Nominal Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, igor said: Sweet. No alpha recalls found. Yeah, but none for @SOHC's letter either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87creepin Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Trailers don't require certification right? Say, hacking up fenders to fit larger tyres or changing axles round, fitting stuff to the drawbar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 If you got that letter, than I'd wager it's still registered in your name. Some meth addled crackhead will be trundling about just waiting to rack up fines that will come back to you....... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datlow Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 hours ago, 87creepin said: Trailers don't require certification right? Say, hacking up fenders to fit larger tyres or changing axles round, fitting stuff to the drawbar? It was always like that /so long as it looks good enough for the wof man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, RUNAMUCK said: If you got that letter, than I'd wager it's still registered in your name. Some meth addled crackhead will be trundling about just waiting to rack up fines that will come back to you....... You can check if you are the registered owner of a vehicle on the nzta website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I almost got burned once, so I never let a car go until the change is completed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87creepin Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Isn't notice of disposal sufficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87creepin Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 When you guys sell a car Assuming it's wof/reg, do you keep it insured for test drives etc? No one under 25 if you're not covered for that etc? I just cancelled my insurance on my former daily cos I'm not gonna be using it for a while. I'm thinking for safety I'll just re-insure it when I do list it for sale. And for the no wof/reg - Do you guys allow test drives on public roads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Last car I bought they left insurance and roadside assist on it till I got home, that was nice of them. No wof no reg no worries They are usually not worth much tho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I generally just warn them the car isn't insured for them regardless and it's a break it you bought it situation. Hasn't bit me yet. Same with no reg or wof, it's at their risk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx_password Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 How good an idea is it to have my two piece drive shaft made into a one piece? Struggling for room for resonators and would be real nice to get rid of hangar bracket. Will I get vibration issues or whatever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 na, as long as its not megga long it will be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 We have a one piece in our race car and it is fine. That's 640hp and a live axle rear, so its turning fairly quick and moving through a range of angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 There's one in my blue car. 670hp and live axel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Depends on the car and application A long shaft has a lower critical rpm , a 2 piece shaft you end up with 2 short shafts so that max rpm figure is higher http://www.wallaceracing.com/driveshaftspeed.php A single piece shaft can be made to handle high rpm but then it has to be bigger Also depends on the combo. If it's a car that isn't going to see high rpm or speed then you will likely get away with it . However things that rev to the moon and or have overdrive gearboxes are more likely to have problems. I know of 2 situations where people put LS motors in old cars (one was a 57? chev and the other was an impala) and they spat driveshafts out on a dyno due to exceeding the critical rpm of the shaft. I wish I still had the pics of the impala, it nearly wrote it off, because the shaft lets go in the middle at high rpm it absolutely destroyed the floor, it was very fucked. The other trap is the tunnel shape, if the car was designed for a 2 piece shaft then they don't always have room for suspension travel and the front half of the shaft going up and down. Early commodores have that issue when fitted with a single piece shaft, they rub on the tunnel in the middle of the car, and it's usually made worse by the shaft having to be a bigger diameter In my VG when it had a good engine in it, I did a burnout in top gear once, it got near the rev limit and made a horrible high frequency vibration that I'd never felt before, I'm picking that was the limit of the stock shaft. I heard a story not long after that of a guy with a turbo 6 valiant that the shaft let go somewhere around 200kph 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Yeah its got to be designed to be fit for purpose. I would like to think the drive shaft manufacturer would know all about it and ask you what kind of speeds you are expecting and what kind of diff ratio / wheel size etc, and design the shaft to suit. i.e If you are going to be doing 200km/h with 13" wheels and short diff gears, then that shaft is going to be singing, and likely need to be a bigger diameter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx_password Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Thanks good points to consider, it's an rx2 sedan, shaft is about 1330mm. If I go ahead will be sure to use reputable shop. May be easier to re-design the hangar bracket? Going to be certed anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Given the huge revs that doritos can do, youd wanna be mindful of your tail shaft speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Could be easier to just reshape the floor to suit the extra space needed for resonators? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87creepin Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Anything in particular to look for when buying an older diesel with 250-300kms? It's a naturally aspirated 1998 Ford Transit And also best sites etc to get parts for euros? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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