Read the rules on swaps.

A newer engine swapped into an older car needs to take all its emissions controls with it or it's just as illegal as every other option mentioned in this thread. In the real world, you're chances of getting caught are minimal. In the west coast land of make believe you call home, it's a gamble.

-Justin

 

HHmmm.... you got a POINT there !!! your idea might be better than 'swapping VINs'.

 

trust me. It is a better idea. Not only are you less likey to get a felony and jail time over a stupid car, it is EASIER to do.


Thanks for taking the time to reply and email me......Most people wouldn't take the time and share their info, so thought i'd try to help...... anyways.... hope it works.

 

you look really rich...seeing from your GS and what looks like your neighborhood...like what needa 240 said it would be a lot better to risk getting your car impounded than getting locked up for a car...

 

You're just jealous. LMAO j/k

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DUDE this topic is basically the same as the millions of "how do I legalize my SR20DET" threads.

1) It's not a kit car. CA DMV isn't as dumb as you think, plus to drive a kit car on the street requires legalization. Read that last word that starts with an "L". That's important where we are.

2) Sure swap VINs so you can get sent to jail and the next time someone asks this question on the forums, I can say "no - that Jay C. Something guy did it, and he ended up in jail."

3) No. Welcome to California.


...BTW, what's the point of going all out to get a RHD Silvia, only to swap in a KA24DE? It's like "look mom I'm cool I drive a RHD, but don't tell anyone that the engine is still the plain old KA24 or I might not be cool anymore driving like a postman"


Why not go super all out and get yourself an R34. Then swap in a VG30DE in it.?


This topic doesn't make sense.

 

IMO, this guy can ask all the questions he wants.

Not only does he say he has the car, but he posted pics of it too. Most dumbass 16 year olds just ask those questions because they WANT to do this, but none actually do.. This guy however, HAS the car.

but yes, i still think to buy an american car and swap all the crap onto it.

 

i wana know if any of u guys know that there are ways to legalize cars from japan.. im not at liberty so say or speak about it but i do know a couple of ways for us cali guys to get past this.
Theres the P.O. box from catalina island.. they dont need to smog.. just rent a mail box there and say u live there.(hint)
second if u own a buisness like gspeed. u could get it registered only under a business and use if for business purposes.(reason is for promotion of what they sell)but that might require alot of money.

i know a guy who use to come to my shop . a guy named france and he always rolled up in this 1 car .. it was an s15 silver under 30kmiles.. he didnt own it but drove it every day.THE car was cherrry. i asked him how to legalize it but he wouldnt tell me but he did hint me a few idea's.

is there any more sugg's people can help? the p.o. box sounds to go to be true.

 

Thanks everyone... and thanks for your support !! Like "needa240" said, I'm not a 16 yr old kid and certanly don't want to waste your time and mine. The fact is I have this car and don't know what to do !!! That's about it...

If nothin works, then leave it in a glass case and show off...lol or send it back to the motha land !!! hahahaha....

I'm not too sure about that PO BOx stuff... never heard of that idea b4 !! Hmm...

 

well i mean for the sr20det swap and register your usdm car there and never have to smog it again..(catalina is an island and they dont care about smog cause they dont have smog shops out there lol).but if u get caught it would work ounce or twice then it would probably get fishy.

i dont know if it would work there for the jdm silvia? should probably try?

but the business thing does work .. ive seen and heard alot about it but its hard to get the business to do so.

for example if u owned a shop. u can use that as an excuse for why u have the car.. if for promotional use only.. dont know how it works but it does..(can some 1 do some research?)and find out about this?
i would like to know more as well.

 

The PO Box thing probably wouldn't work. Although I can see how it would work, I'm betting that the registry wants a physical home address, not just a mailing address. They had cracked down on something similar to this around here (MA) when there were lots of residents registering their vehicles in NH, where there is no requirement to have auto insurance. It just depends on how 'together' the registry is in CA.

As for the shops using the cars, I know that MA has two plates that do not require registration. Auto dealers can buy and use Dealer plates, and auto repair shops can use 'Repair' plates. I've seen local car audio shops with repair plates that they used to drive promotional vehicles around. Since the vehicles are not registered, but covered under the shop's blanket insurance policy, they do not have to be smogged.

I would assume it is a similar designation used by the shops in CA. If I remember from the stereo shop I used to deal with, that repair plate cost SIGNIFICANTLY more than just registereing a regular road vehicle. Since they were doing nationally-competitive (high $$$$$) installs, they could afford it. A lot of smaller shops can't - and the larger ones that can have too much to lose by lending out their plates.

-Justin

 

good info
so is there any way of getting away with rhd silvia?
i know www.gspeedcorp.com has a bunch of rhd cars for sale.
and they say the cars there are all paper work ready.

 

Got a link? I don't see anything on their site that says those cars are road-ready.

Also, what companies do and what companies do legally are two very different things. If the cars were brought here LEGALLY, they're already ready to go. If not, then they were basically smuggled through customs claimed as parts or something other than complete cars..... because you simply cannot legally bring a complete non-US car into the US.

If you try to legally bring a car into the US, you have to post a big bond and the car sits under the control of customs until you do all the paperwork / testing / certification - paying the storage fees the entire time. Once everything is in order, they let you take the car. If they never say your stuff is in order, you never get the car. If you run out of storage money in the process, you don't get the car. If you can't afford to have someone do the EPA legwork or can't find someone else's prior work on the same motor, you can't have the car.

There is no provision for you to take a complete self-imported, non-US-VIN car to your home and catch up with the paperwork later.

-Justin

 

No such thing as a repair plate in Cali, Auto mechanics don't get any type of special privlages.
There are only dealer plates, and Exemption plates.
exemption plates are only used for local, and state government only.

 

Is it possible for repair shops to get a dealer plate that could be used sort of like the repair plate is in MA?

I know it's rather hard to get a dealer plate here, and that there are very few actual repair shops that have repair plates. Most repair plates are on tow trucks - but could be transferred to any car in the shop if they wanted.

Anyway, it seems like that shop with the 'promotional' vehicle probably just registered a similar car and switched tags.

-Justin

 

EDIT: stay on topic