1】 Basic Matters For Body-Building And Alterations; Compliance With Laws And Regulations; Securing Basic Performance And Safety Requirements - Toyota Land Cruiser 70 2017 Series Builder's Manual

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【1】-1. Compliance with laws and regulations, 【1】-2. Securing basic performance and safety requirements

【1】 BASIC MATTERS FOR BODY-BUILDING AND

ALTERATIONS

Body builders are required to design and fabricate their vehicles in such a manner that the vehicles built or

altered by them conform to the laws and regulations including safety and exhaust gas standards applied to

finished vehicles of their respective countries.

In making alterations to vehicles, care should be taken to design and fabricate them in such a manner as to

satisfy various related laws and regulations with an ample allowance.(Such laws and regulations always

represent the minimum limit of requirements to be met by the particular body-building or alteration work.)

Be sure that the materials used for body-building or alterations sufficiently meet the legal requirements, the

performance and safety standards, and that the resulting vehicle should be as lightweight as possible.

After body-building or alteration work is complete, check to see whether the materials or parts used for such

work are produced as designed and satisfy predetermined performance requirements and functions, and also

whether they contain no defects.

All body-builders are required to make sure that the inherent functions of the base vehicle are not lost by the

particular body-building or alterations. Also, make sufficient study to make sure that any changes of the

standard parts are free of functional problems from both technical and safety points of view.

The forward field of view should not be blocked by the body-building or alterations.

The chassis should not be damaged by the body-building or alterations.

No difference in weight between right and left wheels should occur due to the body-building or alterations.

All body-building jobs should be conducted in a manner avoiding local concentration of the load on the

chassis frame. In order to distribute the load over the frames, all the wheels should be located on the same

plane without distorting the frame.

The materials and parts involved in the body-building or alteration work should be designed and fabricated to

facilitate the inspection and maintenance of the chassis parts after they are mounted on the vehicles.

Limitations are set for the length, width, height and weight of the parts mounted according to the particular base

vehicle. Any restrictions which may be imposed in each country should be complied with.

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