New Zealand Datsun Club

torqued wrote:

oh arrrh jizz i just blew my load every thing about this scraems sex!!!!

you should see the rest of it

its nice to see Alfonzos cellica getting so much loving after watching him build it up on the net for a couple of years now.

also

Shark noses are no go in NZ
i was hoping there would be a way that they could be snuck in a back door in the law but the offical word is here from my inquiries with the LVVTA:

"Unfortunately we don't have any good news on this one. We've looked pretty closely at both the LVV external projections requirements, the 'Land Transport Rules', and have also discussed this with a few different certifiers, and a senior engineer from NZTA. All of the advice and information we have received has pointed to this modification being outside of the legal requirements, and as such, could not be approved under the LVV system. This could possibly be approved however, if the extension could be made from a material that would deflect upon impact, for example the relatively soft foam-type material that some rear boot spoilers are made from.

In a nut-shell, the likelihood is that this modification (with a relatively sharp, protruding edge forward of the bumper) would cause more serious injuries to a pedestrian in the event of an impact than if it wasn't fitted. The lighting equipment would also need to be modified, however in the context of this outcome, that's a less significant issue.

These are the relevant section from the Land Transport Rules;

From external projections rule:


2.2 General safety requirements
2.2(1) An ornamental object or fitting must not protrude from a motor vehicle if the object or fitting is likely to injure a person.

2.2(4) Components of a motor vehicle, including damaged or corroded body panels, must be such that the risk of their hooking a vehicle, or hooking or grazing a person, is minimised.

2.2(5) In assessing whether 2.2(1) to 2.2(4) are complied with, a person specified in section 4 may take into account evidence that the external projections are within the motor vehicle manufacturer's operating limits.



Here is the relevant section from the LVV Standard;

Non-functional items

2.3(2) Protruding external objects or fittings that do not have a functional purpose may not be fitted to low volume vehicles if they are likely to increase the risk of injury to any person, including the following three requirements for non-functional items:

(a) ornamental hood emblems must be designed and attached in
such a way that they will fold back or break off in the event of
contact, without leaving any sharp edges;"

so yea, gay.

damn, that sux. im so so gutted

yea a, not going to stop me though, i gotta have a sharknose, i'll just have to have two sets of guards/bonnets.

just sucks i can't be legal.

im sorry if this offends, but if i buy a honda, this is what it will look like

wow thats epic for a honda

MR1200 wrote:wow thats epic for a honda

Epic and Honda never go in the same sentence unless accompanied by FAIL

may i ask where your prejudice against honda motor cars came from?

regards

Seibu Keisatsu wrote:may i ask where your prejudice against honda motor cars came from?

regards

Yes, the cheap rust buckets my friends and one family member have owned that constantly shat themselves or died in a rusty heap. Meanwhile my mums Toyota corolla was like the energizer battery and kept going and going, and my nissans my mates owned (old pulsars and bluebirds) never suffered issues besides your standard maintenance. Sooo, based on my experiences and those around me Honda = fail! (and fail often lol)