What’s the lowest allowed ground clearance in Nevada?
How low can you lower your car in the state of Nevada? Since we sell body kits and carbon fiber parts here in Las Vegas we were concerned with legal ground clearance. I wasn't sure so I asked the highway patrol, here's the answer they gave me as of 11/21/11. Good news, there's a few requirements as far as headlights are concerned, but it appears we have a good amount of freedom when choosing our ride height:
In answer to your question, as long as your vehicle does not scrape the ground causing sparks, etc. and your headlights are in accordance with the NRS Statute: 2. Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle shall be located at a height, measured from the center of the headlamp, of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches to be measured in the manner set forth in NRS 484D.105. Then your ground clearance will be legal.
I have showed your question to a Captain and also a Lieutenant and these are the answers they have given me. If you feel the need to speak with one of them, please contact me and I will put you in touch with them.
Thank you,
Linda
Linda Gillespie
Executive Assistant
Colonel Bernard W. Curtis, Chief
Nevada Highway Patrol
NRS 484D.110 Headlamps on motor vehicles and special mobile equipment.
1. Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or moped, shall be equipped with at least two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter.
2. Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle shall be located at a height, measured from the center of the headlamp, of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches to be measured in the manner set forth in NRS 484D.105.
3. Snow removal equipment used in clearing snow from highways and other special mobile equipment which by the nature of its design makes it impracticable to comply with the requirements of subsection 2 may have such headlamps located at a height higher than 54 inches.
[Part 6:166:1925; A 1939, 316; 1945, 268; 1955, 40]—(NRS A 1969, 1211; 1971, 1472; 1975, 1077)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.549)
NRS 484D.610 Height of vehicle: Maximum ground clearance; exceptions.
1. A motor vehicle must not be operated on any highway of this State if the lowest portion of its body, as measured from the surface on which the vehicle stands, exceeds, for passenger cars, 24 inches, and for a truck or other motor vehicle having manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating:
(a) Of 4,500 pounds or less, 28 inches.
(b) Of more than 4,500 pounds but less than 7,501 pounds, 30 inches.
(c) Of 7,501 pounds but less than 10,001 pounds, 32 inches.
2. The measurement taken to determine compliance with this section must be taken from level ground to a portion of the body or parts attached to the body which have not been added or altered from the manufacturer’s original body design.
3. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle which:
(a) Was manufactured before 1935; or
(b) Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1472)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.7385)
If you should need any additional information on the laws of Nevada, you can check the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) at http://leg.state.nv.us/NRSIndex/ orhttp://leg.state.nv.us/NRS/ .
VIP Style Magazine – “Go Back to the MCC Zone” Engrish Humor
You can always expect to find some strange English phrases when browsing through Japanese car magazines. It's half the fun of flipping through the pages! It's tends to get wackier towards the end of the Magazine. In the 2004 December Magazine of VIP Style you can find some great Engrish on page 223.
The "gal's" shirt reads:
go back to
the
MCC ZONE
beginners
enthusiasm
GOD BREATH YOU
Thanksgiving
Great stuff! Find more great Engrish at www.engrish.com
Canned Text reply in eBay, save time with Firefox and Chrome!
Tired of retyping the same answer over and over again?
Do you ship to country XYZ?
Do you ship to a PO box?
How come you don't accept paypal internationally?
Fortunately if you use Firefox you can use an add-on called "Paste E-Mail Plus" that allows you to simply right click and choose the automated text reply of your choice. Google Chrome also has their version "Chrome Clipper". This can really come in handy, most of the questions I get are already in my listing but people don't read the full listing, it saves time and frustration to simply insert the text.
Here's some screen shots of the procedure:
Greyhound… is it inexpensive to ship with?
Sometimes people mention Greyhound as a method to ship body kits and carbon fiber hoods, the downside with Greyhound is that when you preform door to door delivery it can be very expensive. Just shipping a 15 lb bumper in a 70x42x24in box from MD to MO is $184.61! Were's talking less thane 890 miles http://goo.gl/maps/hUcQ
Don't forget that this doesn't include the custom box, packing tape, large amounts of bubble wrap, about $20 in materials are used just to package a body kit. Based on this quote I do not recommend using Greyhound door to door.
Carbon Fiber Credit Card
What would a carbon fiber credit card look like? Some of these new credit cards have something called "imagecard", basically you just upload a high res picture and they allow you to use it on your credit card. You can upload pictures of your friends or family, however they won't allow pictures of Anna Kournikova, I tried... twice... But I'll definitely settle for a carbon fiber look credit card. I'll be sure to post more pictures when it arrives in the mail 
Donate to aid the Tsunami victims in Japan!
Help those in need in Japan!
Salvation Army has a pretty good reputation, click on the link and then click on the Donate to Japan text to the right:
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
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Tron Legacy, Flynn’s Safe House Illuminated Floor Panels
How hard would it be to make these?
In the movie Tron Legacy, Flynn has a safe house with illuminated tile flooring. How hard would it be to make the illuminated tiles?
We could manufacture a fiberglass housing quite easily and if the transparent tile is glass or acrylic plastic I wouldn't imagine that would be too difficult to source. I think the hardest thing would be an easy and economical way of lighting the floor evenly. I would assume they used LED's but I really don't know how it was accomplished. LED's might be too underpowered so florescent lighting might be the only way to go. The end result is amazing!
Check out R2-CM it looks like his illuminated bedroom project is coming along nicely. http://darthmoose74.blogspot.com/2011/03/bed-frame-project-revealed.html