[dazza67]

Giday Merv, first post , and yet another of the clubbie guys. What you have said about a National body is one of the discussions going on at OZ clubbies, the problem is the states who have more user friendly RTA's dont want to have thier world altered by the issues of NSW, the problem i see is a head in the sand type issue, if NSW continues down its path, the other states will follow then we will all be in the same mess.
I fully agree with the idea of an Australian body for all ICV builders, with individual boards for vehicle types, ie cobra's, gt40's, clubbie's if they are needed.
The main issue I see is one of shifting goal posts, Suthol, Treeve, Liam and a couple of others are focusing on the issues of specific ADR's as Treeve has stated and the work these guys are doing is massive. more than a few of the guys have had issue where the car has been presented for inspection, failed for what ever reason, then upon re presentation being failed because the RTA changed the rules between inspections. This is my own personal thought, and it is the shell of an idea, not the mechanicals to make it work, but somthing along the idea of at the start of the build an application is filled out (as we do now) and a build permit number is issued, the date locks the ADR's the vehicle must comply with and gives a 5 year maximum build time if you build takes longer you must re apply for a new permit. The permit number is part of the build for the interests of engineering, ie the engineer want the steering shaft xrayed, the permit number is then stamped into the approved part. The general concept is the assembly of all of the parts with the permit number will then be presented and for a final inspection and then the VIN will be issued and it will become a car. Now this isnt right, or wrong, its just my line of thinking to help deal with the issues facing the Guys like Baz, Suthol, and Zedn who have had rules change on them after the cars were first presented.