cletus Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Pretty very sure you can't alter calipers at all, due to strength / cracking issues and the likes this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 if i was doing solid mounts, i would leave the trans mount flexible so as mentioned above, it doesnt crack the bellhousing. did see a car with a solid trans mount and normal engine mounts once, face, meet palm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 actually have had ideas about getting china to cnc a bunch of solid alloy mounts for SR and RB engine, and capitalise on easy bolt on mods for flatpeakers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 That'll be why it was done that way then I guess, it is a big block Charger that has been abit of a weekend drag racer. I don't know a lot about this American stuff so comments like that save me fucking things up in the future, cheers. You have a BBM powered Charger??? I would quite like to inspect it some time. What colour is it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I have all the books n stz here, I should give them all a read sometime. 7 volumes is a lot to read.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 if i was doing solid mounts, i would leave the trans mount flexible so as mentioned above, it doesnt crack the bellhousing. did see a car with a solid trans mount and normal engine mounts once, face, meet palm. This was something I read and it stated the G-box mounts had to match the engine in terms of material, but I guess that's a bit out of date now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 yarr, the last update in the hobby car manual was changed, the standard available online hasnt been changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 You have a BBM powered Charger??? I would quite like to inspect it some time. What colour is it? Not mine, it is a mates and a Dodge. It is an orange racist car with 01 on the door. You are welcome to inspect it, its residing in Addington at present pm for an address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Oh dude, I would love to scope it out some time! I'm going to need three boxes of tissues though.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis1791 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hi. I am in the process of getting the bits together to make some adjustable struts as per seedy als guide in tech articles, quick question do they need to be tig welded for cert or is mig alright? And will they also need to be crack tested? Cheers Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Tig and crack testing is required for all front suspension components. Also no weldy on cast metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis1791 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Cool thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 hello Cletus mk1 golf front chassis notch? able to get a car witha notch in the front legal at all? like in this build sorta thing http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=471220&page=28 cheers Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 in theory, you can do that on a non frontal impact compliant vehicle, i wouldnt go as big as that beige one though. would probably be other issues preventing it being certed that low, ie angles on steering and suspension arms, cv shafts, tyre rub, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Out of curiosity, what defines a 'non frontal impact compliant vehicle'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunacy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Hey man. Im my wisdom (read stupidity) a couple of years ago i cut out and boxed a section of the firewall in my starion, to make enough room for access to the thermostat housing at the rear of the head. Have now only realised that i have cut out half the chassis number imprinted into the firewall, and the piece i cut out is long gone. I still have the silver tag that has the number on it, that was riveted to the firewall though, and all the documentation that came with the car. Is this going to pose big problems come LVV cert, and WOF time? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Im about to fabricate some new rear strut towers to fit coil overs in my ta22, ive heard you have to use a minimum of 4mm plate, is this correct, if not does anyone know what the minimum is? im going to use part of the existing gas shock mount (car originally ran spring perch off diff and gad shock separate but the original gas shock mount/tower is too narrow to fit my coil over shock) If anyone can clear this up it would be greatly appreciated. cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 in theory, you can do that on a non frontal impact compliant vehicle, i wouldnt go as big as that beige one though. would probably be other issues preventing it being certed that low, ie angles on steering and suspension arms, cv shafts, tyre rub, etc thanks ma mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Out of curiosity, what defines a 'non frontal impact compliant vehicle'? i. a class MA motor vehicle manufactured from 1 March 1999, or ii a class MA motor vehicle that was less than 20 years old when it was first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 April 2002, or iii a class MB or MC motor vehicle manufactured from 1 October 2003 these would be vehicles that have to comply with a frontal impact rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hey man. Im my wisdom (read stupidity) a couple of years ago i cut out and boxed a section of the firewall in my starion, to make enough room for access to the thermostat housing at the rear of the head. Have now only realised that i have cut out half the chassis number imprinted into the firewall, and the piece i cut out is long gone. I still have the silver tag that has the number on it, that was riveted to the firewall though, and all the documentation that came with the car. Is this going to pose big problems come LVV cert, and WOF time? Cheers As far as a cert goes, depends on the situation but i have had cars that the chassis number had to be moved for similar reasons. the wof book says this; Condition3. A VIN or chassis number must not have been removed, erased, altered, defaced, obscured, destroyed, obliterated or affixed unlawfully, or be unauthorised. you could probably go see someone at a VTNZ / VINZ and get it noted on their system, what you have done, to prevent drama down the track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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