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kwikaus

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  1. info of the plates say it is a 1992 Subaru Impreza WRX STI-ACG324
  2. yeah bro post ya size and i will ask for you
  3. with a track car floating around at mm it wont mater which island you are on you could fly if on other side and still get a chance to drive around the track, could even sell tickets for a drive or ride and the cash goes back into the car and club
  4. Just wondering if anyone is keen on a group buy of Maxxis MAZ1 tyres, can get these through the trye guy we deal with at work for $200 a trye. can get fitted for free if you can get your rimsor car to napier or hastings looking at march sometime.
  5. hahahahaha that wa awsome should have been wacthing where he was going instead of looking at some blokes ass!!!! drity bugger ;D
  6. kwikaus

    Braces

    not sure if they do or dont it is an expensive cost to do carbon firbe for any form of strutual use, they also have to be vacuum baged as well, put it this way, the only full carbon firbre race cars seen on tracks today are the likes of f1 and f3, also the toyota racing series that is run here, but they are using the f3 tubs anyway. and maybe they are not if the carbon is cracking. also for carbon to mate up with the alloy ends would need more than just a glue to hold them together, ie: would require bolts or screws as well to hold in place.
  7. kwikaus

    Braces

    Depends entirely on the direction of the fibres in the carbon weave. Look at carbon fibre fishing rods, can bend them nearly back on themselves. You can make two nearly identical carbon fibre sheets but with just the fibre direction different. One could be stiff in any direction and the other able to be rolled into a U-shape. carbon also needs to be heat cured at high temps for long periods of time for it to be of any use in any from of rigdness, but still will have a degree of flex within it.
  8. Land Transport Rule Land Transport Rule - Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2007 Rule 32017/2 Note: This Rule should be read in conjunction with Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004 and Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2005. Contents Objective of Rule Extent of consultation Part 1 Rule requirements Section 1 Application * 1.1 Title * 1.2 Date when Rule comes into force Section 2 Amendments relating to equipment requirements * 2.1 Scope of the Rule * 2.2 Audible warning devices, speedometers, sun visors and mudguards * 2.3 Exhaust systems Section 3 Modification and repair * 3.1 Modification Section 4 Amendments to definitions * 4.1 Insertion of new definitions Section 5 Amendments to Schedules * 5.1 Amendment to schedule heading * 5.2 New schedules Part 2 Schedules Objective of the Rule Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2007 (the amendment Rule) is part of a package of measures that is being introduced to control vehicle exhaust noise. The measures in this Rule expand on the powers already available to the Police and vehicle inspectors to control excessive vehicle noise. The objective of the amendment Rule is to amend Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004 (the Rule) to set the maximum decibel limits for vehicles entering into and being operated in service, and to extend objective noise testing to light motor vehicles at in-service inspection (warrant of fitness (WoF) and certificate of fitness (CoF)). The availability of an objective noise test at in-service testing is intended: * • to support the existing subjective noise test; * • to provide a workable scientific method for measuring vehicle exhaust noise; and * • to set decibel limits that are appropriate for the current New Zealand vehicle fleet, given the advances, in the last two decades, in vehicle technology. The overall aim of the amendment Rule is to reduce excessive vehicle exhaust noise by targeting the noisiest vehicles (the ‘gross emitters’), ie, vehicles fitted with modified exhaust systems that emit noise well in excess of the permitted decibel limits. As a result, operators of these vehicles will have to bring them into compliance in order to operate them on the road. The amendment Rule allows a vehicle inspector to refer a vehicle for an objective noise test at entry inspection and certification, or at in-service inspection and certification (WoF or CoF). Under the Land Transport Act 1998, the Police can refer a vehicle for a WoF or CoF test if the vehicle’s exhaust system does not appear to comply with the noise limits in the Rule. If a light motor vehicle covered by the Rule has been modified, so as to increase the noise output from its exhaust system, and the exhaust noise output exceeds that prescribed by the amendment Rule, the vehicle would have to be certified in the same manner as a low volume vehicle, under the Low Volume Vehicle Code. In extending objective testing to light motor vehicles at in-service inspection, the amendment Rule provides two options if a vehicle fails a WoF or CoF test because of an excessively noisy exhaust. The vehicle owner can decide to repair or replace the faulty exhaust system and re-present the vehicle, or the vehicle can undergo an objective noise test, at the owner’s expense. The cost of compliance with the Rule, therefore, falls mainly upon the small percentage of vehicle owners who do not comply with the law. Based on research undertaken by the Ministry of Transport and Land Transport New Zealand prior to the making of this amendment Rule, there are an estimated 50,000 vehicles (two percent of cars or 1.3 percent of the total vehicle fleet) fitted with modified exhausts (excluding replacement exhausts similar to the original manufacturer’s exhaust system). Noise emissions from most standard vehicles are well under the decibel limits specified in the Rule. In developing the amendment Rule, account was taken of best practice in overseas jurisdictions. Research undertaken by the Ministry of Transport assessed vehicle noise requirements in other jurisdictions, and the reduced maximum decibel limits applying from 2008 are consistent with those imposed in Australia. The current objective noise test is based on the international ISO 5130 Measurement of noise emitted by stationary road vehicles test methodology (the ‘stationary tailpipe’ test). Extent of consultation Formal public consultation on the amendment Rule began in February 2007 when Land Transport New Zealand released the yellow (public consultation) draft. Organisations and individuals who had registered their interest in the Rule were advised of the release of the yellow draft and copies were sent to key interested industry and other groups. The availability of the draft amendment Rule was publicised in metropolitan and selected regional daily newspapers, Mana Magazine and the New Zealand Gazette. The draft was also made available, together with Questions and Answers, on the Land Transport NZ website. Land Transport NZ received 464 submissions on the draft amendment Rule. The comments were taken into account in redrafting the Rule. The Rule was submitted to Cabinet, before being signed by the Minister for Transport Safety. Part 1 Rule requirements Section 1 Application 1.1 Title 1.1(1) This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2007. 1.1(2) This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004. 1.2 Date when Rule comes into force This Rule comes into force on 1 June 2008. Section 2 Amendments relating to equipment requirements 2.1 Scope of the Rule Paragraph 1.2(2)(b) is amended by inserting the words “vehicle noise, vehicle exhaust noise emissions and” before the words “child restraints”. 2.2 Audible warning devices, speedometers, sun visors and mudguards The following provisions are amended by omitting the words “the Schedule” and substituting the words “Schedule 1 ”: 1. (a) subclause 2.1(3); 2. (b) subclause 2.2(2); 3. © subclause 2.3(3); 4. (d) paragraph 2.4(7)(a). 2.3 Exhaust systems 2.3(1) Subclause 2.7(1) is amended by omitting the words “the Schedule” and substituting the words “Schedule 1”. 2.3(2) Clause 2.7 is amended by substituting the following subclause for subclause 2.7(3): * “2.7(3) An exhaust system must be designed, constructed, positioned and maintained in a way that minimises the risk of heat or fumes emitted from the system harming the motor vehicle’s occupants.” 2.3(3) Clause 2.7 is amended by substituting the following subclauses for subclause 2.7(4): 1. “Noise output of vehicles entering service 2. “2.7(4) The noise output from a Class LC, LD, LE, MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2 or NA motor vehicle that is entering service in New Zealand must not exceed: 3. “(a) the maximum decibel level prescribed in Schedule 2 when tested in accordance with the vehicle drive-by test prescribed in: 1. “(i) ISO 362, Measurement of Noise Emitted by Vehicles; or 2. “(ii) BS 3425, Method for the Measurement of Noise Emitted by Motor Vehicles; or 3. “(iii) SAE J1470, Measurement of Noise Emitted by Accelerating Highway Vehicles; or 4. “(iv) ADR 28/01, External Noise of Motor Vehicles; or 5. “(v) TRIAS 20, Noise test procedure for motor vehicles (measurement procedure for acceleration running noise level); or 4. “(b) the maximum decibel level prescribed in Schedule 3 when tested in accordance with the Low Volume Vehicle Code. 5. “2.7(5) The noise output from a Class MD3, MD4, ME, NB or NC motor vehicle that is entering service in New Zealand must not exceed the maximum decibel level prescribed in Schedule 2 when tested in accordance with a method approved by the Director by notice in the Gazette and, a vehicle drive-by test referred to in 2.7(4)(a)(i)-(v) is deemed to be an approved method. 6. “2.7(6) A vehicle is deemed to comply with 2.7(4)(a) and 2.7(5) if: 1. “(a) the vehicle was manufactured so as not to exceed the maximum decibel level prescribed in Schedule 2; and 2. “(b) the vehicle has not been modified such as to increase the noise output from the exhaust system. 7. “2.7(7) A vehicle manufactured before 1 January 1985 is not required to comply with subclause 2.7(4) or 2.7(5) if the vehicle has not been modified such as to increase the noise output from the exhaust system. 8. “Noise output of vehicles operated in service 9. “2.7(8) The noise output from the exhaust system of a motor vehicle that is operated in service: * “(a) must, in the case of a Class LC, LD, LE, MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2 or NA vehicle: o “(i) be less than, or similar to, the noise output from the vehicle’s original exhaust system at the time of the vehicle’s manufacture; or o “(ii) not exceed the maximum decibel level prescribed in Schedule 3, when tested in accordance with the Low Volume Vehicle Code; * “(b) must not, in the case of any other motor vehicle, be noticeably and significantly louder than the noise output from the vehicle’s original exhaust system at the time of the vehicle’s manufacture. * “2.7(9) Subclause 2.7(8) does not apply to a Class MA or Class MC motor sport vehicle that is: o "(a) competing in an official Motorsport New Zealand speed race or trial (or being driven directly to or from competition in such a race or trial); and o “(b) complying with Motorsport New Zealand rules and regulations. * “2.7(10) The Director may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint an organisation or organisations, having expertise in requirements for vehicles used in motor sport competition, to issue motor sport authority cards for the purpose of this Rule.” Section 3 Modification and repair 3.1 Modification Clause 3.1 is amended by inserting the following subclauses: * “3.1(3) Subject to 3.1(4), if a Class LC, LD, LE, MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2 or NA motor vehicle is modified such as to increase the vehicle’s exhaust noise output, the exhaust system must be tested and certified under the Low Volume Vehicle Code in accordance with Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002. * “3.1(4) Subclause 3.1(3) does not apply if the vehicle’s increased exhaust noise output is clearly below the maximum decibel level specified in Schedule 3.” Section 4 Amendments to definitions 4.1 Insertion of new definitions Part 2 is amended by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order: “ADR means Australian Design Rule.” “BS means British Standard.” “Enter service has the same meaning as it has in Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002.” “ISO means International Standard Organisation Standard.” “Motor sport vehicle means a Class MA or Class MC motor vehicle that is: “(a) used in motor sport competition; and “(b) operated in accordance with the conditions of a valid motor sport authority card issued to that vehicle by an organisation in 2.7(10).” “Motorsport New Zealand means Motorsport New Zealand Incorporated.” “Operation in service has the same meaning as it has in Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002.” “SAE means Society of Automotive Engineers Standard.” “TRIAS means Type Approval Test Procedure (Japan).” Section 5 Amendments to Schedules 5.1 Amendment to schedule heading The heading “Schedule” in Part 3 is revoked and “Schedule 1” is substituted. 5.2 New schedules Part 3 is amended by adding the Schedules set out in Part 2 of this Rule. Part 2 Schedules New Schedules inserted into Part 3 “Schedule 2 Maximum decibel levels – drive-by test [Ref. 2.7(4)(a)] Vehicle class Maximum noise levels (dBA) LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of 125 cm3 or less) 82 LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of more than 125 cm3 ) 86 MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2, and NA 81 MD3, MD4, ME, NB, and NC (with power output of 150 kW or less) 86 MD3, MD4, ME, NB, and NC (with power output of more than 150 kW) 88 “Schedule 3 Maximum decibel levels – stationary test [Ref. 2.7(4)(b)] Vehicle class Maximum noise level (dBA) LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of 125 cm3 or less) 96 LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of more than 125 cm3) 100 MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2, and NA - first registered in New Zealand before 1 June 2008 95 - first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 June 2008, and: - manufactured* before 1 January 1985 95 - manufactured* on or after 1 January 1985 90 * If the date of manufacture cannot be ascertained, the date of first registration (outside New Zealand) is deemed to be the date of manufacture.” Land Transport Rule - Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2007 - Rule 32017/2 Land Transport New Zealand, Ikiiki Whenua Aotearoa
  9. me guted to , at least you all had fun keep the pics coming and get rid of the bloody hondas lol
  10. give it a wash and a clean out, check all the viatal fluids then take it for a run to taupo
  11. i have tryed a few diffrent products like crc, mothers, repco which i herad some where come out of the mothers factory and have found that the soapy water ( i use a couple drops of sunlight dish wash liqud) and a rag works just as good as the products and saving some hard eraned cash in the process. if i want the tyres to shine a deep black i use a basic silicone based spray.
  12. good point! would be keen to hear wether or not they have a areo use and weather or not it is noticedable in a road car, but they do look nice
  13. bloody awsomefanilly good news to be herad, hope they cacth them and fry them
  14. you really need to scarth up the surface first, so 120grit is recommened (sorry my bad wrong grit use 320 or the likes), get all the old chorme of as well as sum paints will react badly with this, try and avoid just filling the chips up to paint as most likly will want to chip in same place again easily. Use a top quality plastic primer, this will help key the coating into the plastic, follow this up with a couple coats of primer to build the coating up so can be sanded smooth, than apply your top coats with wet and dry in between coats for that smooth as look, if you have any problems drop me a line, only to happy to help ya if needed. may have found a product that may remove the chrome of the plastic, it is called sem plastic bumper paint stripper, dont know much more untill the company that imports it in contacts me back but when they do i will post it up for every one who is keen, untill then goggle it if you want. ;D
  15. thats a **it of a thing to have happen to anyone, sum ****er thinks he need what u got more than u do and rather than get it like the rest of us..... wikk keep my peeps out this way for ya just incase it makes it this way!!!
  16. hell id have one smoke it in black with a massvie set of rims and tyres, twin big bore tail pipes would look bloody mean and hopefully twice as loud, slam its ass on the pavement, what the heck make it two. ;D
  17. name ross Phone 0276207703 town napier drive black rs legacy 1997
  18. what else do you do when its been raining!!!! dirft the work ute hard then come home jump in the subbie and scare the pants off the missus yeah boi!
  19. hay bro, hapened to me not long ago, had cops knocking on the door and all. anyway we just notifed the police rego guys with the info we had and the problem was sloved and name changed, its a uesless system but the way i do it now is the buyer changes into their name before taking the car away
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