cletus

Clint, re: bucket seats, I haven't got the rails and don't plan on havin the car road legal but if do I one day, is it ok to weld weld steel pipe/bar/WHY to the car and bolt seats direct to this so they have no movement?

Car is a sedan and will likely be caged but not certain yet.

if its for motorsport use then that will be ok

there is stuff in the hobby car manual describing how to do exactly this

im not a towing expert, but have towed a few bigger cars on an unbraked trailer, and id be very wary about going any distance or on open roads like that...... tow car is commodore wagon, so its not little, but with an HQ ute on the trailer it was a bit of an effort to pull it up

as mentioned above, if you are going to build one, may as well make it big enough to tow anything you are likely to......which may mean dual axle and brakes

heres some nerdy info as well

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/glove ... ml#howmuch

25mm would be too small

what car are you going to be towing?

OS commune would be awesome. with burnout pad.

I think those gps speedos are a good idea.

a speedo can be one of the hardest things to sort out with some conversions. have had a few blokes with latemodel gearboxes with only an electric output in old cars with cable driven speedos that have spent $1k to get it working accurately- needs a box that converts elec input into spinning the cable at the right speed

even getting a cable operated speedo calibrated properly can be pricey

for those using an electronic speedo, jaycar sells a DIY kit that allows you to calibrate your own speedo. I used one of these in my last project, adapted a nissan electric drive onto a340 toyota box

Cheers-Its getting more fun to drive as I get used to the handling and usual 'old car quirks'.

I have priced up some carpet today. About $260inc will cover the cost of 1.8 x 1.8m red automotive carpet and getting them to bind the floor mats after I have cut it all to shape. That includes them putting a heel mat in place too. Does that seem OK ? I have never priced up carpet. I think the carpet was 120 alone plus gst.

id do that. ive just fitted an autodec carpet in my heap. it doesnt fit the floor very well around the tunnel- the tunnel is big up by the firewall and small near the seat. im no expert auto upholsterer but i cant see how it would ever fit nicely as its only got a couple of stitched cuts in it to get it to match the floor shape- it really needs a cut and stitch right up the middle to tighten it up at the small part of the tunnel. also it doesnt fit very well around the rear of the back footwells

the guy at autodec was good to deal with, ill give him that

cream

or silver. splendid choice of wheels too.

Imo grafting another front clip on of the same model would come under 'repair'.

yes if that was the case you would be correct

what seedy is talking about is chopping the front off an old beam axled drum braked leaf sprung truck and fitting the front clip off a camaro or hq or something ifs/disc brake/way more slam/much nicer to drive

repair cert only covers repairs, ie accident repairs, back to original spec.

any welding when its to do with a modification, is covered by a low volume cert.

repair certs can be a pain in the ass specially when the cars been painted. had a look at an hq ute a while back, had nice paint...... had to be stripped back to bare metal for repair cert because it had repairs in the sills, then paneled and painted again. that would rip my undies

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?

Quick question about additional welding to a car body. Restoring mk1 escort at the moment, and to be fair the factory welds are pretty shite. Any reason why i'd be pulled up come WOF time if i've added spot welds here and there to panels to give them more strength? Likewise I see gusset panels available for the car, anything preventing me from adding some DIY ones or is this a no no? Some areas just don't seem all that strong so it would be handy to be able to just add in small sections as I progress. Purely for examples sake: Example Car isn't going to be doing anything than normal driving, so may not be required, but more so asking out of interest if I come across a section I want to strengthen.

Yay and nah on that sort of thing? Cheers

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 you get a cert with fixed rail seats?

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

got one from botany- last one in the specials table.

5 bucks is a bargain, looks like a good book-

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

Dear Clint

Just went through check point, the guys from land transport checked it out, all good bar one issue that he spotted.

He measured the height of suspension from the center of the wheel to the top of the guard,

I read the Average car height is 300mm. Mine Reads 570mm and 540mm, which is way out! says my car has like a 3inch lift kit in it. Was there a different way of measuring back in the day? ( cert plate is old) He said i wouldn't get a WOF with that mistake (BS anyway as i do)

So my options are just leave it and risk coming across an unreasonable cop

or pay $400 for a new plate? Or is there another option, what do you think

Thanks

Horse

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?

Dear Clint,

Whats the deal with welding for cert?

Who has to weld what?

What has to be welded in MIG, TIG ??

As a Full time welder in paid employment can i do everything myself?

Regards,

Chris

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

Hey Clint/ others I've got a question for you.

ok so here goes.

I just bought a 88 turbo cefiro. I took it for a wof today and the guys wrote this.

"Supply LVV cert for: Driveshaft hanger bearing, All Intake mods Inc Structure"

It has a cut 'n' shut front facing plenum, and a front mount intercooler. The cooler piping does go through the inner guard under the battery and the same on the other side. 75mm ish diameter hole.

I also had to cut out some of the bumper iron in the middle for the kit/ cooler.

The hanger bearing is completely factory

What I want to know is weather hes right in failing me on this and how I can sort it.

Can supply pics of setup if you want...

Thanks, Adam

has it got a cert already?

would need one for holes in inner guards.

hey do i need cert for mods to fuel tank like changing the fuel filler location and changing to a drop tank?

yes