thminiman Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hey Clint, Is there any minimum requirement for the brake line heat shielding? i.e does it need to be actual heat shield material with an insulate layer sandwiched between ally/stainless, or will plain old sheet suffice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 plenty of factory vehicles have a single layer of sheetmetal as a heat shield so that would be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Sweet, Exactly what I was thinking, just wanted to check. Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Question, I'm going for a revin soon with a car I own, The rego lapsed 2005, before I owned it. The guy I bought it off I don't think was the last registered owner, so, is there a generic decleration form I can fill out and get signed by a Justic of the peace? this is what I did last time with spencers old crown, but the AA gave me the form to fill out, I have not seen a form the same from Vinz where we take our cars now..... Ideas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 actually found what I was looking for 1.2 Entitlement to register The following documents may be used as proof of a clear ownership trail for a vehicle undergoing the re-registration process: a signed receipt from the last registered owner an original buyer tax invoice from some auction organisations as detailed in Reference material 69) a signed statutory declaration. Note that there is no set format, but a statutory declaration must include the following statements: 1. ‘Solemnly and sincerely declare/affirm that’, and 2. ‘I make this solemn declaration conscientiously declaring the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957’. In all cases the person presenting the vehicle for re-registration must be the person listed on the supplied documentation and the following information must also be listed: the vehicle’s make, model, VIN/chassis number date of purchase Name and address of seller (in the case of a Turners Auctions invoice, the Turners Auctions letterhead is acceptable). According to this, I do not need a JP to sign it, however, I do need a name and address of the seller, However, I guess this could be anyone really......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I believe for it to be a statutory declaration it has to be signed in front of a suitable person. I got a ready made form from VTNZ and it specifically had a space for a witness / JP to sign. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 sweet as. will try track down this form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 sweet as. will try track down this form If you havnt found one by monday, lemme know and i'll fax you a copy / email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unhuman Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I have relocated the battery to the boot. The cable is quite large and thus the bend over the crossmember shows up through the carpet. is it okay to cut a hole in the crossmember in order to route the cable through, or is this considered a structural change? It already has several holes from the factory, just not in convenient places for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Is it possible to run the cable inside the sill to bypass the crossmember? By the looks of your pic you might just get away with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJZ Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I'm trying to install S13 coilovers into a 280Z, I've done it before on my car and I modified some other control arms to fit but that meant changing the sway bar and the radius rods. The problem is the angle of the ball joints, the Z ones are straight and the S13 ones are angled. Do you think it would be okay to make an adaptor out of steel (something like 10 - 12mm thick) and use S13 press in ball joints and the bolt them in place of the standard ball joints? Something like this - it's not dimensioned correctly but gives you an idea. Plus one of these: Instead of this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 No expert but that seems like a pretty darn good solution! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 351c into XF falcon. Because XE came out with a v8 and had the exact same brakes etc (as far as im aware) will i have to upgrade anything to get a cert apart from a driveshaft loop? No engine/trans mounts have to be modified or anything, so easy because the previous models had them factory. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Open to anyone that has done the conversion before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I have. I used all XD V8 parts for the conversion (mounts, crossmember, Radiator etc). A V8 will NOT simply drop into an XF due to Ford deciding to fit an extra speed to the fan/heater assembly. XFs have a hump in the firewall on the right hand side. You will either need to replace this part of the firewall with a section from an XD or XE and then fit the XD/XE heater box under the XF dash. Or if you're rough you can bash the firewall hump with a hammer to allow enough clearance for the V8. Not all XF falcons had this problem however due to Ford's silly Australian way of building cars so some actually had the earlier XE firewall with no hump. In this case you simply have to relocate the heater hoses. The guy who bought it off me took it for a cert and from memory he failed on the lack of a driveshaft loop, front brakes not up to standard (they actually are, he had shitty pads and a lot of air in the braking system). He passed once he fitted a loop, changed the front pads for non-rubbish one and bled the brakes. The car was fitted with a one-piece driveshaft. You are correct, the six cylinder XF and the V8 XE share the same brakes. When the XE 'lost' the V8 option, Ford began to phase in the newer alloy front brake caliper. This was used on all XF Falcons and the last of the XE falcons. They are okay but are known for having flexing issues just like the Holden alloy calipers of the same era. They're fine but the cast iron calipers have a much better feel. Alloy calipers are lighter but most Falcon builders throw them away in favour of either the earlier cast iron calipers or aftermarket ones. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Man, this makes me want an XD or XE Falcon all over again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogangeof Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 /spam. Car from work today 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Whats the deal with snow tyres? They offer so little traction i dont see how they are legal in nz in any towns it doesn't snow. I failed a warrant on them heaps of tread etc changed them wow never again. Maybe for burnouts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 they are legal, they have a different minimum tread depth (4mm), and yes they suck. The lack of traction is mostly due to 'tread squirm', ie the movement between the bit that touches the road and the tyre carcass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 They're fucking dope on an old subaru leonie on a ski field access road though...... /ling post 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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