Does anyone have a guidline to what you have to go through in QLD to get a vehical through the individually constructed way.
Thanks
Andy

[Edited on 19-2-2004 by Andy42]

yep it is called the Code or Practise

well actually the code of practice doesn't say very much about ICV's from what I can remember.

A good read on the subject relating to buggies is here;
http://www.sharpbuilt.com.au/longwheelbasebuggygen.htm

I tried to find info on one of the transport sites but they don't post much about ICV's cos not enough people build them.

But basically an ICV has to comply with most of the current ADR's, obviously crash testing is exempt.

An ICV will need a quite late model motor with it's original ECU and emissions gear to automatically pass the smog and noise requirements for the ICV.

Alternatively you can get an older motor tested to see if it complies, but don't expect a motor with carbs to pass. Also getting the test done is currently very expensive and is only performed at maybe a few spots around australia.

if you plan on making more than one then you are not exempt from crash testing and have to provide 5 or 10 complete finished examples for crashlab to destroy.

you have to comply with ALL current ADR's for ICV's from what I understand, including emissions testing.

I thought Bullet supercars were ICV's, they make more than 1 and I am fairly sure they haven't made any for crash testing.

And if you use an engine out of a late model car that complies to the latest emissions, and has all the original gear on it, then I am quite sure that it doesn't require emissions testing.

Has any thought about building a street legal sand rail ( buggy) type thing? Would be great for this weather. America has some lets do it in aussie land

Get a copy of the latest addition ADR's, mine was about $20? I think and have a look thru them..............it is a wonder any vehicle makes it on the roads. Best idea is to talk with an engineering signatory that can do ICVs and see what he says. NSW is going thru some revisions at the moment...all for the worst I might add for ICV constructors. It really depends on how the code is read by ur signatory.
If a late model engine is used it will have to be from a domestic (Aust) delivered vehicle not an import so as to meet the current emission requirements here. If you used an import engine you might be able to have it emission tested to see if it meets the Aust requirements?
good luck and let us know how you go.
PS: I like the colour over here!:thumb

[Edited on 19-2-2004 by speedster356]

mm was only talking about this the other day with a fella from the street rod clan

i was asking him how to go about building a sand rail and he said that i would have to draw up plans with all dimensions,size of tube work(thickness etc) and all mounting points for steering,engine etc.

when you have the plans they will have to be sent off to brissy(this is for QLD) where they say yay or nay.. if you get the go ahead you will have to build it to the plans and then find an inspector to make sure its all as it should be so that you can get your blue plate.

one thing he told me was for the sand rail i was asking about was that it has to have body work windscreen and wipers. they get real shitty if you try and build one to open..

this all came from a bolke i work with that is a tester for the blue plates in the street rod world,now he did say a lot of the things they can do we cant (like his engine is hanging out th front with not cage just lots of chrome!!) but he is right up with the laws on building a car from nothing as most of the rods he does are done like this.....

i will have a word with him today and see if i can get phone numbers etc this is only any help to you if you are in QLD tho..

steff...........

yes the street rodders are a lucky bunch who essentially have their own set of rules.

We'd love to do something similar with offroad vw's one day, but we'd be real lucky if we got anywhere.

The engineer that approved my car and I deal with essentially wrote the vehicle mod rules. I've asked him about all this before, including Q's about ICV's and how hard it is. He says don't bother trying to build an ICV, it will end up too expensive. You need a fair bit of money to do that sort of thing, there is a fair bit of checking of plans and testing of the vehicle to do done $$$

yes, I use Richard. I try and keep in contact with him as he is one of the key people with any of the rule changes.

He has been involved with the push for Australian wide standardised vehicle mod rules for some time now. I was flicking through a draft copy of the new rules that he was working on a little while back. Some of the potential new rules would be very benefitical for the offroad vw's. Just gotta wait for all the states to agree.

The Street and Hot Rodders just got national standards agreed to by all states. They are pretty wide and allow a lot of stuff. Only those things outside the guidelines will require a vehicle to be ICV.

No other scene in Australia has the numbers or cohesion to be able to pull this off with Canberra.

Can A highly modified VW be classed as a street rod? Or do they have to be pre '48 or something?