cletus

yes can be certed- as long as its done properly. as andy said in your other thread there are a lot of scary built things in the states. if you want a nice job id look at doing it yourself, as redoing a previously fucked one is harder than doing it from scratch. or at least making 100% sure its a good one from millions of pics or someone looking at it over there what year f100 you lookin at?

strengthening like that would technically require a cert, as it is a modification to the structure adding some spot welds- youd probably get away with that if it all looked factory

can at the moment but thats changing soon- if the drivers seat was adjustable from factory, a modified seat will have to be as well

if the mount points are original you can fit a belt which is better than original to them. the only time we cert belts is if there is a new anchorage fitted. ie if you put belts in where there wasnt belts before. 7.5 in here http://lvvta.org.nz/documents/suplement ... eshold.pdf

bonnet looks out of place on such a minter otherwise is sweet as!

looks tidy. like this shape of tin tents. will look cool with slam

as far as i know its always been measured the same way. ie hub to guard email this bloke, hes very helpful justin@lvvta.org.nz take a photo of the plate, i doubt it ever would have been that height as you say. it may have been printed incorrectly and never picked up. explain your situation and he will be able to help you out. worth a try before getting it re certed

yea commodores are all rack converting to rack will be a headache. you could try pg hydraulics in east tamaki ,auckland for a reco box

usually everything required for wofs/police is on the plate. it wont have minor stuff on it or it would have to be huge whats missing off yours?

theres only a few things that need to be TIG welded and crack tested, parts considered "critical function components" ie brake caliper brackets, front suspension arms etc chassis/engine mounts/body etc can all be mig welded. you dont have to be a ticketed welder, if you can weld properly youll be fine. the rule book says welds must be done by a ticketed welder OR someone who has demonstrated to the certifier they can weld. i have seen a few ticketed welders do shocking birdpoo welds on cars because they are used to glueing 6mm plate together all day and are quite good at blowing holes in 1mm sheetmetal

approx 86% of intercooler pipe holes i see look like they were cut with a very angry dog or at best a blunt tin opener i dont get it, a hole saw kit costs fuck all

Shane Speight is a certifier up your way, hes a good bloke.

legally should have a cert because of the turbo

has it got a cert already? would need one for holes in inner guards.

yes

if the seats bolt on to original mounts in the floor then no cert needed, if the seat belt buckle is off the floor. if the buckle bolts to the seat frame then it would need cert.

as long as you arent removing any strength/hacking thru chassis rails then that would be ok bear in mind its hard to pass a noise test with a short exhaust like that because of a lack of room for mufflers ive tested a couple of those mustang replicas and they all end up with restrictor plates/ extra packing to get them to pass

sweet little truck.

should have OS indoor burnout comp in old garage

would look sweet

yep once its certed then thats the height it is possible to adjust a factory torsion setup way wrong with the available adjustment. ie just because theres thread there doesnt mean its designed to be set at that height from factory

no big dramas i can see with that as for cv knock the guts out and machine the cup part off, some vehicles available in 2 and 4 wheel drive have something like this factory. late model transit i think??

i think the main concern with converting a fulltime 4x4 type vehicle was the possibility of messing up how the car drives, so something that is designed to drive in 2 or 4 wheel drive wouldnt be an issue i would think theres only a few things that need to be TIG welded and crack tested, parts considered "critical function components" ie brake caliper brackets, front suspension arms etc chassis/engine mounts/body etc can all be mig welded. you dont have to be a ticketed welder, if you can weld properly youll be fine. the rule book says welds must be done by a ticketed welder OR someone who has demonstrated to the certifier they can weld. i have seen a few ticketed welders do shocking birdpoo welds on cars because they are used to glueing 6mm plate together all day and are quite good at blowing holes in 1mm sheetmetal

yea we had an infosheet thru a while back about it, fulltime 4wd stuff like subarus/evos/etc have to be certed.

fire wall- thats fine if its boxed/as strong as it was before. theres not a lot of strength in the middle of the firewall anyway. 4wd to rwd is also ok. sometimes doesnt even need cert ie if its a live axle front like a patrol ect and the driveshaft is removed, its no different to the t/case being in 2wd