If your up for Rego in NSW - Read this.

[Baz]

My Forum has been down since Friday. It occurred just after Liam posted his thread. Makes you wonder.

At any rate, here's what's going to happen.

I've notified my Engineer and he has told me that open sports cars dont need demisters. No more soft top...Also resolves the obscurred high mount stop light problem.

Bolt a brace across the chassis rails to secure the rear seat mounts to... Problem solved.

And now the rack. Amazing what a few nights restless sleep does. My initial reaction was to remove the rack and have it tested for load, twist and torsion. Hold on... There's a better way. I have sent a few emails.

The first was to a reputable Steering Rack manufacturer to establish what tests they do on modified and un-modified racks.

The next was to Westfield Sports Cars in WA who have bought out RMC. Bradley from Westfields has been outstanding over the past couple of months, chasing down and sending me torsion and beaming test results on the RMC chassis and details on the Side Intrusion Bars which were also required by the RTA. Hopefully they will be able to source this data from the Engineer who tested all the other components but is now based in Adelaide.

Thirdly I have emailed GM Head Office to establish and chase down the company who built the original VC Commodore steering racks. When this is forthcoming I will request that Company to supply me with details of the load, twist and torsion tests performed on the original VC racks, how the tests were performed and what were the results.

My thinking is that a rack shortened by 100mm will be stronger than one 100mm longer.

The results of my emails will be interesting in the least and will form a major portion of my Appeal to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. We will win in the end.

Baz