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open cab
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:31 pm
by chunderlicious
come on someone has to know whether it is legal or not to have a pretty peice of sheet going halfway up the back door, please
Ev
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:48 pm
by DamTriton
More info on the actual question would help...(the question hasn't been asked before elsewhere that I could see)
Sheet what??? Metal, plastic? Lengthways/across/inside/outside the doors? Purpose of sheet *** (signage/strength/etc...)
We aren't mind readers..............
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:01 pm
by RV80
I think he means if he cuts his car into a ute does it have to be finished with a window or can you have a sheet metal half back wall...
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:03 pm
by -Mandy-
RV wrote:I think he means if he cuts his car into a ute does it have to be finished with a window or can you have a sheet metal half back wall...
Well that all depends on if you want it legal or not
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:29 pm
by DamTriton
RV wrote:I think he means if he cuts his car into a ute does it have to be finished with a window or can you have a sheet metal half back wall...
"...peice of sheet going halfway up the back door, please ..."
Bit hard if there
is no back door..............
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:46 pm
by chunderlicious
well u should be a mind reader, i am...sorry, yeah i asked about 3 weeks ago with not one reply. the question was; is it LEGAL to place a sheet of 1.6mm sheet steel over the back of a wagon chop with an open (square mesh fencing stuff 4mm thick barry stuffas "window") the sheet would be reinforced with 75x25x2 RHS and an internal roll cage. it will also have a rollbar on the outside braced to chassis. the chop has allready happened and it has the old back door inplace with huge gaps down the side, im lookin for easy not pretty, its my bush pig not daily driver. but it is unregistered as it hasnt been on the road for quite some time.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:42 pm
by markil
Sounds to me like you should be talking to an engineer to know for sure if it's going to be legal.
Mark.
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:03 am
by +dj_hansen+
markil wrote:Sounds to me like you should be talking to an engineer to know for sure if it's going to be legal.
Mark.
x 2
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:55 am
by bogged
+dj_hansen+ wrote:markil wrote:Sounds to me like you should be talking to an engineer to know for sure if it's going to be legal.
Mark.
x 2
xmore
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:48 pm
by chunderlicious
theres another problem, in queensland engineers mean shit all to mermaids (queensland transport). i have spoken to queensland transport 2 times today 10 minutes apart and they both said a different thing:
1st said it will be fine aslong as there is no chance of injury from flailing limbs in an accident.
2nd said it is illegal to have it open at all even with bracing and the cage shit at the back. i promptly said "so how do soft top sierras become road legal vehicles from manufacture?" to which i got a very pissed off, "that is manufacturers standards, they are different and undergo testing." "iw ill undergo this testing if it will mean the car will be legal and others can therefore do the same." "no that is not possible, testing costs thousands of dollars and is alot more complicated than turning up and testing." to which i just said goodbye and hung up.
queensland transport dont even know there own rules, its bloody annoying and i think most people who have dealt with them will agree. i was transfered 4 times to speak to the operator the first time and had to direct the second one of who i needed to speak to.
sorry enough of a rant, ill just completely enclose it and make them happy.
sorry guys
Evan
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:39 pm
by Loanrangie
Why not make an enclosed cab with a removable back like a walk thru ute ?
But make it look like its solid.
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:21 pm
by chunderlicious
yeah but i recon i either do it right or do it easy, so i may aswell do it right and make it look good and strong.