Friday, 22 July 2011

ADR 42/04 - General Safety Requirements

There are many clauses, and to help out the engineers paperwork has outlined the clauses pertinent to what i will be requiring.

7 - Controls.
  • cant be on the left but can be in the center.
  • Steering cant be fly by wire.
9 - Electrical Wiring
  • must be supported at 600mm intervals
  • insulated at the joints
  • protected from heat, moving parts and abrasion
10 - Exhaust outlets
  • must be on the right or to the rear
  • to the right mus be pointing down 15 - 20 degrees.
  • if the vehicle is enclosed, then the exhaust outlet is to be 40mm beyond the furthest outboard or rearmost joint in the floorpan. So mine is open, which means i can still have the side exiting exhaust!! Woohoo!!
12 - Field of view
  • just have to make sure that the positioing of lights etc will not obscure the view over the wheel.

14 - Mudguards
  • Front
  • from at least above the center of the wheel or forward of the center of the wheel
  • to at least as low as the center of the wheel at the rear
  • Rear
  • from at least above the front of the tyre at axle height
  • to at least at 45 degrees above the horizontal line through the axle center at the rear
  • Front and rear must be at least as wide as the tyre selection
15 - Brake Tubing and brake hose
  • All brake hardlines will use double flare fittings. Tube will conform with SAE.
  • Will be fitted to the vehicle in such a way that i will be prevented from being chafed or kinked.
  • Flexible brake hoses will be fitted and will be appropriately marked with either SAE J1410, FMVSS 106 or ADR 7/00.
16 - Reverse gear
  • Well the car will have one
  • and the reversing light as per ADR 13/00
19 - Windows (Not applicable)

20 - Warning devices - Audible
  • I'm going to have to have a horn. So i'll use the one off the MX5.
25 - Tyre and Rim selection
  • i'll originally be using the wheels and tyre that come off the MX5.
  • After that i will be using the same size wheels and profile tyres but aftermarket.
  • I also need to make up a tyre placard to put on the vehicle somewhere.

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