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Post by Creepy on Nov 22, 2011 14:45:35 GMT -4
I don't see where in the process the 80's running gear is going to come into play. Its a 52 International on paper.
A mechanic inspecting it has no mandate to inform anyone of what the chassis is.
I'm gambling a bit on towing with it, but I have no worries about it getting on the road as a hotrod/antique plate if insurance won't cover it with regular plate.
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Post by mostheman on Nov 22, 2011 16:14:47 GMT -4
A mechanic inspecting it has no mandate to inform anyone of what the chassis is. No but he has the right to not pass it. It will basically be a rebuilt vehicle and require a mechanical fitness test before putting it on the road.
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Post by Creepy on Nov 22, 2011 16:44:37 GMT -4
A mechanic inspecting it has no mandate to inform anyone of what the chassis is. No but he has the right to not pass it. Of course he does. But he is not required to report it. It just has to be safe to his satisfaction. brakes , steering, etc. It will basically be a rebuilt vehicle and require a mechanical fitness test before putting it on the road. a rebuilt vehicle has such noted on the registration. My title is clear. Mechanical fitness test is only required for getting antique plates, or if the vehicle had been smashed, insurance claimed, and rebuilt. (with salvage/rebuild title) i repeat - i have a good title. I can walk in Access with a new inspection slip, proof of insurance, and walk out with plates. Or walk in with mechanical fitness form from a licenced mechanic (NOT an engineer) and proof of insurance, and walk out with antique plates. so that brings us around to insurance, again. They will want a pic. they will NOT send over someone to evaluated what parts I used, and they cannot force me to do an engineering sign-off, only decline to insure. so I can shop around if needed. like I said b4 - antique plates and 'no towing' is going to be easy. regular plate and towing and normal insurance might be tricky.
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Post by chevystroker on Nov 22, 2011 18:53:07 GMT -4
Jan, I think what Mo is getting at is that, by strict definition, what you will have is a reconstructed vehicle by replacing the chassis with another. That definition may change with the new Motor Vehicle Act, but that is what is in the MVI book right now. Not criticizing what you are doing with the reg, as that is what I would try to do as well. ;D And to play devil's advocate ;D technically, what you are doing is replacing the frame and running gear of a 3 or 5 ton registered truck (the rating of the axles, brakes, and steering) with that of a one ton truck. It will still safely haul anything you put on or behind it. And, as I found out with my F-450, a non-commercial plate can only be registered up to I think 15,000 pounds anyway. (After that, you have to go to the commercial rates, though I don't think you have to have a commercial plate.) That is the weight of the truck with the weight of what you are hauling on it. This does not include any trailer. I hope you kept the serial number tag off the door of the one ton cab so you can check the GVW and the trailer towing capacity of the truck, which is really what you should be going by now. Really, what you will end up with is a one ton chevy with an IH cab on it, not a IH truck with a chevy frame. There is a bit of a difference. It is probably cheaper to register the one ton than the IH. Just a few things to consider.
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Post by Creepy on Nov 22, 2011 19:13:44 GMT -4
Yep. edit: 13500 kilograms is equal to 29,762.41 pounds. Looks like I'll have to move the decimal place. You guys are no fun. All these stupid rules and stuff. I'm building a fawkin big cabover truck on a Chev frame, dammit!
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Post by SocialWheeler on Nov 23, 2011 6:13:21 GMT -4
Damn rules... You better line the cab roof with tinfoil just to be safe. ;D
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Post by Dewie on Nov 23, 2011 8:47:08 GMT -4
Register a farm and fire farm plates on it. Frig I wish it was 'that easy' to get registered as a farm... 9 horses on property, horse trailer and 3+ round bales a week hauled from a local farm... Can't get farm plates because we don't 'produce' anything (boarding/lessons/training happen here) If anyone has advice I'd gladly hear it. As for the truck, looking like it's going to be one bad-ass looking rig! I very much am looking forward to seeing this on the road
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Post by justajeep on Nov 23, 2011 8:52:35 GMT -4
By ythe book or not, the way Jan plans to register it has been done many, many times before.
Even the chassis is 30 years old, so it's an antique either way too. If you do want to register it as an antique, you can still run regular insurance. The plate are supposed to be restrictive too, but it's not enforced, and lots of people daily drive them.
Silver Wheels has the Custom Wheel plan for modified vehicles. Might want to check into it, still might be ok for what you want to do with it.
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Post by Creepy on Nov 23, 2011 14:02:41 GMT -4
Better git 'er done before the gov't releases the new old car stuff.
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Post by BenConrad on Mar 17, 2012 20:16:03 GMT -4
Commercial doesn't kick in until 15000 kgs. You'll be fine in that sense, cummins is the way to go with your build I'd say, 6 mpg with a big block at over a buck a litre will be rough, where a 215 cummins with a timing bump too 24 ish degrees and a number 5 fuel plate will make 350 rwhp, and likely get 20 doin the same job. That's a dana 70 rear btw. I've got a 160 hp and a 215 hp engine here, but the trans are all 4x4 that I have
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Post by Creepy on Mar 15, 2013 5:00:47 GMT -4
need a spot to save this. check this wacky build out! Its a damn FWD (F as in Front) Caddy big block welded to a trailer with a cab like mine biffed on top. Its a little rough on the fab side, but buddy has some cool shit going on there. I gotta read up on those steering items. www.ruffrodders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64880history stuff. Mine is an L-180. This is the first bit of info I found thaty refers to my truck existing. A lot of the other IH COE's had their model number suffix'd with C, for cabover. Like RC180, or LC-180. Mine is a comfovision cab, one piece windshield, two back window, small door windows 50-52 model with Triple Diamond badging rather than later IH 'man-on-tractor' logo. That was a mouthful, and typical of IH. They produced anything you wanted, and it changed all the time.
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Post by justajeep on Mar 15, 2013 7:41:01 GMT -4
That Isuzu steering thing is a great find. Wasn't a lot of them around here, but most should be rusted out in junkyards!
I've seen the FWD Caddy used like that before, but not the whole frame.
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Post by dan on Mar 15, 2013 8:39:13 GMT -4
that thing looks freakin' awesome. definately looks Darth Vader-esque
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Post by Apesteguy NN on Mar 15, 2013 16:09:05 GMT -4
nice find.
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Post by 53m38 on Mar 17, 2013 22:00:20 GMT -4
Disclaimer: If you don't have young kids you might not get this.
Reminds me of Gru's rig in Despicable me.
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