Offroad-Express

yahoo my hilux passed lvv today certed for mild springlift and 31s on mags
and rover v8 conversion and coupla other bits
remarked speedo no road miles so no biggy on tyre size
and so i asked the question
and bigger tyres is whole new cert
but standard rims and tyre size is ok no need for recert
would laugh to see some of the tanks on here on std rims
lvv is so localized and up to interpetation
anyone heard of the three hard stops from 100 km on open road test?
i know people who have got lvv without their wagon being driven?

ransom wrote:yahoo my hilux passed lvv today.. ...anyone heard of the three hard stops from 100 km on open road test?

A mate just went through cert in Mot shackle lift, body lift, turbo fitted to 2.8 diesel in a hilux. He had to pass the 3 stops from 100km. Who did you go through for cert??

nelson cert services
vanguard street
and yeah i know the mot team are good
but right here is better for being able to go in and ask dumb questions
most reccomend the guy from chch
but i had very good service right here
and quite a few rechecks so they are not making much for their time
helps that i had a v8
imagine having to cert little doosh doosh cars
at least hiluxs are easy to see underneath

I was told that there was no longer a certifier in Nelson
Will go there once mine needs doing, I've had major problems a few years back with an idiot in ChCh certifying my old 4wd.
It failed its next wof and was ruled unsafe, the LTSA had an inspector check it, and agreed it should never have been certified

when my truck was certed I didn't have the third row of seats in so now its a 5 seater, although as the third row is OEM, they can go in without a re-cert. Also even if your plate says 15 x7 or whatever you can run any OEM Rim that was available for your vehicle, BUT it has to have the manufacturer's stamp on it.

DaveM wrote:I was told that there was no longer a certifier in Nelson
Will go there once mine needs doing, I've had major problems a few years back with an idiot in ChCh certifying my old 4wd.
It failed its next wof and was ruled unsafe, the LTSA had an inspector check it, and agreed it should never have been certified

As Ransom said, there are two certifiers in Nelson. Well one in Nelson, one in Mot. The Mot guy operates out of the Vehicle Testing station. That is who we use, he is real good.

Is Peter Wazny (spelling?) still doing them or is the Mot guy the best to deal with?
Want someone that actually knows about 4wds when I take mine through.


Cheers

yes well
good hijack of the nissan thread
i didnt see one marked random lvv rantings
top of the south
if its gotta v8 or looks kinda shiny
brent pahl nelson cert services
operating at nelson mechanical 130 vanguard street
if its looking a bit bush then
mot is probably the go
if its too rough or illegal to drive
then don hoff
from chch could do it in blenheim for you
could be cheaper than coming back over for a few resits
drive shaft loops what next
and i dont seem to see a lot of these in the upside down truck pictures
or in the build pics
are these a new thing??

DaveM wrote:Is Peter Wazny (spelling?) still doing them or is the Mot guy the best to deal with?
Want someone that actually knows about 4wds when I take mine through.


Cheers

Peter Wastney got in a WEE bit of trouble a couple of years back apparently, so he is no longer doing certs. I would suggest the Mot. guy for your cert.

ransom wrote

drive shaft loops what next
and i dont seem to see a lot of these in the upside down truck pictures
or in the build pics

As far as i'm aware the whole driveshaft loop issue is case by case basis. They are to be fitted to vehicls that have had their motor changed or horsepower/torque increased by 25%, but this is up to the certifiers discretion and to be fitted to a vehicle when practicable. In my case driveshaft loops were NOT fitted to my truck by my certifier but i do know that wayne in chch does require 4wds to fit them to pass cert.

As far as i'm concerned in a 4wd they are more of a hassle than a help. I recently went on a club trip were some vehicles had loops and others didnt, the trucks fitted with them got hung up on them which was clearly vissble in the muddy tracks as they provided more drag. Personally i wouldn't fit them to a 4wd but some certifiers have their reasons.