Club Rego

[Paintwerks]

I'm happy to fess up and admit that I am one of the 'Vics' that contacted Treeve recently to ask a question about the build of my Cobra. But the question simply was "Do I have to pad the dash?" if I am club registering.

At no point do I intend to build a car that compromises anything when it comes to safety. Re the dash...there are plenty of older cars driving around with painted metal dashboards. As Sambo mentioned, there are significant savings to Club Reg that means I am only paying for the times I use the car (<90 days a year), and that's what attracts me to the scheme.

I'm going with a current gen 2014 fuel injected engine so emissions standards will be met. The car will have all new parts everywhere.... ADR approved seatbelts, tyres, big Brembo brakes, windscreen wipers, demister etc. Also, the fact that I bought a Pace 427 is important as far as safety is concerned as AP have engineered the car to meet (but in most all cases, likely exceed) all relevant Australian standards. The Vic engineer I have talked to is happy with everything Craig has supplied him.

Yes, the car has to be inspected and a RWC obtained, and I will have full comprehensive insurance. And I will have the car's suspension setup by either TruTrack or Centreline....two of the best suspension places in Melbourne.

I guess what I wanted to say is that I am not interested in putting a 'ticking time bomb' onto the road where I stand the chance of injuring myself and/or others. Will I fully register the car first before it goes on Club Reg? Most likely not as I don't feel like paying hard-earned money for something I am not going to be able to fully use and get value from.

But throughout the build I will involve an engineer to make sure everything is properly built and setup.

[Dimis]

Paintwerks - I'm with you ^

But there are the over zealous types who believe that not having a dash pad IS a safety hazard!

Originally Posted by Paintwerks

At no point do I intend to build a car that compromises anything when it comes to safety.

They are the same guys who wont issue a 5 star ANCAP safety rating to cars that don't have bells and whistles to tell the driver to put his seat belt on. Oh brother!

They are also the same people who think NOT wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle is a unsafe. I've literally clocked as many km on my bike as I have my car. I've been knocked off my bike more times than I care to count (Luckily, through self preservation, I've avoided countless more silly drivers). Never, I mean categorically never has the helmet helped or taken any impact in any of my spills.

(NOW that I've said that some clown will knock me off and I'll land on my head - people will say... "See I told you so!" Karma for arguing the opposite. haha).


Treeve - I am naive, I don't know how it really works forming a club, but I have seven mates and we can't sign off on it. Don't you have to be affiliated with CAMS and other reputable bodies? Either way, not sure why taking aim at club rego.

There are plenty of larger genuine issues to take aim at regards automotive landscape and safety
The numerous unroadworthy cars that get around,
those who drive uninsured or those who issue bogus RWC certs.
Not to mention the clowns on mobile phones, etc etc...