japawagons Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 @cletus Probably worth asking the question whilst I'm thinking about my plans. Dedicated Motorsport Vehicle with Authority Card. Looking at modifying the original Engine Mounts to effectively make them solid. Using a steel plate welded in to join the outer and inner sections. Is there any reason this won't be acceptable when I get the LVV Cert updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 06/04/2020 at 07:18, dspec_tt131 said: What are the legalities behind changing my headlights, grille and corner lights from facelift: to pre facelift: They don't bolt up to factory holes so had made some brackets out of 3mm aluminum flat bar No problem as long as your headlights can be adjusted correctly and they are mounted securely 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just now, japawagons said: @cletus Probably worth asking the question whilst I'm thinking about my plans. Dedicated Motorsport Vehicle with Authority Card. Looking at modifying the original Engine Mounts to effectively make them solid. Using a steel plate welded in to join the outer and inner sections. Is there any reason this won't be acceptable when I get the LVV Cert updated? Yep no problem for cert as long as all the mounts are solid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doullama Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I found these gems in a pile of parts, are covered spotlights ok for the road? Obviously the vehicle wont be driven at night. What are the odds of them working I wonder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 They don't have to work if they are covered 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 They're lucas, the odds are they wont go anyway........... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja1lb8 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Dunno if this is the right place to ask but here we go Got this old crown almost finished Jap import well need complying shortly 100% stock, Whats the legalities/requirements for the seatbelts? Planning on fitting the originals, have multiple sets and in decent condition for front and rear. Similar to falcon or holden design lap belts of the same era. Has suspect looking design where you can unclip the front belts and tuck the shoulder part of the strap up onto the hoodlining and it becomes a lap belt only. I guess for aesthics being a coupe. All belts have toyota markings, date of manufacture and what ever standards they meet on there little tags sewn too them. Are these acceptable or well they need updating/oviously some sort of modern inertia belts going to be safer but meh 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Just now, Ja1lb8 said: Dunno if this is the right place to ask but here we go Got this old crown almost finished Jap import well need complying shortly 100% stock, Whats the legalities/requirements for the seatbelts? Planning on fitting the originals, have multiple sets and in decent condition for front and rear. Similar to falcon or holden design lap belts of the same era. Has suspect looking design where you can unclip the front belts and tuck the shoulder part of the strap up onto the hoodlining and it becomes a lap belt only. I guess for aesthics being a coupe. All belts have toyota markings, date of manufacture and what ever standards they meet on there little tags sewn too them. Are these acceptable or well they need updating/oviously some sort of modern inertia belts going to be safer but meh Seatbelt rules depend on year manufacture and date of first rego in NZ. See here, table 7-5-3 https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general/vehicle-interior/seatbelts-and-seatbelt-anchorages Assuming this is pre-79 then you only need static lap/diagonal in front, nothing in the back. If you keep the OE belts and they are good condition you should be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja1lb8 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks for that. Still unsure as to requirements because car has never been on the road in nz. Might just put them all in and see what comes of it. An easy fix if there no good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Just now, Ja1lb8 said: Thanks for that. Still unsure as to requirements because car has never been on the road in nz. Might just put them all in and see what comes of it. An easy fix if there no good Date of first reg in New Zealand will be when you do, i.e. after 1 April 2002 so this is the relevant table. If it was manufactured pre- 31 October 1979 it is only required to have static lap/diagonal in the front outer positions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Another question for the gestalt (If I can be so bold): So if I read this correctly, I can run my 1973 Saab without bumpers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Someone was asking about bumpers not too far back, could have same answer. I'd go look, but I just got assigned trench digging duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just now, Bling said: Someone was asking about bumpers too too far back, could have same answer. I'd go look, but I just got assigned trench digging duty. Was probably me cos memory is shit, but I was too lazy to go back for a look.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbon Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Is there any way to access previous WOF check results for a car? If significant faults are logged against the plate to prevent you from bodgying the car up then going around the corner to the next mechanic, is there any way to access that info, as a new owner of the car? On a completely separate note, some wonderful previous owner appears to have jacked a vehicle of mine by the frame rails (unibody car). How much rail damage might I reasonably get away with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just now, gibbon said: Is there any way to access previous WOF check results for a car? If significant faults are logged against the plate to prevent you from bodgying the car up then going around the corner to the next mechanic, is there any way to access that info, as a new owner of the car? On a completely separate note, some wonderful previous owner appears to have jacked a vehicle of mine by the frame rails (unibody car). How much rail damage might I reasonably get away with? Quite a bit... https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/entry-certification/reference-materials/eg-structural-damage-corrosion/under-body-damage-crushing-of-floor-pan-stiffening-members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Lady at vtnz counter once told me what a car failed on years before at a random garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just now, Nominal said: Quite a bit... https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/entry-certification/reference-materials/eg-structural-damage-corrosion/under-body-damage-crushing-of-floor-pan-stiffening-members That one comes up quite a bit from nob garages failing Mx5s on crushed floor stiffeners - if it’s not a chassis rail it’s a floor stiffener and those photos show way worse damage than what is getting failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbon Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just now, Nominal said: Quite a bit... https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/entry-certification/reference-materials/eg-structural-damage-corrosion/under-body-damage-crushing-of-floor-pan-stiffening-members Ah sweet mine is nowhere near that bad... thought about getting it repaired but didn't want to draw any more attention to it. And yeah in retrospect it's a floor stiffener not a chassis rail... be a bit of a shit chassis rail if it folded up like that... even the sills are thicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 5 hours ago, EpochNZ said: Another question for the gestalt (If I can be so bold): So if I read this correctly, I can run my 1973 Saab without bumpers? Yes as long as there is no sharp edges that could damage a pedestrian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just now, Transom said: That one comes up quite a bit from nob garages failing Mx5s on crushed floor stiffeners - if it’s not a chassis rail it’s a floor stiffener and those photos show way worse damage than what is getting failed To be fair, the wof manual does not have ^ those pics in it, they are in the entry certifier section. When you read the wording in the wof virm and went by that, all those examples would fail I would think https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general/vehicle-structure/structure-incl2.-frontal-impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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