Gday all.
OK, I give up, my Google-fu is lacking here.
I've spent 3 days trying to find the VSB14 section that deals with front and rear bumpers, and bodywork "trimming" and it's effects on things like exhaust sticking out , if there is a requirement for cages over what and so on.
Basically I want to yank off the bumpers (then use "nudge" bars or something) and trim the rear bodywork (no more than 6" up) on my 73 Super, but can't find the VSB14 guidelines applicable. The local Transport people are as useful as tits on a bull, 3 engineers told me to check VSB14 but they don't know the sections and the inspectors want to go home at 5 o'clock (can't say I blame them).

Can anybody help please?
I honestly thought it wouldn't be the slightest issue........

I've got a link somewhere dude and will forward it (downloaded the entire ncop too)

The thing that frustrates the hell out of me regarding the ncop (national code of practice) for modified vehicles is that its a guide only, left for interpretation and applied differently from state to state.
Still a long way till we end up with a true national standard, although even that will be driven by the new car manufacturers strangle hold on bureaucrats in this country. Rant over for now...

Don't stop ranting Reub! Hell I thought I was the only one driving around in a standard Commode (well, the wife's!) because I'd had a gutful. I once got a yellow sticker for a chrome aircleaner.........on a standard '63 Valiant.

I don't want a full Baja, I want something like my old '63 (in my avatar), I just like the styling lines, nothing else like it in the auto world. Lowered an inch or two (not 6 like the old hotrod!), the Baja-look nose is stock steel designed-in on the Superbug (I rekn they did it to try to cash in on the late-60s Baja/offroad fad), and trimmed rear valance up to the engine lid (a gentle curve, opposite curve to the engine lid), then put tube nudge bars front and rear.

If you have a copy of NCOP for the bumpers/bodywork, that would be cool as. I've already printed the bits out for the wheels/tyres, suspension height, seats/mountings, etc.
Thanks very much man.

Here's the NCOP link

NCOP link

Oz is very annoying for vehicle mods as a lot of the supposed 'engineers' are nothing more than glorified boiler makers and soooooooooooo many things that are TUV approved say, much more stringent than ADR, aren't allowed here cos the engineers don't understand basic mechanical engineering.

Anyway, that's my rant over too.

I have never had a issue when i use Richard Larsen at Loadsafe Engineering, he is a automotive engineer.

Gday all.
Thanks for the link, all downloaded, all read through..........
......and not a damn thing about removing or replacing bumpers on older cars!
There was a section devoted to "nudge bars", so I'll take it in mind and call my new bunny bouncers that I rekn, and just wing it.

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Originally posted by modnrod Gday all. Thanks for the link, all downloaded, all read through.......... ......and not a damn thing about removing or replacing bumpers on older cars! There was a section devoted to "nudge bars", so I'll take it in mind and call my new bunny bouncers that I rekn, and just wing it.