[Rebel1]

Hey Nader, that looks blu$$y fantabulous, but it does remind me of what an old lady friend once said
"Man....ain't that huge"

Ferocious, I understand your concern re drawing attention to yourself. However, therein lays the very reason to get those standards set in stone.

I have been a passenger in mates cars when we have approached a DOT roadside test. The owners of these cars immediately $hit themselves because they don't know what would happen if pulled over for a check.

Would they be pulled ove and the car put off the road?.
Would they be able to drive the car home or are they going to be told to have it towed?.

How in hell can we enjoy these things when one is constantly concerned about a roadside check, or getting pulled over by an over-zealous police officer or by a snotty nosed dept of transport employee.

Sadly, even the approved inspectors have different interpretations of the rules.

If we know exactly what we can do, we can build to that standard and feel free to do what we like with those standards.

The silly things is this.....The Dept of Transport here in Queensland recognise the problem and also seek a solution. They do not like the hot rod standards and do not want other ICV groups to imitate those standards.

Hence, they are willing to consult with ICV groups/clubs with a view to establishing a reasonable set of relaxed standards, read emissions/noise etc., but need the co-operation of the clubs to pick up the ball and run with it.

Whats eventually is going to happen if standards are not relaxed for ICV builders, is that as the standards develop over time we will be forced to include technology like , air bags, traction control and all manner of things which will make it way too difficult to build an ICV.

Gotta be done ASAP.

Cheers