Seedy Al Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 hey guys, bit of a random question, but does anyone know if Chassis Clipping is legal any more? by Clipping i mean taking one chassis and stiching on the front section or 'clip' of another. i have heard of plenty of cars in the past that have had this done, but someone recently told me it might be illegal to cut and weld chassis sections together. Only reason I am asking is that i am planning on importing a f100 from the states this year, and a few of the ones i have so far seen have been clipped. and dont want to get something over only to find it will never fit the Regs thanks in advance chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hey Seedy.. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1167 TROLOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 best ring a certifyer allan, plenty of cars running around with tube frame fronts on dragstrips, not sure but isn't reece fish's chev tube frame front, not too mention all the utes running around with c notches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hey Seedy..viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1167 TROLOLOL Fine.. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 buyer beware on clipped chassis. Some of them are so badly done its unbelieveable. Also if buying a clipped car, make sure all the front sheetmetal ie inner and outer guards are fitted correctly and the wheels sit centred in the arches. Heaps of unfinished projects for sale for this reason. There are alot of after market clips ie fatman fabrications, that are apparently quite good. I guess ask for pics of the welding etc and look for details like gussets and fishplates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yea if its done well and your certifier is a GC it will be fine, you can get away with nearly anything in NZ if its done up to standard and safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yea if its done well and your certifier is a GC it will be fine, you can get away with nearly anything in NZ if its done up to standard and safe. This, we have it pretty sweet tbh. Im amazed at how easy it was to convince my cert guy to let me just cut and weld as I please, as long as I can show calcs to prove shit is strong enough he said he is happy. its dope. So is f100, so goddamn dope. You want to bring in a pre slammed/dope one or do it yourself EDIT: Dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Kinda keen to bring one already done, however at this point I'm pretty open minded. the perfect one was on ebay just before new years, but it sold. It took me by suprise and i'm not cash ready, Was about to call everyone i knew who said they wanted to buy shit off me haha And that one had been clipped, hence asking questions now. I guess at the end of the day, if i end up with something that needs work due to dodgy work, i will just re do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic_zr Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yea be really careful. When it goes for compliance, if the welds are noticeable most likely you require a repair cert. Old mans got a Renault Clio V6 in for compliance at the moment, it that failed for accident repairs, (done by Renault hong kong) and it was pretty well covered, but the underseal didn't match the factory so the inspector went probing and decided it need to be stripped back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 repair cert only covers repairs, ie accident repairs, back to original spec. any welding when its to do with a modification, is covered by a low volume cert. repair certs can be a pain in the ass specially when the cars been painted. had a look at an hq ute a while back, had nice paint...... had to be stripped back to bare metal for repair cert because it had repairs in the sills, then paneled and painted again. that would rip my undies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic_zr Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Imo grafting another front clip on of the same model would come under 'repair'. but guess it would depend on who does the compliance, and mainly, if its noticeable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 What year are you after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Imo grafting another front clip on of the same model would come under 'repair'. yes if that was the case you would be correct what seedy is talking about is chopping the front off an old beam axled drum braked leaf sprung truck and fitting the front clip off a camaro or hq or something ifs/disc brake/way more slam/much nicer to drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Petty much what Cletus Said. Thanks for the input guys! I figured it would have been covered under Low Volumn which I would be expecting to pay for Anyway After a 1964- 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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