallywag should be careful that a replacement shorter bump stop still limits the travel before the driveshaft hits the tunnel though

Oldschool drag day '22 edition Did 8 passes Interestingly, every single one was 115mph. Did a few 12.4, 12.3 etc then 3x 12.0 in a row Last pass was near the end of racing so not much time to cool down, I ignored the green and let it build boost with the brake pedal pushed as hard as I could , when I let the brake go it left harder than any other pass today, 11.90 massively stoked with that. I've never paid much attention to 60ft times but it appears that I should, as mentioned all passes were the same mph but the quickest was 1.87 vs 2.3something for the slowest

It's not a requirement, but it can make a cert a lot easier As part of a cert, we have to fill out a "safety items form" which is basically a wof checksheet. OR we can supply a wof checksheet, which means we don't have to take responsibility for those items. Some certifiers insist on it, some do not. There are a couple of advantages with getting a wof check sheet- The certifier doesn't have to check the regular wof items (wiper blades , reverse lights, seat belts etc) so can make the list shorter Exhaust noise is a wof issue not cert, so something which is a bit loud, the certifier can put the responsibility of checking noise back on the wof inspector If the car is a bit of a shitter, same thing, certifier can just concentrate on mods and not worry about rust repairs etc, as it falls back on the wof inspector That said though, I still check to make sure it's safe, even if it has a wof sheet, as I have to road test it, if it has perished brake hoses or knackered ball joints then I'm not going to go hooning down the road and do brake testing in it

Yep that would be fine as long as it's made from a suitable material, has the right design etc (Things like a means of spring location if the spring sits directly on the mount, stuff like that)

Vtnz are the gold standard in vehicle inspection! missed the rust and the fact that the shocks had lost all their damping juices

That has happened in the past, my grandad got sent a voucher to get a new wof check done by vtnz when his local testing station got in the poop

What sort of car? If it's just making a top mount to bolt in a strut that's the same sort of configuration , should be straight forward

Yes, came with pen , and have tested it using 'notes' and it works , I need to find a way of organizing each formset better I'd happily use USB if that was an economical option, I have not checked for ages but last time I did, cd was the cheapest way, ordered some the other day and I think it was $80 for 100 cds I should check how much usbs are now Each job would have to go on its own USB so I'd get through a few of them

There's nothing in the rules here about having mechanical gauges in the cabin, fuel pressure would not be allowed though

Thanks!

I ended up with a galaxy tab s7. There was only two options really, that or a different one with keyboard that was over twice as much $ I looked at Apple ones but immediately got lost when trying to use it also got a cable that goes from different types of USB so I should be able to plug my cd writer into the tablet, I assume there will be some app that allows a tablet to work with a cd drive

Hand writing on to a pdf As far as I can figure, I download the copies of the check sheets from lvvta into the tablet, then I can copy them into a job file for 'x' customer, and write on them on the tablet. Most can remain as a file , but some have to be supplied in physical bits of paper so I can print those ones out Then add photos and burn to a disc which then gets couriered to lvvta for processing Apparently next year sometime there will be the option of sending electronically via a cloud?? but I'm not sure exactly when that's happening. I was going to just stick with the oldschool method of doing it all on paper but I want to get the tablet deal sorted, so when the completely electronic method is available I know what I'm doing, because that will make a cert theoretically possible to do start to finish in a day , rather than 5 days

OK. Went to pb tech, they didn't really have that many tablets to choose from, found a beardy long hair guy who was very helpful. Laughed and pulled a face when I asked if any of them had cd writing capabilities but got the stuff I need, I think. Anyway, next retard question To make a file, for a cert job, I need to be able to import pdfs, write on them, add photos, and put it in one lump of info I can send/put on a cd What's a good program to use for that?

Depending on how much bumpstop progressiveness you need, another option would be a nylon /hdpe/similar spacer and then a foam bumpstop on top Sometimes a long bumpstop won't limit travel at the correct point on a big bump, and I've found nolathane or similar materials like that don't last very long as a bumpstop unless they are very substantial, then they aren't progressive enough

Carl at C+M performance in east tamaki would be able to sort it out, hes not cheap but he knows what he's doing.

Yeah probably just needs a bit of love. Carbs are simple things, and are fine if you are prepared to adjust your expectations slightly Those bolt on efi units are not much better than a carb IMO Every one I've driven has run like a bag of dicks

Thanks! Pretty good turnout considering the weather, there was some cool cars there

Not vw but have had a customer with an old buick? engine that had issues with the old style 'dog turd'/ rope rear main seal being tight as. It siezed when I was doing an exhaust cert on it, which gave me the shits a bit I can't remember what the fix was though so ling post, sorry

Engine looks mint! Nice work

I think it might be a bit thin to do out of aluminum, steel would be a safer bet unless you could supply some sort of proof that it would be up to the task Threads directly into 8mm alloy wouldn't be allowed, from memory wilwood brake kits (that do have thin aluminum brackets) have steel inserts for threads

No, they are not a required lamp edit. Beaten by a tortoise

Technically needs a cert too if you're worried about that, if you change from factory air to regular pleb springs

New roof looks good, does it still come off easily?

I'd like to keep it to around $1500, need a printer and probably a new camera as well