JDM FD and US FD
01-10-07, 06:50 AM
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Couldn't he just swap VIN numbers with a US-spec car? That'd get him registration and insurance, just so he doesn't get tickets if he gets pulled over. Any more scrutiny and it wouldn't pass, obviously, but just for general driving around sort of stuff, I don't see why it wouldn't work?
01-10-07, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by XxMerlinxX
Couldn't he just swap VIN numbers with a US-spec car? That'd get him registration and insurance, just so he doesn't get tickets if he gets pulled over. Any more scrutiny and it wouldn't pass, obviously, but just for general driving around sort of stuff, I don't see why it wouldn't work?
If fraud was an option, this discussion would look a lot different.
There are a lot of reasons to not do it fraudulently (besides having a sliver of character) - for example, if an illegally imported car was in an accident, and someone at the scene recognizes that a RHD vehicle may not have been legally registered, all the **** will stick to that person whether it's their fault or not. Not to mention that their insurance company will back out, and the original fraud charges that would be brought up.
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01-10-07, 11:06 AM
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PM Right Hand 7 He has done some leg work including crash testing. Look at he end of this thread. post #335 It shows him with the car and speaks of his two year wait to get his car to the states. According to him when I first met him, he was involved with others to get the RH drive FD crash tested in Japan I think, but it may be they did it here and they paid $$$ to get it done. The thread doesn't explain this its just what I remember from talking to him.
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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...51#post6506251
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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...51#post6506251
01-10-07, 04:11 PM
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Could this not be done in a legal manner by registering it as a recontructed, specially constructed or modified car? If I can build a hot rod from the part bin and get a sticker under this same scenario one would assume it may qualify. It needs to pass the state inspection and probably emission test. You need to fill out a ton of forms. I recall seeing a rhd fairlady z or zx with normal tags a friends shop a few years back. I believe the owner titled it as a reconstruction simply because it was imported and he put a new engine in the car.
01-10-07, 06:05 PM
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No, no, no, and NO!!!! It cannot be done legally. Period. Short of following the procedures outlined by Ramy. Period. End of story.
Jeesh, everytime we get one of these threads, you get people who think they can beat the system....as if the thousands of people doing this before wouldn't have figured out a way if there was one!
Jeesh, everytime we get one of these threads, you get people who think they can beat the system....as if the thousands of people doing this before wouldn't have figured out a way if there was one!
01-10-07, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by psquare8
Could this not be done in a legal manner by registering it as a recontructed, specially constructed or modified car? If I can build a hot rod from the part bin and get a sticker under this same scenario one would assume it may qualify. It needs to pass the state inspection and probably emission test. You need to fill out a ton of forms. I recall seeing a rhd fairlady z or zx with normal tags a friends shop a few years back. I believe the owner titled it as a reconstruction simply because it was imported and he put a new engine in the car.
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01-10-07, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Your understanding of what a specialty vehicle is is quite off/lacking huge bits of info. I'll tell ya for STARTERS, that a speciality vehicle needs a new MSO, which is only given when it's demonstrated that the chassis being imported is *significantly* different from any previously manufactured chassis. Moreover, once that's done, if it's a pre-existing chassis (ie modified, vs say a completely new chassis), the original motor the original chassis came with CANNOT be used. So you'd essentially make it illegal to have a 13B-REW in the FD lol.
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01-10-07, 08:42 PM
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Easy.
1) 280ZXs were produced from 1978 to 1983.
2) From the FIRST paragraph on the NHTSA Vehicle Eligibility List website: "Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), a person may not permanently import into the United States a motor vehicle manufactured after the date that an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) takes effect unless the vehicle complies with the standard and is so certified by its original manufacturer. This prohibition applies to both new and used motor vehicles, but does not apply to motor vehicles that are at least 25 years old."
Result: His car is over 25 years old, and thus it can be brought in, as is, without meeting FMVSS.
~Ramy
1) 280ZXs were produced from 1978 to 1983.
2) From the FIRST paragraph on the NHTSA Vehicle Eligibility List website: "Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), a person may not permanently import into the United States a motor vehicle manufactured after the date that an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) takes effect unless the vehicle complies with the standard and is so certified by its original manufacturer. This prohibition applies to both new and used motor vehicles, but does not apply to motor vehicles that are at least 25 years old."
Result: His car is over 25 years old, and thus it can be brought in, as is, without meeting FMVSS.
~Ramy
01-10-07, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Easy.
1) 280ZXs were produced from 1978 to 1983.
2) From the FIRST paragraph on the NHTSA Vehicle Eligibility List website: "Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), a person may not permanently import into the United States a motor vehicle manufactured after the date that an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) takes effect unless the vehicle complies with the standard and is so certified by its original manufacturer. This prohibition applies to both new and used motor vehicles, but does not apply to motor vehicles that are at least 25 years old."
Result: His car is over 25 years old, and thus it can be brought in, as is, without meeting FMVSS.
~Ramy
1) 280ZXs were produced from 1978 to 1983.
2) From the FIRST paragraph on the NHTSA Vehicle Eligibility List website: "Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), a person may not permanently import into the United States a motor vehicle manufactured after the date that an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) takes effect unless the vehicle complies with the standard and is so certified by its original manufacturer. This prohibition applies to both new and used motor vehicles, but does not apply to motor vehicles that are at least 25 years old."
Result: His car is over 25 years old, and thus it can be brought in, as is, without meeting FMVSS.
~Ramy
06-18-08, 09:34 PM
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Yeah the U.S. has it's thumb up it's rear end on that one. Nobody really cares except the people who make the money off that ****. Government and insurance (big business)...two of the main reasons America is overrated.
bisQuit, good thinking, but (I know this is a generalization lol) Americans are a little high on themselves haha. They don't accept ANYTHING from ANYONE lol. Not measurements (SI), temperature ratings (C), foreign studies, and definitely not vehicle safety standards. Heck, if a vehicle in Canada (our neighboring country) doesn't meet US standards, it's not eligible for importation! (Eg, in Canada, you can now bring in 15 year old Skylines and RX-7s...but you can't bring those cars across the border into the US, even w/ a Canadian title).
06-18-08, 11:17 PM
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its proberbly of no use to you
But here in new zealand we can only legally register 1996 + Fd's
we have a "frontal impact" standard which new imports must meet.
Basically any car that was manufactured in japan from 1996 onwards was constructed to the 1996 japanese crash test standards so automatically complies with our frontal impact laws.
Its stupid that you guys cant register the newer FD's because there is no denying it..they are safer...as they were constructed to the 96 japanese crash standards where pre 96 were not..
Due to this we can road register any FD from chassi number 401xxxx ish as those were constructed to the japanese standard so automatically pass our standard.
But here in new zealand we can only legally register 1996 + Fd's
we have a "frontal impact" standard which new imports must meet.
Basically any car that was manufactured in japan from 1996 onwards was constructed to the 1996 japanese crash test standards so automatically complies with our frontal impact laws.
Its stupid that you guys cant register the newer FD's because there is no denying it..they are safer...as they were constructed to the 96 japanese crash standards where pre 96 were not..
Due to this we can road register any FD from chassi number 401xxxx ish as those were constructed to the japanese standard so automatically pass our standard.
06-18-08, 11:34 PM
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First, of all, it is doable.
1) It will not be a mazda, it will be a reconstructed body.
2) DOT, EPA has NO CONTROL over an "assemblage of car parts"
3) You need to call Kaizo Industries (The only 50 state legal way to bring in ANY grey market car), buy a rolling 1992 FD Shell. They will sell you only the shell, without any engine, motor, or headlights, or wheels. An "assemblage" of car parts.
4) Kaizo is a registered manufacturer, so the car comes with an MSO (manufacturers' statement of origin). The car is no longer a mazda, nissan, or w/e else the car was. The car is a KAIZO now. It will be titled as a 2007/2008/2009 + Kaizo. The car goes through some restructuring to meet certain DOT Compliance, so it is not the same thing as what mazda sold to the public.
5) Car gets inspected and assigned a VIN. (You can get a california license plate too).
6) A stock 13B-REW is a federally conforming engine, so you can legally put it in your body. You can put w/e engine you want in it, LS1, 2jz-gte, name it. The RB26DETT is a federally conforming engine as well too. So this covers the Skyline GT-Rs.
7) Register your car in any state, when you are done assembling your car, and enjoy the fruits to come: Since the car is a legal kit car that is no longer what it used to be, apply for a 1 out of 500 california smog exemption.
8) This is the ONLY 100 PERCENT LEGAL way to drive a Grey Market car in the United States. Any car with a Nissanie Motorsports (some of the original experimental Kaizo cars from a few years back, mainly GT-Rs), or Kaizo Industries sticker in the door jambs, and firewall is a 100 percent legal car.
For anyone who does not believe me:
Read these 2 links:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=105699
http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=184192
There is a current fiasco where a few state titled skylines were siezed. One importer brought in a few bad cars, and they are going after his cars only. But the thread explains why a Kaizo Body and a State titled car are totally different.
Joe Schmoe disassembling a car and putting it a container with the intention of re-assembling it as a nissan/mazda/whatever IS A CIRCUMVENTION OF THE LAW and the Clean air act. A legal manufacturer doing the same thing, and modifying the chassis (I.E Ruf, Gemballa, Pettit Racing, Dune Buggies), is DIFFERENT. Kaizo Industries sells you ONLY A UNIBODY. They DO NOT sell you engines, drivetrains, or any such parts. It is up to you, the customer, to put this kit car together yourself.
I drive daily a Kaizo R32 GTR. Never been harassed once in the heart of irvine/so cal.
1) It will not be a mazda, it will be a reconstructed body.
2) DOT, EPA has NO CONTROL over an "assemblage of car parts"
3) You need to call Kaizo Industries (The only 50 state legal way to bring in ANY grey market car), buy a rolling 1992 FD Shell. They will sell you only the shell, without any engine, motor, or headlights, or wheels. An "assemblage" of car parts.
4) Kaizo is a registered manufacturer, so the car comes with an MSO (manufacturers' statement of origin). The car is no longer a mazda, nissan, or w/e else the car was. The car is a KAIZO now. It will be titled as a 2007/2008/2009 + Kaizo. The car goes through some restructuring to meet certain DOT Compliance, so it is not the same thing as what mazda sold to the public.
5) Car gets inspected and assigned a VIN. (You can get a california license plate too).
6) A stock 13B-REW is a federally conforming engine, so you can legally put it in your body. You can put w/e engine you want in it, LS1, 2jz-gte, name it. The RB26DETT is a federally conforming engine as well too. So this covers the Skyline GT-Rs.
7) Register your car in any state, when you are done assembling your car, and enjoy the fruits to come: Since the car is a legal kit car that is no longer what it used to be, apply for a 1 out of 500 california smog exemption.
8) This is the ONLY 100 PERCENT LEGAL way to drive a Grey Market car in the United States. Any car with a Nissanie Motorsports (some of the original experimental Kaizo cars from a few years back, mainly GT-Rs), or Kaizo Industries sticker in the door jambs, and firewall is a 100 percent legal car.
For anyone who does not believe me:
Read these 2 links:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=105699
http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=184192
There is a current fiasco where a few state titled skylines were siezed. One importer brought in a few bad cars, and they are going after his cars only. But the thread explains why a Kaizo Body and a State titled car are totally different.
Joe Schmoe disassembling a car and putting it a container with the intention of re-assembling it as a nissan/mazda/whatever IS A CIRCUMVENTION OF THE LAW and the Clean air act. A legal manufacturer doing the same thing, and modifying the chassis (I.E Ruf, Gemballa, Pettit Racing, Dune Buggies), is DIFFERENT. Kaizo Industries sells you ONLY A UNIBODY. They DO NOT sell you engines, drivetrains, or any such parts. It is up to you, the customer, to put this kit car together yourself.
I drive daily a Kaizo R32 GTR. Never been harassed once in the heart of irvine/so cal.
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06-19-08, 01:26 PM
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There is one other way to LEGALLY own and drive any imported vehicle:
IF it used exclusively for track/drag/racing purposes only, and NEVER driven on public roads. Basically, it must be trailered everywhere
IF it is used for these purposes, it is not required to meet any laws, smog/crash or others.
I believe it's referred to a "COMPETITION USE", maybe?
Vince
IF it used exclusively for track/drag/racing purposes only, and NEVER driven on public roads. Basically, it must be trailered everywhere
IF it is used for these purposes, it is not required to meet any laws, smog/crash or others.
I believe it's referred to a "COMPETITION USE", maybe?
Vince
06-19-08, 01:30 PM
#41
There is one other way to LEGALLY own and drive any imported vehicle:
IF it used exclusively for track/drag/racing purposes only, and NEVER driven on public roads. Basically, it must be trailered everywhere
IF it is used for these purposes, it is not required to meet any laws, smog/crash or others.
I believe it's referred to a "COMPETITION USE", maybe?
Vince
IF it used exclusively for track/drag/racing purposes only, and NEVER driven on public roads. Basically, it must be trailered everywhere
IF it is used for these purposes, it is not required to meet any laws, smog/crash or others.
I believe it's referred to a "COMPETITION USE", maybe?
Vince
06-19-08, 02:13 PM
#43
Some info:
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Negative. The rules have since changed, unfortunately (in large part due to Skyline owners importing the cars under the pretense of them being off-road use only vehicles, then shadily getting them state titles and using them on the streets).
From the NHTSA (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...ng/Racing.html):
The following sets forth the requirements for a vehicle to be imported as a racing vehicle. A vehicle that was originally manufactured as a racing vehicle can be declared as an off-road vehicle under Box 8 on the HS-7 Declaration form that is to be furnished to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (Customs) at time of importation. Such a vehicle can be permanently imported into the United States. A motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured as a racing vehicle can only be imported on a temporary basis under Box 7 on the HS-7 Declaration form. The importer must obtain a letter of permission from NHTSA to import a vehicle on that basis. To obtain such a letter, the vehicle must be in full racing configuration at the time of importation and lack features associated with safe and practical public road use. Determinations are based on the capability of the vehicle to be used on public roads, not its intended use.
To import a racing vehicle into the United States on a permanent basis, you must:
Obtain from the vehicle’s original manufacturer a letter stating that the vehicle was originally manufactured as a racing vehicle.
File with Customs, upon entry, an HS-7 Declaration form on which Box 8 is checked, indicating that the vehicle was not manufactured primarily for use on the public roads, and is therefore not a motor vehicle subject to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft Protection Standards.
Attach a copy of the manufacturer’s letter to the HS-7 Declaration form that you furnish to Customs.
To import a motor vehicle into the United States on a temporary basis for racing purposes, you must:
Apply to NHTSA for a letter granting you permission to import the vehicle on a temporary basis. For that purpose, you should use the application form posted on this website.
File with Customs, upon entry, an HS-7 Declaration form on which Box 7 is checked, indicating that the motor vehicle does not comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards, but is being imported solely for the purpose of competitive racing events.
Attach a copy of the NHTSA permission letter to the HS-7 Declaration form that you furnish to Customs.
To obtain such a permission letter from NHTSA, you must submit to the agency the following information in the order stated:
A racing vehicle may not be registered or licensed for on-road use. A vehicle allowed entry for racing purposes cannot subsequently be converted for use on public roads.
From the NHTSA (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...ng/Racing.html):
The following sets forth the requirements for a vehicle to be imported as a racing vehicle. A vehicle that was originally manufactured as a racing vehicle can be declared as an off-road vehicle under Box 8 on the HS-7 Declaration form that is to be furnished to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (Customs) at time of importation. Such a vehicle can be permanently imported into the United States. A motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured as a racing vehicle can only be imported on a temporary basis under Box 7 on the HS-7 Declaration form. The importer must obtain a letter of permission from NHTSA to import a vehicle on that basis. To obtain such a letter, the vehicle must be in full racing configuration at the time of importation and lack features associated with safe and practical public road use. Determinations are based on the capability of the vehicle to be used on public roads, not its intended use.
REQUIREMENTS
To import a racing vehicle into the United States on a permanent basis, you must:
Obtain from the vehicle’s original manufacturer a letter stating that the vehicle was originally manufactured as a racing vehicle.
File with Customs, upon entry, an HS-7 Declaration form on which Box 8 is checked, indicating that the vehicle was not manufactured primarily for use on the public roads, and is therefore not a motor vehicle subject to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft Protection Standards.
Attach a copy of the manufacturer’s letter to the HS-7 Declaration form that you furnish to Customs.
To import a motor vehicle into the United States on a temporary basis for racing purposes, you must:
Apply to NHTSA for a letter granting you permission to import the vehicle on a temporary basis. For that purpose, you should use the application form posted on this website.
File with Customs, upon entry, an HS-7 Declaration form on which Box 7 is checked, indicating that the motor vehicle does not comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards, but is being imported solely for the purpose of competitive racing events.
Attach a copy of the NHTSA permission letter to the HS-7 Declaration form that you furnish to Customs.
To obtain such a permission letter from NHTSA, you must submit to the agency the following information in the order stated:
- Importer’s name, address, and daytime phone number.
- Customs broker’s name, contact, and phone number.
- Vehicle information (make, model, model year, and VIN or identifying number).
- A list of the racing features of the vehicle.
- A list of the features lacking that are needed for use of the vehicle on public roads.
- Photographs showing the following views: front, rear, side, and interior. Racing features and/or features lacking for on-road use on public roads should be shown in the photographs.
- The name of the sanctioning body and competition class.
- Previous race history of the vehicle (if any).
- Schedule of racing events, including dates and locations where vehicle will compete (if any).
- Copy of the competition-racing license of the importer (if any).
RESTRICTION FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
A racing vehicle may not be registered or licensed for on-road use. A vehicle allowed entry for racing purposes cannot subsequently be converted for use on public roads.
06-19-08, 04:50 PM
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First, of all, it is doable.
1) It will not be a mazda, it will be a reconstructed body.
2) DOT, EPA has NO CONTROL over an "assemblage of car parts"
3) You need to call Kaizo Industries (The only 50 state legal way to bring in ANY grey market car), buy a rolling 1992 FD Shell. They will sell you only the shell, without any engine, motor, or headlights, or wheels. An "assemblage" of car parts.
4) Kaizo is a registered manufacturer, so the car comes with an MSO (manufacturers' statement of origin). The car is no longer a mazda, nissan, or w/e else the car was. The car is a KAIZO now. It will be titled as a 2007/2008/2009 + Kaizo. The car goes through some restructuring to meet certain DOT Compliance, so it is not the same thing as what mazda sold to the public.
5) Car gets inspected and assigned a VIN. (You can get a california license plate too).
6) A stock 13B-REW is a federally conforming engine, so you can legally put it in your body. You can put w/e engine you want in it, LS1, 2jz-gte, name it. The RB26DETT is a federally conforming engine as well too. So this covers the Skyline GT-Rs.
7) Register your car in any state, when you are done assembling your car, and enjoy the fruits to come: Since the car is a legal kit car that is no longer what it used to be, apply for a 1 out of 500 california smog exemption.
8) This is the ONLY 100 PERCENT LEGAL way to drive a Grey Market car in the United States. Any car with a Nissanie Motorsports (some of the original experimental Kaizo cars from a few years back, mainly GT-Rs), or Kaizo Industries sticker in the door jambs, and firewall is a 100 percent legal car.
For anyone who does not believe me:
Read these 2 links:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=105699
http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=184192
There is a current fiasco where a few state titled skylines were siezed. One importer brought in a few bad cars, and they are going after his cars only. But the thread explains why a Kaizo Body and a State titled car are totally different.
Joe Schmoe disassembling a car and putting it a container with the intention of re-assembling it as a nissan/mazda/whatever IS A CIRCUMVENTION OF THE LAW and the Clean air act. A legal manufacturer doing the same thing, and modifying the chassis (I.E Ruf, Gemballa, Pettit Racing, Dune Buggies), is DIFFERENT. Kaizo Industries sells you ONLY A UNIBODY. They DO NOT sell you engines, drivetrains, or any such parts. It is up to you, the customer, to put this kit car together yourself.
I drive daily a Kaizo R32 GTR. Never been harassed once in the heart of irvine/so cal.
1) It will not be a mazda, it will be a reconstructed body.
2) DOT, EPA has NO CONTROL over an "assemblage of car parts"
3) You need to call Kaizo Industries (The only 50 state legal way to bring in ANY grey market car), buy a rolling 1992 FD Shell. They will sell you only the shell, without any engine, motor, or headlights, or wheels. An "assemblage" of car parts.
4) Kaizo is a registered manufacturer, so the car comes with an MSO (manufacturers' statement of origin). The car is no longer a mazda, nissan, or w/e else the car was. The car is a KAIZO now. It will be titled as a 2007/2008/2009 + Kaizo. The car goes through some restructuring to meet certain DOT Compliance, so it is not the same thing as what mazda sold to the public.
5) Car gets inspected and assigned a VIN. (You can get a california license plate too).
6) A stock 13B-REW is a federally conforming engine, so you can legally put it in your body. You can put w/e engine you want in it, LS1, 2jz-gte, name it. The RB26DETT is a federally conforming engine as well too. So this covers the Skyline GT-Rs.
7) Register your car in any state, when you are done assembling your car, and enjoy the fruits to come: Since the car is a legal kit car that is no longer what it used to be, apply for a 1 out of 500 california smog exemption.
8) This is the ONLY 100 PERCENT LEGAL way to drive a Grey Market car in the United States. Any car with a Nissanie Motorsports (some of the original experimental Kaizo cars from a few years back, mainly GT-Rs), or Kaizo Industries sticker in the door jambs, and firewall is a 100 percent legal car.
For anyone who does not believe me:
Read these 2 links:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=105699
http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=184192
There is a current fiasco where a few state titled skylines were siezed. One importer brought in a few bad cars, and they are going after his cars only. But the thread explains why a Kaizo Body and a State titled car are totally different.
Joe Schmoe disassembling a car and putting it a container with the intention of re-assembling it as a nissan/mazda/whatever IS A CIRCUMVENTION OF THE LAW and the Clean air act. A legal manufacturer doing the same thing, and modifying the chassis (I.E Ruf, Gemballa, Pettit Racing, Dune Buggies), is DIFFERENT. Kaizo Industries sells you ONLY A UNIBODY. They DO NOT sell you engines, drivetrains, or any such parts. It is up to you, the customer, to put this kit car together yourself.
I drive daily a Kaizo R32 GTR. Never been harassed once in the heart of irvine/so cal.
06-19-08, 09:48 PM
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Quote: "-does any one know if the FD's (93, 94) crash test in US the same as Japan? I just want to know, to tell the RI (even if he might be or might not be able to help me)"
Guys, a RHD is not equal to a LHD in a crash test. A car company must car test a crank window car along with a power window car if both options are offered, due to different structures that the occupant may hit. So you think RHD = LHD, haha!
Guys, a RHD is not equal to a LHD in a crash test. A car company must car test a crank window car along with a power window car if both options are offered, due to different structures that the occupant may hit. So you think RHD = LHD, haha!
06-19-08, 11:43 PM
#48
You know, the only real way ive ever seen someone have a RHD car in the US was to build it themselves. atleast legally, illegally you can go a couple routes.
But, over the years ive seen a number of FULLY LEGAL RHD cars here in the US. almost all of them were converted and then reinspected by the state they were registered in and then assigned a NEW VIN number. This VIN reflects that the car is no longer a 240SX or an FC RX-7 but a composite (kit) car. I saw one guy who took a 240SX, stripped it to the chassis and then completely built a R32 Skyline onto it. fully reigistered, was somewhere along the lines of 25k.
Its along the same lines as what Miata_mx5 was describing.
this is what i got from the Connecticut DMV when i was researching RHD converting my FD
"A composite motor vehicle is defined by statute as "Any motor vehicle, composed or assembled from several parts of other motor vehicles, or the identification and body contours of which are so altered that the vehicle no longer bears the characteristics of any specific make of motor vehicle. Any vehicle not assembled by a manufacturer licensed as such in the State of Connecticut is classified as a composite motor vehicle."
Before a composite vehicle can be registered, the following requirements must be met:
Vehicle must pass a composite vehicle inspection. All composite inspections are done at the Wethersfield inspection lane.
Hours of inspection are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Note: all lanes will be closed from noon to 1 p.m.)
Note: Composite motor vehicles must be transported on a flat bed trailer or car carrier to the inspection site (not to be driven or towed; no wheel of the vehicle may touch the ground) except if validly registered in another state or if the owner is a licensed dealer or repairer.
Effective July 1, 2007, all composite vehicles are exempt from an emissions test.
Note: Starting January 1, 2007 newly completed composite vehicles will need to have an engine that will meet new composite vehicle emissions standards. The standards that will be in effect are equivalent to the two-speed idle standards for 1980 and newer passenger cars and light trucks or 1988 and newer engines from trucks in the 8501 to 10,000 lb. GVWR range. Composite vehicles classified as 2006 model year and older will continue to be subject to existing standards which are approximately equivalent to the two-speed idle standards at a level somewhere between that for 1968 and 1973 vehicles.
Bring the Certificate of Titles of all vehicles used for major component parts or one Title, plus receipts, for the parts of the other vehicles used. If the parts are from used vehicles, make sure the receipts specify the vehicle identification number (VIN). No Title is needed for non-major component parts (examples of major parts are: engine, cowls, transmission, frame, doors, trunk lid, front and rear fenders and quarter panels).
An Application for Inspection of Composite Motor Vehicle (form R-95) must be completed and be accompanied by two photographs of the vehicle as well as supporting documents showing proof of ownership. An Application for Registration and Certificate of Title (form H-13) must also be completed.
At the time of inspection a VIN will be assigned by the Inspector. The year assigned to the vehicle will be the year in which the vehicle was built. On your registration and title documents, the make will be specified as "Composite."
The current inspection fee is $88 and a fee of $50 is charged for the assignment of a VIN."
But, over the years ive seen a number of FULLY LEGAL RHD cars here in the US. almost all of them were converted and then reinspected by the state they were registered in and then assigned a NEW VIN number. This VIN reflects that the car is no longer a 240SX or an FC RX-7 but a composite (kit) car. I saw one guy who took a 240SX, stripped it to the chassis and then completely built a R32 Skyline onto it. fully reigistered, was somewhere along the lines of 25k.
Its along the same lines as what Miata_mx5 was describing.
this is what i got from the Connecticut DMV when i was researching RHD converting my FD
"A composite motor vehicle is defined by statute as "Any motor vehicle, composed or assembled from several parts of other motor vehicles, or the identification and body contours of which are so altered that the vehicle no longer bears the characteristics of any specific make of motor vehicle. Any vehicle not assembled by a manufacturer licensed as such in the State of Connecticut is classified as a composite motor vehicle."
Before a composite vehicle can be registered, the following requirements must be met:
Vehicle must pass a composite vehicle inspection. All composite inspections are done at the Wethersfield inspection lane.
Hours of inspection are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Note: all lanes will be closed from noon to 1 p.m.)
Note: Composite motor vehicles must be transported on a flat bed trailer or car carrier to the inspection site (not to be driven or towed; no wheel of the vehicle may touch the ground) except if validly registered in another state or if the owner is a licensed dealer or repairer.
Effective July 1, 2007, all composite vehicles are exempt from an emissions test.
Note: Starting January 1, 2007 newly completed composite vehicles will need to have an engine that will meet new composite vehicle emissions standards. The standards that will be in effect are equivalent to the two-speed idle standards for 1980 and newer passenger cars and light trucks or 1988 and newer engines from trucks in the 8501 to 10,000 lb. GVWR range. Composite vehicles classified as 2006 model year and older will continue to be subject to existing standards which are approximately equivalent to the two-speed idle standards at a level somewhere between that for 1968 and 1973 vehicles.
Bring the Certificate of Titles of all vehicles used for major component parts or one Title, plus receipts, for the parts of the other vehicles used. If the parts are from used vehicles, make sure the receipts specify the vehicle identification number (VIN). No Title is needed for non-major component parts (examples of major parts are: engine, cowls, transmission, frame, doors, trunk lid, front and rear fenders and quarter panels).
An Application for Inspection of Composite Motor Vehicle (form R-95) must be completed and be accompanied by two photographs of the vehicle as well as supporting documents showing proof of ownership. An Application for Registration and Certificate of Title (form H-13) must also be completed.
At the time of inspection a VIN will be assigned by the Inspector. The year assigned to the vehicle will be the year in which the vehicle was built. On your registration and title documents, the make will be specified as "Composite."
The current inspection fee is $88 and a fee of $50 is charged for the assignment of a VIN."
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