NSRA safety inspections

[31Rodder]

I got to thinking and was wondering how many of you would pass an inspection for NSRA or NDSRA?

I pulled this list out of the March-April 2006 issue of street talkin

1 Horn must work
2 working speedometer or tachometer
3 rear view mirror
4 safety glass
5 appropriate lighting
6 windshield wiper (s)
7 neutral safety switch (auto tranny)
8 safe tires 3/32 minimum tread depth
9 tight steering
10 proper throttle linkage adjustment
11 no fuel leaks
12 tight exhaust system
13 tight front end, no binding or fractures
14 shock absorbers ( 1 per wheel, no leaks)
15 four wheel hydraulic brakes
16 scrub line- no part of the front or rear suspension below the rim

and for the 23 point inspection you have to pass these too

17 safety plate windshield
18 visible shift pattern
19 fuel line mounting and routing
20 parking brake - at idle with brake on you should not move
21 self aligning rod ends
22 brake lines mounted and routed properly
23 locking devices on chassis fasteners (lock washers, cotterpins,          safety wire and/or self locking nuts)

And finally these items are not part of the list but should be considered for safety
1 fire extinguisher
2 seat belts
3 third brake light (kinda streetroddy.)
4 dual master cylinder

I know I am missing a few things on the list, but hopefully by spring time I will have them taken care of how about you?

[Eyeball]

These are what usually keep me out of it.

1 Horn must work
2 working speedometer or tachometer
6 windshield wiper (s)
7 neutral safety switch (auto tranny)

[Tom]

My 4d will not pass, side glass is plex-a-glass, has everything else.

The `28 roadster -no shift pattern ( if your that stupid, that you don't know what gear your in, I don't want you driving my car   ) It even has 3 point seat belt.

`26 Mod, no wiper, of course it has no top, so I don't drive in the rain too much. :roll:

I spent 25 years on the NSRA Inspection Team, so when I build my cars I try to work in most of the saftey items.

[JakesBackyard]

Even if I knew my car would not pass because it was lacking something....I would still have it inspected.

I believe another set or two of eyes looking everything over is a good idea.  Some people don't want someone else looking at their work, but I believe it is easy to miss something after looking at it all the time.

I've always had my cars inspected by Tom, or at BTT50's each and every year.  One year at BTT50's they found a bad tie rod end on the Jakester, once a bad gas line hose on the Galaxie. I was happy to fix both and thankful I didn't find out the hard way.

No one is going to hurt my feelings by pointing out something on my car that is not safe or won't work right. I welcome it.

Don't like my color or some other cosmetic thing....TAKE a HIKE....but I want to know if something is unsafe or not right.

My 2c worth.

[Wowcars]

Not me.

[Eyeball]

Jake is right.....I only assisted Rich a few times but did find a few problems like loose jam nuts and leaking wheel cyl. on cars.

[Tom]

I know Jake is right..........it's just hard for me to put it in writing.

[JakesBackyard]

Ya, we haven't had a good "discussion" in years Tom.  Must be we're softening as we approach the "oh no - six oh!" .....Some closer than others.... :wink:

[31Rodder]

Not me.

hmmm.  I thought the suedes were dedicated to promoting and educating the public on tradional styled hot rods and kustom cars and to educate the owners of these vehicles on proper maintance and safety.

 :oops:

[Eyeball]

Bolo=James Dean

[racerjohnson]

No doubt. One bad mama jama.

I wouldn't mind having a safety inspector look at my car. I might not like what they have to say, but I don't like crashing or burning either.

 Its those damn tech inspectors that walk around stock cars with a magnet, bumble as they try to interpret rules, take wins away from me for B.S. reasons, etc. that I take offense to.

"OEM cast intake only" means I can run a corvette aluminum 4 barrel intake on my chevy, right? Where does it say I can't drill holes in my brake rotors? Of course thats a stock spring! The passenger front spring is stiffer because the car had A/C. Lead? Thats not Lead!  This car was available with aluminum drums. And those bushings? Of course they're rubber.

Meanwhile, I actually had to argue, lose the arguement, then roll my car for them to allow me to put a 6 point cage in it (versus a roll bar with 2 down tubes). Obviously Tech inspector and safety inspector can be two different things.

Sorry guys, flashbacks.

[31Rodder]

This is nothing like a car judge.  just a safety inspection, checking it out to make sure it has proper safety equipment in proper working order.

[JakesBackyard]

They really do a nice job at BTT50's. Just a like minded bunch of guys and gals giving you an extra few sets of eyes. They've always been complimentary on nice stuff on your car and give some good suggestions on what you may want to improve on from a safety point of view.

Back in, I think, 1985 or 86 at the Mid-America Nats (NSRA - when it was held in Sioux Falls), I was excited as hell to get my '31 sedan ("A") inspected for the first time.  All done right (even in primer!), but only a windshield for glass. The guy was a real jerk. I passed it all, but he failed me for no side or rear glass.  Some where in the regs it says it must have glass in all openings designed for glass - not just a windshield. Torqued me off. The next year I came back with glass all around....but had caught a rock in the lower right of the windshield on the way down. Same jerk went over the car with a fine tooth comb and then failed me for the crack! I had read the rules throughly and told him it didn't obstruct the drivers view.  He went and got some supervisor and the supervisor agreed with me. They gave me my first safety 23.

And I've been doing it ever since with every car I've had - every year. Yes, I've failed a couple times, but I feel good and safe taking my family and any one else for a ride.

Ahhhhh, the memories are good.  Sioux Falls, 1987, 103 degrees and the motel air conditioning quit......'31 A sedan with no air and trailer in tow.....wife and three kids along for the fun.....and it was all fun!

I just remembered that I ran that sedan in primer for 5 years and then sold it.  I was an original suede!