KKtrips 23,447 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Nominal said: I'm still grumpy that they wouldn't provide the pdf version to people that had purchased the paper version previously. You'll soon be able to get it for free. Also to be fair, they are 2 seperate commodities, if you got the free PDF version then you have 2 copies of the manual. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmulally 664 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Years ago I got pulled over by the cops for having a bare metal car in Australia. I got away with it saying that I was in the middle of prepping for paint but was told that it has to have a colour. Anybody know if that is the same story in NZ? Or can I clear coat bare steel and call it a day. It is a farm truck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,101 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 it will be silver THe colour doesnt seem to matter here, i cant even get them to update the colours on my cars after resprays with several years of trying 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakesae101 698 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 @cletus building a brake pedal when welding the bushing into the pedal what are the rules is it like all other safety critical components where its Tig followed by NDT? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beaver 8,745 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Seem to recall that any welding on a brake pedal (other than OEM) is a big no no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakesae101 698 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Beaver said: Seem to recall that any welding on a brake pedal (other than OEM) is a big no no? Single peice but the bushing and pad can be welded but must be designed in a way where is they fail it can still function. From memory in the manual 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,101 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 So the bushing should go through the pedal rather than be tacked on the end I'm guessing? I wanna make a new one too actually. Can original be heat bent and I weld the pedal pad back on shorter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakesae101 698 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Yes the bushing does , in my lotus 7 it basically uses a replica of the original 100e pedal with the pivot holes changed to make it reverse swing mount and originally they cut and welded the pedals when converting them. The bushings were braised into the pedal originally have had a friend ream and interference press the original bushing into a profile cut blank but want to weld it to make sure it cant move Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KKtrips 23,447 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 6 hours ago, jakesae101 said: @cletus building a brake pedal when welding the bushing into the pedal what are the rules is it like all other safety critical components where its Tig followed by NDT? Yes, brake pedal can only be welded for the pivot and where the pedal pad attaches to the pedal arm. Must be TIG welded, and must pass NDT and include a report from the testing lab. See your certifier and ask them for an F008 to be filled out so the test lab knows what they are testing and what standard they must use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KKtrips 23,447 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 hours ago, tortron said: So the bushing should go through the pedal rather than be tacked on the end I'm guessing? I wanna make a new one too actually. Can original be heat bent and I weld the pedal pad back on shorter? Correct, pivot must go through the pedal, not welded to the end. No, pedal cannot be heated and bent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakesae101 698 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 58 minutes ago, KKtrips said: Yes, brake pedal can only be welded for the pivot and where the pedal pad attaches to the pedal arm. Must be TIG welded, and must pass NDT and include a report from the testing lab. See your certifier and ask them for an F008 to be filled out so the test lab knows what they are testing and what standard they must use. Yea the ndt guy I use is pretty dam good Leon put me onto him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enzee 126 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 What mirrors are required for a wof? is the internal rear view mirror enough? or is a minimum drives side door/guard mirror required? does age of the vehicle come into it? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raizer 18,239 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 For cars made before 01/01/2000 you need to have either a right-hand external mirror or an internal rearview mirror. After that date cars have to have both. All motorbikes are meant to have one fitted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enzee 126 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 cheers @Raizer, internal rearview mirror will do for me! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AllTorque 42,650 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 @enzee if you have tints you need both wing mirrors 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enzee 126 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, AllTorque said: @enzee if you have tints you need both wing mirrors Interesting, wouldn't have thought of that! But no tints so all good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zep 430 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Looking to do some chassis strengthening up the front of my car. I'll probably buy this kit, or make up my own version. https://www.retrofication.co.uk/338.html Mostly keen on the A pillar gussets and the chassis to bulkhead gussets. Am I going to run to any issues? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cletus 40,955 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Should be fine, strengthening the factory structure is never usually a problem unless you start modifying areas forward of the suspension mounting and messing with how a vehicle crumples in an accident That doesnt happen very often though as theres not usually any reason to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 62,328 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Would putting items like those on require cert, Clint? Or is it like stitch welding? (assuming that doesn't require, hadn't actually thought about it until now) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cletus 40,955 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Yes, does require cert for welded parts like that. You can fit bolt on things like strut braces without a cert though https://lvvta.org.nz/documents/suplementary_information/LVVTA_LVV_Cert_Threshold.pdf This has all the stuff you can do that does not require cert 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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