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Originally Posted by stevenewbie
spoke to absolute pace via email after reding their ad i was under the impression that they had a complete car or even something under construction as they quote "the pace 427 is designed and approved for australian road use" after a chat with an engineer he advised that you must have a physical car to complete one of the tests,this is not the case very misleading advertising. i like to deal with people that are honest and dont like to be mislead. so thanks but no thanks on absolute pace.
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Hi Steve,
I've got a Venom Motorsports chassis, whilst there is split opinions on this chassis, I still love mine. My 2c, and from my engineer, is that all Vic ICV's need to be tested. Whether Vicroads accepts the manufacturers test is entirely up to Vicroads, so this may save you money, but in the end the test isn't that expensive (mine cost $550). So what the person talking to you is actually saying is that his chassis has been tested and passed, so that gives you confidence, whereas mine was untried and needed to be improved to pass. For me, the benefit in spending the extra cash on the RMC/DRB etc etc kits are:
1. You know they pass the torsional test. The other tests (emissions and braking) are dependent on other variables.
2. You get a known path to walk down, that others on this site and through the manufacturer themselves can guide you.
3. Build manuals.
4. Most kits have a spectrum of level of finishing. Things like shock mounts, trailing arms, engine mounts, dash/footwell kits, 'stretched' wheelbases, foot roominess, all add up in the end as more work for you to do. At the bottom of the spectrum is my venom was effectively two chassis rails (like a 32 rod) or a build your own, where you engineer/design it yourself, through to DRB540, which you buy a Falcon and bolt it together (almost).
After taking my path to Cobra ownership, I'd do a Venom again, mostly due to the flexability and joy I get from designing it from the ground up. This in mind, I've probably spent more getting mine to a finish similar to the DRB etc kits, and they would probably look better.
I'm located in Western Suburbs Melbourne.
Nathan