View unanswered posts | View active topics It is currently Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:57 am



Reply to topic  [ 20 posts ] 
gt 
Author Message

Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:36 am
Posts: 579
Car(s): 68gt coupe , 98 toyota prado
Reply with quote
Post gt
:D found this :D


Attachments:
552360_446227558733284_255908155_n.jpg
552360_446227558733284_255908155_n.jpg [ 24.57 KiB | Viewed 41467 times ]
Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:05 am
Profile

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:03 pm
Posts: 2419
Car(s): 1966 TEARDROP ...MANUAL ...
Reply with quote
in japan ????


Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:42 am
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:23 am
Posts: 2816
Location: Melb.
Car(s): '72 Sport Bellett (imported 180912), M/B AMG A35, i30, had Belletts in past, 2 sed, 3 GT's.
Reply with quote
BULLITT wrote:
in japan ????


too low for Australia :(

_________________
'72 PR60 Sport


Sun Apr 27, 2014 6:16 am
Profile WWW

Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:36 am
Posts: 579
Car(s): 68gt coupe , 98 toyota prado
Reply with quote
Glenn wrote:
BULLITT wrote:
in japan ????


too low for Australia :(



too low no way looks good :D


Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:12 am
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:23 am
Posts: 2816
Location: Melb.
Car(s): '72 Sport Bellett (imported 180912), M/B AMG A35, i30, had Belletts in past, 2 sed, 3 GT's.
Reply with quote
rod wrote:
Glenn wrote:
BULLITT wrote:
in japan ????


too low for Australia :(



too low no way looks good :D


i mean legally

_________________
'72 PR60 Sport


Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:18 am
Profile WWW

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:03 pm
Posts: 2419
Car(s): 1966 TEARDROP ...MANUAL ...
Reply with quote
in japan ?? probably ok ...is that right greg??


Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:02 am
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:51 am
Posts: 1034
Car(s): 1964 GT Isuzu Bellett
Reply with quote
Bosozoku style street legal Bellett ?? Give Ross's 66 Prince Skyline a run for it's money :D

B 8-)


Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:28 am
Profile

Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am
Posts: 1816
Reply with quote
BULLITT wrote:
in japan ?? probably ok ...is that right greg??

I have no idea but is any gt legal :?: ol yella is a no but I would argue the pre adr :?: The lowest under body part needs to be over 100mm :oops: in qld. I think standard form would be a challenge.


Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:53 am
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:51 am
Posts: 1034
Car(s): 1964 GT Isuzu Bellett
Reply with quote
Well nearly 100mm's at the lowest point....mines about that :? maybe :?

B. :lol:


Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:31 pm
Profile

Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:44 am
Posts: 348
Location: central coast
Car(s): 1967 bellett gt, wasp trayback , 2018 d-max 4x4 dual cab LSU, 2016 Focus, 1996 GQ Patrol
Reply with quote
I had a teardrop sedan years ago that they tried to defect off the roads. Back when they were trying to get all the old cars off the NSW roads (1991 ? ).
The copper pulled me over because he thought my wheels were not legal. When he couldn't find the specs for a Bellett in his folder, he wrote out a defect slip, giving me seven days to present the car to the RTA. When I got there, he had written it out for a full inspection, not just the wheels.
Well, they directed me to drive it up onto their hoist......bang. Bottomed out on the sway bar mounts. NOT a good start. They ended up finding a few things, including GROUND CLEARANCE, and HEADLIGHT HEIGHT (min 600mm form centre to ground...check that one out). They also had no specs on the Bellett, so told me my non standard wheels ( how did they know what was standard ?) would be deemed illegal, unless I could provide the proof otherwise. So much for innocent 'till proven guilty!
So not wanting to get beaten like this, I took the car home and fitted a standard set of springs ( it had GT ones ). Measured the headlight height, .....still way too low. ???? I fixed the few other minor things they picked ( some of which don't matter today ), got me some specs from a late model GTR ( disc brakes, wider front track and wheels ), loaded three 20lt drums of lead weights into the boot and went back to the RTA.
So I am met by the same inspector, who directs me to drive onto his hoist....just made it..whew. He checks over the few minor things.....all good. We discuss the wheels and I show him the specs I had from the GTR. He takes out his tape and measures the wheel track....5mm over the allowed increase. "Close enough" he said. Then he measured the headlight height....592mm, "still too low" he says with a big smirk on his face, then he holds the tape a little way from the end and re-measured..."605mm. Perfect !" he said. " Now open your boot for me" which I did sheepishly, to be met with raucous laughter from him and his colleagues.
He signed off on my defect, and all was good.
The GT springs went back in that afternoon.
So I doubt that any of us fully comply with the regulations, if even a sedan is too low.
I still get a laugh out of that one.


Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:59 pm
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:51 am
Posts: 1034
Car(s): 1964 GT Isuzu Bellett
Reply with quote
Total laugh, 67GT, :lol: especially about headlight height, truth is if it's not on high beam ya get blinded by anything else these days anyway :shock:

B.


Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:03 pm
Profile

Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am
Posts: 1816
Reply with quote
Unless you relay them they are a blinding yellow glow :lol:


Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:06 pm
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:51 am
Posts: 1034
Car(s): 1964 GT Isuzu Bellett
Reply with quote
Yeah, give it back to them, mate :lol:


Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:15 pm
Profile

Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:54 am
Posts: 2542
Reply with quote
My GT is that low. Was even commented on at Merimbula and I was asked how I did it coz it's lower than the rest....
Reynolds / Ferguson car is sits the same ( I took the original stuff out for safe keeping).
Never had a prob *touch wood* with cops, road worthy, anything.
They are to low for min height, but being as old as they are, very min use, there both clean and safe and there's no specs about (well.... I have them, but wasn't sharing them!), the RWC guy wasn't fussed.
The cops only care if u attract attention, so act or drive like an idiot and they jump on u. Behave and they really don't care how low, loud, whatever your car is (in my experience anyway).


Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:36 pm
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm
Posts: 1524
Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
Reply with quote
I got pulled over 5 times in Donkey within 42km one morning over the easter long weekend as I headed to friends place. None of them seemed to care that Donkey was nearly sitting on the bump stops or that I overtook one of the police cars (unmarked car :? ) at 70mph on the highway...... the only thing they were concerned about was that they thought my number plate was falling off :lol: the chain fools them every time. Only one of the officers had an issue with it and told me in no uncertain terms to 'SCREW IT ON!' but I think she was just grumpy that she had to work the long weekend (as did I) so I just smiled and said 'no worries mate I'll sort that out pronto for ya' then gave her a wave and took of like a scolded cat


it's still hangin on the chain 8-)

_________________
1xB+1xE+2xL+1xE+2xT=BELLETT
RUST isn't a crime
www.gartdesign.com.au


Thu May 01, 2014 12:16 am
Profile YIM WWW
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:23 am
Posts: 2816
Location: Melb.
Car(s): '72 Sport Bellett (imported 180912), M/B AMG A35, i30, had Belletts in past, 2 sed, 3 GT's.
Reply with quote
Stickman wrote:
I got pulled over 5 times in Donkey within 42km one morning over the easter long weekend as I headed to friends place.
.......
. the only thing they were concerned about was that they thought my number plate was falling off :lol: the chain fools them every time. Only one of the officers had an issue with it and told me in no uncertain terms to 'SCREW IT ON!' but I think she was just grumpy that she had to work the long weekend (as did I) so I just smiled and said 'no worries mate I'll sort that out pronto for ya' then gave her a wave and took of like a scolded cat


it's still hangin on the chain 8-)


that's amazing. Only time i ever was pulled up was when i had no front number plate. Nor rear. Back in '93. Just driving home from rego office. Told to put them on straight away.(I forgot to take screw driver to rego office)

_________________
'72 PR60 Sport


Thu May 01, 2014 4:56 am
Profile WWW

Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:37 pm
Posts: 692
Car(s): 2 GT Belletts bellett sedan . Florian.gt project.fj Holden. Gemini.lc gtr.datsun240 z
Reply with quote
Wonder if my florian is to low . :lol: gricey


Thu May 01, 2014 6:56 am
Profile
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:23 am
Posts: 2816
Location: Melb.
Car(s): '72 Sport Bellett (imported 180912), M/B AMG A35, i30, had Belletts in past, 2 sed, 3 GT's.
Reply with quote
gricey wrote:
Wonder if my florian is to low . :lol: gricey


only in the front perhaps ;) ;)

_________________
'72 PR60 Sport


Thu May 01, 2014 7:55 am
Profile WWW

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:03 pm
Posts: 2419
Car(s): 1966 TEARDROP ...MANUAL ...
Reply with quote
how low can gricey go ....low and behold reminds me of dolly pardon .......davo


Thu May 01, 2014 8:47 am
Profile

Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:36 am
Posts: 579
Car(s): 68gt coupe , 98 toyota prado
Reply with quote
couple of gt s


Attachments:
toyota-ceo-names-favourite-cars-from-other-brands_5.jpg
toyota-ceo-names-favourite-cars-from-other-brands_5.jpg [ 216.88 KiB | Viewed 40748 times ]
Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:29 am
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic   [ 20 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Designed by ST Software for PTF.