LVVTA News The Un-love Triangle
THERE’S a lot of people in New Zealand’s car-building modification and construction sector. There are the vehicle owners, there are the people who do the modifying and building (whether for themselves or others), there are the people who make or bring in and sell the parts needed, there are the LVV Certifiers, and there are the people who provide the legal framework and the technical requirements to enable New Zealand’s vehicle modification and construction industry and hobby to keep going.
Even though we’re all wanting the same thing, sometimes there’s a bit of a disconnect between some of the players, and frustration can set in. But it shouldn’t be that way. Maybe there’s a lack of understanding going on, so seeing things from the perspective of others might shine a bit of light on things…
Risky Business
When you think about it, there’s a huge level of potential safety risk associated with unqualified people designing and building a motor vehicle in their home garage without any calculations, prototyping, or testing. The LVV certification system, which has been developed over three decades to reduce this risk, is based mostly on
