Real nice to have learnt that changes to a Certified Low Volume Vehicle do NOT need re-certification if the changes fall within the allowances of the Certification Threshold Schedule.
https://www.lvvta.org.nz/faq.html
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Certification Threshold Schedule:
https://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/supl ... eshold.pdf
Therefore, I can do things like swap OEM seats back into my SW (even though the race seats are on the cert plate), remove the in-boot fuel system and replace it with an in-tank one (even though the in-boot fuel system is on the cert plate), or fit lowering springs to my AW, with no certification worries.
E.g:
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and:
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and lowering springs are ok providing that:
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It's all too common for people (even WOF testers) to bounce up and down about things without knowing what the rules actually are. Worth reading up on things yourself, always. And contacting the LVVTA for clarification if necessary, as they are real helpful.
On another note, VERY happy with the welded up and braced exhaust on the SW. And I've ditched the horrible wired bolts arrangement on the turbo (pig of a thing to fit and almost as much of a pain to remove) and replaced it with the OEM tabbed locking brackets from a Nissan Skyline's T3 turbo. MUCH easier to fit or undo. Great to have power steering that works again too!
Gave the beast an oil change yesterday and removed the oil cooler while I was it it because it held about 1/2 litre of crappy old oil that could not be drained without removing it. That meant contaminating the new oil at each change, so it's back in the parts bin in case the thing ever becomes a track hack. Used a horse-sized syringe to suck all the old oil out of the catch can too of course. Note to self: oil change in the SW requires 4L oil in the engine and 600ml in the catch can (to bring it up to recirculation level).
Suspension is now set higher at the back than at the front, shocks set at 2/3 hard rear, 1/2 hard front. A fairly large dose of camber both ends with a decent amount of toe-in on the rear. Not sure I'm totally done with setting it up yet but took it for a good test drive today and all was well, even after hitting some nasty bumps. Inspection afterwards showed nothing broken or fallen off. It seems my push to have the SW "harden up" is working. Time will tell...
Running well now. Fun. That thing does 120kmh in 2nd so it's always a laugh to flick it into 2nd to pass someone at 80kmh.
https://youtu.be/ogPu2t-t1Uo
Next weekend is looking like being utter rubbish weather, so I might rip the AW's rear suspension apart and rebuild it so it has no leaky shocks and a gets rear sway bar. Either that or perhaps I'll sit down and write up a manual for my SW, as it has a LOT of weird mods and funny things to remember when working on it, that I need to write down before I forget them all. Might transpose the fuel map pics into a spreadsheet as part of the exercise.
Button down the hatches, North Islanders. Next weekend is looking like it might be one hell of a crazy dose of weather!
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