yetchh Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Carjam says its the same owner.. He's dodgy as fuck anyway, the whole situation felt weird so I canned it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Probs flatmates work one that was stolen off the street Infront of the job site a couple weeks ago. His boss never bothered to report it stolen for some inexplicable reason. (,Prob stole it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Any photo's of it? Slim chance but one of my best mates had his stolen last year, they spent 45 min pushing/pulling it from its locked place at his work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, CUL8R said: Any photo's of it? Slim chance but one of my best mates had his stolen last year, they spent 45 min pushing/pulling it from its locked place at his work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Have you asked for the previous number plate? How long has the new plate been in his name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaSpaz Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I picked up an old Cadillac off FB that I would like to put through entry compliance and enjoy. It had all new front bushes with zerks and new seals when it was imported 24 years ago but now the rubber dust caps have perished although the suspension is tight because it has only been for the odd blat up the road since replaced. Will the missing dust covers/seals trip me up when I put it through compliance if I take them off or is it more a case of if everything is tight they will be happy? Bushings themselves are not rubber. Car was first registered in the US in 1954, if I am reading the legislation correctly it won't need seatbelts as on the road prior to Jan/1955 even if not in NZ? I hope this is the case as has jump seats that would be a pain to deal with. I had previously read that an imported car has to be registered by the person that imported it and can't be sold for 6 months. Is this still the go or is a paper trail sweet to show where it come from? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortwags Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hi @cletus hope you're well Hopefully another quicky for you Do you see any issues with this notch at all? Keeping in mind that it will also get plug welded and fish plated.It's made out of 10 Gauge CRS, I have the car construction manual but it doesn't really go into deal on C notches. https://www.murraykustomrods.com/store.php#!/1949-1954-Chevy-Car-C-Notch/p/124962205/category=32296533 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Looks ok from what I can see 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 19/08/2020 at 20:54, scooters said: Stumbling my way thew Lift kits for the coil spring independent front end modern day 4x4. Think ranger, Prado etc... I can see spring spacers and ball joint spacers are just terrible. Not the way to go. A lot of vehicles in AU solve the issue with replacement upper control arms a better way to go (imo) To regain the geometry lost in the lifting. Do we have any brands of upper control arms that are passed into out system here in NZ that have ticked the box's and are ok to use ? @scooters Talk to these guys: https://trundlesautomotive.co.nz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Modifying of clutch pedals are they able to be welded and modified or are they in the same vein as brake pedals eg: a must be a single piece of 8mm with only welds on the pivot and pedal that if fail cannot cause a loss of function? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Nah clutch pedal is a free for all, no requirements apart from do things in a tradesman like manner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKAZ Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Nothing about mounting the clutch master cylinder inside under the dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 27/08/2020 at 10:13, anglia4 said: @scooters Talk to these guys: https://trundlesautomotive.co.nz/ I'd be careful what you purchase from them, they sell a lot of parts that certifiers have been told not to certify 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I did a colorado a while ago with a fairly big lift, first it had upper ball joint spacers, I put a gopro on the top arm and jammed the brakes on a few times, you could clearly see the arm flexing due to the increased leverage It then got some aftermarket arms but they had some issue with cast or forged bits being welded so they couldnt be certified Then the arms got the spacers put back on but had substantial bracing added, they still flexed slightly but it was similar to a stock one I tested so they were deemed ok The shocks had to be lowered to the bottom of their adjustment to get enough droop travel as well Lifted IFS things are a pain in the balls, everyone who does these mods wants their ute lifted as much as possible, and have often spent a lot of money to get stupid angles on suspension arms, no droop travel, cv boots that flog out every 5k, and are usually very reluctant to fix them (lower it back to a height where things work) 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, MACKAZ said: Nothing about mounting the clutch master cylinder inside under the dash? Nope just has to be fit for purpose, done properly etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Those spacers and extended ball joints are pretty lol. All of the flex, scary stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Ground clearance, Lower than 100mm needs cert? Or do cert guys not like to do stuff under a hundy? (I should know this stuff, but I dont) does that include the zhorst too? I'm thinking I really should buy some 50mm drop spindles. But cunting around under it earlier tonight, a 145mm block of wood wouldnt quite fit under the zhorst. It's a festering cunt of a shape. Am I gonna have to fit taller tyres should I go for cert, (sooner or later i probably should) or jam a steel block between the pipe and the chassis heat her up and jack the car up on the pipe to redistribute its shape sideways? Or is a cert man gonna be a GC and say 90ish mm is all G, sick ride bro do a skid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 100mm is the cutoff point when something must have a cert, you can cert something lower than that but a lot of different factors come into it, generally exhaust is not counted in the 100mm deal , just structural parts like chassis and crossmembers etc 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Wicked thanks! I think everything bar the pipe will be easy 100mm+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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