For Questions Regarding WOFs/CERTs/NUMBER PLATEs

[ajg193]

I'd assume 40 mm of wheel travel from bump stop, not 40 mm of gap between bumpstop and suspension as there are big lever ratios and whatnot. Ie the hilux has maybe 15 mm of clearance between arm and bumpstop.

[Willdat?]

Boring daily wof chat.

Failed a wof on 27. Headlights adjusted too low.

Found this handy diagram

Here's my pattern, about 50 mm lower @ 3.0m than the height of the centre of the beam.

These lights have some kind of self levelling witchcraft, I'm reluctant to mess with them as they seem in spec to me, and it hasn't failed a WOF before, and haven't been touched. Am I missing the obvious somewhere? Apparently they were very apologetic about failing to my wife...

Cheers!

[AllTorque]

Should take the wof inspector no more than 5 mins to adjust the headlights at the inspection. Did they try to adjust your lights? Was it a testing station? You will struggle to get them in the right spot without a beam setter.

[Willdat?]

On 17/11/2019 at 18:39, AllTorque said:

Should take the wof inspector no more than 5 mins to adjust the headlights at the inspection. Did they try to adjust your lights? Was it a testing station? You will struggle to get them in the right spot without a beam setter.

Yeah, was a testing station in Motueka. The adjusters are a little concealed compared to an old school sealed beam. They tried to tell my wife that the adjusters had been messed with and she'd have to take it to a dealer/mechanic to sort. Pretty painful, to be fed such obvious bollocks. Will take it back next time I can get there or take it somewhere else as its an hour return trip. 

[Driven Goose]

Towbar related question:

Picked up a towbar for free from a local GC for my Datsun/Patrol project. Would work well as is (solidly made, made by an outfit in auckland, still has sticker), but has a standard tongue setup, kinda keen to get a receiver hitch put on for having the option of a bow shackle for offroad recovery point. 

This, from what I understand, will require lopping off the old tongue, and welding on a piece of box for the receiver hitch (maybe with gussets). 2x local places I have tried so far reckon $3-400, which seems like a lot? Especially since I have told them I don't want it painted as I can have it properly blasted/primed at work then just put the topcoat on myself.

Question: Do I have to have a "towbar shop" do this? Or can I just have it welded up by an engineer? Whole lot is going through cert, but this is probably a WOF issue? Every towbar I've ever had has come on the car and I haven't really messed with them before (for good reason).   

TIA

[ajg193]

As far as I am aware towbars don't need any certification/approval and modifications are allowed to them.No specification that it needs to be done by an official towbar place. VIRM says tow bars never need LVVTA approval.

https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general/towing-connections/light-vehicle-towbar-and-fifth-wheel

 

[Nominal]

47 minutes ago, WhangareiKE70 said:

Towbar related question:

Picked up a towbar for free from a local GC for my Datsun/Patrol project. Would work well as is (solidly made, made by an outfit in auckland, still has sticker), but has a standard tongue setup, kinda keen to get a receiver hitch put on for having the option of a bow shackle for offroad recovery point. 

This, from what I understand, will require lopping off the old tongue, and welding on a piece of box for the receiver hitch (maybe with gussets). 2x local places I have tried so far reckon $3-400, which seems like a lot? Especially since I have told them I don't want it painted as I can have it properly blasted/primed at work then just put the topcoat on myself.

Question: Do I have to have a "towbar shop" do this? Or can I just have it welded up by an engineer? Whole lot is going through cert, but this is probably a WOF issue? Every towbar I've ever had has come on the car and I haven't really messed with them before (for good reason).   

TIA

Build it yourself, I've done it a couple of times for old cars. No issues at WOF time.

[Driven Goose]

Sweet, will make something up (over-engineered) and get the local engineer to weld it up. 

My welding is getting pretty good/consistently better, trust it for a lot of things, but will just pay someone for this one. Just wasn't keen for paying $3-400.

[KP_wag]

11 hours ago, WhangareiKE70 said:

Sweet, will make something up (over-engineered) and get the local engineer to weld it up. 

My welding is getting pretty good/consistently better, trust it for a lot of things, but will just pay someone for this one. Just wasn't keen for paying $3-400.

This is what I did for this one that I built for my old cruiser, did all the metal work made it strong AF and then took it to a pro towbar place to mig it up and make the tongue. Got a load sticker that way too

 

[chris r]

Re Rear drum to disc conversion Would brackets like this be okay? Uses stock rear disc and calipers/parking brake etc from a later model car. I'm assuming correct grade hardware would be required

They bolt to the bearing carrier assembly

 

[KKtrips]

19 hours ago, chris r said:

Re Rear drum to disc conversion Would brackets like this be okay? Uses stock rear disc and calipers/parking brake etc from a later model car. I'm assuming correct grade hardware would be required

They bolt to the bearing carrier assembly

What materials are they made from?

[chris r]

Just now, KKtrips said:

What materials are they made from?

Waiting to hear back from the guy about that 

[cletus]

Also need to make sure theres enough material at the stepped part. Have seen some where there is very little actually attaching the 2 parts together  

[cletus]

Is it for a civic? Might be easier to swap whole disc rear hubs in?

[chris r]

1 hour ago, cletus said:

Is it for a civic? Might be easier to swap whole disc rear hubs in?

Shuttle, 4wd so rear cv and driveshaft styz in the way. Unfortunately that's the only 'kit' I've found for disc rear 

[kyteler]

11 hours ago, chris r said:

Shuttle, 4wd so rear cv and driveshaft styz in the way. Unfortunately that's the only 'kit' I've found for disc rear 

Could something be robbed from a CRV? 

[chris r]

1 hour ago, kyteler said:

Could something be robbed from a CRV? 

They are drum too unfortunately. 

I should try and make my own bracket but not that confident in my abilities tbh 

[kyteler]

Later ones are disc (maybe certain models)? 

[chris r]

16 minutes ago, kyteler said:

Later ones are disc (maybe certain models)? 

I'll have to do more research/trawling zebra 

[SiRge]

Can confirm it's the only method that looks legit that I've seen. Have seen lots of retards do angle iron bullshit in the states, those brackets look half decent.