NZHRA hobby car tech manual.

[Checkerhead]

Any one got one? Ideally in chch that I can come and copy some stuff out of?

Or opinions from people who have them, are they worth buying?

Or anyone want to sell one?

Cheers.

Arron.

[tallsam66]

Ive got a copy of the very first 1 they put out in 1992. Your welcome to come have a look.

[derk]

don't they keep changing the rules every 5 minutes

[De-Ranged]

Not really, alot of the "rule changes" are individual certifyers trying to avoid problems lol, most common one is that you need welding tickets

There are rule changes or additions... but these are posted on the LVVTA site and there is a form in the front of the manual that you can send in to LVVTA with the manual #, and they will send out them out so you can add them in, think it may even be free of charge (I haven't bothered lol)

My opinion is your better off spending the money on something cool for your toy and talk to the certifier, for commercial or prolific builders it is another tool.... I ran a buisiness modifying vehicles for yrs before I bought a copy, as I had learned from talking with my certifier

One point of note.... if your not a fast builder don't buy this manual, because your builds will take ALOT longer as you now have all the rules to do things you didn't consider doing before lol

[Checkerhead]

One point of note.... if your not a fast builder don't buy this manual, because your builds will take ALOT longer as you now have all the rules to do things you didn't consider doing before lol

Interesting and valid point you make Reece.

I guess the reason I am thinking of getting one is to avoid those "rule changes" that the cert guys seem to imagine. There is a lot of inconsistencies between cert guys and it would be bloody great to know what I actually can and can't do. The other thing is that a lot of cert guys seem to give zero ##### when it comes to explaining why how and what you can do/need to do. I realise that they must get it all the time, and that it must consume a lot of their day, but that is the business they are in.

It seems that I need a copy of the manual, or a good certifier. The guy I was dealing with in the north island was reasonable, but there seems to be slim pickings in the south. (Well, slim pickings every where, but I had it sorted up north).

Ive got a copy of the very first 1 they put out in 1992. Your welcome to come have a look.

Thanks for the offer, I may well take you up on that. This time however I need frontal impact stuff that wont be in your original book.

Anyone on here a member of the NZHRA? If members buy the book it's only $150 vs $250 for mere mortals.

[tallsam66]

I have contacts .. ill ask around for you for the latest manual.