Panel beater in Auckland (was Re: My cold air induction syst

[zorruno]

poison wrote:

Hi Nigel

Thanks for that. Are you aware of any panel guy in the club
who may be Mazda friendly? Or someone who has done work on
any club cars.

Woodhead Panel & Paint is the only Panelbeater that is MX5 Club of NZ
sponsor at present. They have done work on many club cars (including
mine), and the owner Eric Woodhead was previously an MX5 owner.

One Ellerslie/Panmure highway, Auckland

It would be nice if some other panelbeaters around NZ would step forward
as sponsors though... hint hint

cheers
zorruno

[Bill Rehm]

Greg at Accent Panel & Paint in K Road area (East St.) is an excellent
panel beater who works on several MX5's and other sports cars as well.
He knows his stuff and does excellent work.

Regards
Bill

[DBM58]

I have heard that there is a sports-car friendly mechanic somewhere in the Ellerslie area that issues warrants. Can anybody supply his contact details?

Thanks

David Moughtin

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Hi All,

This seems like a fair price.
I wonder what else is needed, and what the turn key price inc GST is.

http://www.ace.net.nz/miata/super.html

Adrian

[Bob Anderson]

I rang a chap in Penrose I used some years back. Ken Shoebridge at Classic &
Performance. I thought he may have been the friendly sports car mech. He's
now changed the name of his garage & specialises in doing $15 WOF's &
picking up work from the failures. FYI he's at G/ 701 Gt South Rd, Penrose
Ph 571 0448. Not enough work around these days on the classic & performance
cars. He said the cold air intake issue that if this penetrates the
fire-wall then this is a structural matter. Also re the adjustable platform
shock units that a lot of us fit: these definitely require a $350 approx
LVC. I'll try my car with it's newly fitted Bilstiens through Onehunga
testing station in Dec but will be prepared for a knock back. Ken said do
all your mods before you invest in the LVC.

Re the panel & paint: I've been using Wright Car Painters, 46 Onehunga Mall
for a couple of years. They do good deals for cash & the main painter
chappie Dave is excellent. The new owner Paul would I'm sure be keen on a
club affiliation.

Dr Bob
65531

[David & Judy Kerr]

How can it be structural when the hole penetrates above where the fire wall
could be described as a structural component of the body. I have seen racing
cars have holes put through the same place and not get kicked at
scrutinaring time...don't figure.

Dave.

[zorruno]

on 9/11/2004 4:26 p.m. Bob Anderson wrote:

Ken Shoebridge at Classic & Performance. car mech. He's now changed
the name of his garage & specialises in doing $15 WOF's & picking up
work from the failures.

That's why people prefer go to testing stations (including myself -
either that or one of the club sponsor mechanics). Does he do LVCs also
perchance?

He said the cold air intake issue that if this penetrates the
fire-wall then this is a structural matter.

Firewalls protect against the spread of fire or of other danger. The
place these units are mounted stop the spread of leaves into the engine
bay. I suggested Gary just go back to VTNZ showing pick of the loch
stewart commercial product as a start, then get a note from a mechanic
or engineer. I agree that VTNZ is just being picky, but remember they
are trying to enforce safety issues - they are not structural engineers
themselves and probably have no idea where a firewall stops on some cars.

Also re the adjustable platform shock units that a lot of us fit:
these definitely require a $350 approx LVC.

I assume he'd take my $350 for that would he?

I'll try my car with it's newly fitted Bilstiens through Onehunga
testing station in Dec but will be prepared for a knock back. Ken
said do all your mods before you invest in the LVC.

Knocked back with Bilstein shocks? I've never seen such a thing unless
they have changed the regulations recently.

Did you (or Ken) know that many MX5s come standard with Bilstein brand
shocks? How will the testing station know whether you have aftermarket
bilsteins or stock bilsteins? What about sway bars? Would you need a
LVC if you used 1.8 sway bars in place of 1.6?

zorruno

[EricW]

Real simple I would have thought, the guys who scrutineer racing cars know
what they are doing!

Eric

[poison]

Hi All
Sadly I contacted a couple of panel beaters through friends
and they both said the testing station will not listen to
them at all and my only option is removal and weld in a
panel (requiring a certificate anyway) or get the
certificate at around $350.00 which is a poo load of $$$$.
Please bring back the days before computers when these
things did not make it onto any tangible record, and I could
go and see a "Bloke" "down the road" who would say "No
worries mate" "she'll be right" and it'd only cost me a
"Dozen tinnies" for the WOF... as real blokes didn't need
cash!

Gazza
"The depressed and disillusioned one"

[...]

[Grant]

Also re the adjustable platform shock units that a lot of us fit: these
definitely require a $350 approx LVC.

I assume he'd take my $350 for that would he?

I'll try my car with it's newly fitted Bilstiens through Onehunga testing
station in Dec but will be prepared for a knock back. Ken said do all
your mods before you invest in the LVC.

Knocked back with Bilstein shocks? I've never seen such a thing unless
they have changed the regulations recently.

Did you (or Ken) know that many MX5s come standard with Bilstein brand
shocks? How will the testing station know whether you have aftermarket
bilsteins or stock bilsteins? What about sway bars? Would you need a LVC
if you used 1.8 sway bars in place of 1.6?

zorruno

I've been through two WOF's now since having Konis fitted and no mention of
any problems. The only comment was that they noticed the different shocks
since last time they had inspected the car. This at a privately owned
testing station.

Grant.

[MN]

I've had adjustable Koni's on the car for nearly 5 years and never once has
the testing station even mentioned it. The last check was last Saturday and
they didn't even comment on the roll bar let alone the shocks.

Cheers

[poison]

Hi everyone

I went and saw a "Low Volume Compliance Inspector" and he said there's no
problem with the hole I cut for the CAI, but it's still $350 to get it
certified. David M has done some excellent homework on this and through a
panel beater who put him onto someone in the LTSA (who actually knows cars)
and he put us onto a "Post repair inspector" this guy certifies panel beaters
work and has LTSA approval forms. I'll meet him tomorrow and see where to go
from there. He said he'll give me a letter and LTSA approval form (if he's
happy) and that should be enough (hope not too many $$$). If the testing
station will not accept it I'll go back to the guy in the LTSA and see if he
can talk to the testing station on my behalf. Thanks to computers I can't just
go to another WOF place. David has asked that the letter be for all MX5's with
this mod so we can all use it if we have problems.

The compliance guy said the WOF guy was right to ask for an inspection if he
is not sure if the panel is structural as the law is clear that you can't cut
anything structural. He gave me the example of rear speaker holes, most cars
are no problem, but on others the parcel shelf is integral to the safety belt
mounts and cutting holes can have a huge impact on safety.

I also asked the compliance guy about adjustable shocks, and yes 'technically'
they do need to be certified, there seem to be a few grey areas in the LTSA
standards that were not designed for performance cars and accessories.'

Gazza
"PO1SON"

[EricW]

Gazza, you are dead right about the rear shelf, particularly for speakers. I
recall a story on "Fair Go" I think, about a chap who bought a BMW 540, sight
unseen, from a dealer in Auckland, I think he was in Dunedin. When it got down
there he took it for a warrant, it had after market speakers in the rear
shelf, which effectively wrote off a $50,000 car as the oversize holes could
not be effectively repaired to bring the shelf up to the required strength.

By the way, you looked good passing me through Spaghetti Junction this
morning

Regards

Eric.

[poison]

Cheers Eric,

Thanks, and hopefully you meant my car looked good
although all compliments accepted with thanks. Was it you
that wrote that dodgy email a few months ago about lubing
etc??

Anyway, sorry, I was day dreaming and didn't see you, I
vaguely recall a white MX5, was that you? Today was only the
second time I've driven my car to work (last time was
mid-winter for a wheel align) and funny enough today was
also the first time I've ever really enjoyed the trip to
work, what a great morning for a drive and a good blast of
Guns and Roses, just a bummer ending up at work after such a
nice drive.

Re-speaker holes, I think it was a BMW to which he was
referring and some other European car. If you see me next
time please shout out or toot.

Gazza
PO1SON

[...]

[EricW]

No, not the white MX5, a light green Beemer, the wife gets to take the 5 to
work, lucky girl.