i cant believe im hearing this. . .
that last statement is so gay you must be ****ing richard simmons in the *** while typing it.

Man that is badass. I never even heard of that. Thanks for educating me. Man That's kind of cool. I guess that's the Smallest V6 Nissan Makes in a Skyline? I always thought the VQ prefix never had anything smaller than a 3.0L. I was wrong. Thanks again.

You have to have a Registered Importer do it for you... ie. Sean who posted above.

As a show/track car, you don't get a legit vin#. You are restricted to the number of miles per year it can be driven. It can't be driven on the street (legally). It's hard to insure. It will be hard to sell since few people are in the market for a car they can't drive...

Edit for clarity since this is a sticky...
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/....html

If given specific approval, it can be driven up to 2500 miles per year. Should be to and from shows or simply to keep engine in running order.

Modified by Eikon at 3:35 PM 3/20/2006

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If it's brough in as a track car, it can't have (or be issued) a VIN, and therefore can't be registered legally.

Really, if it was THAT easy (think about it guys) I'd have a few of 'em. Right?

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"ON-ROAD USE

A vehicle eligible for Show or Display may receive NHTSA approval to be driven on the highway. The odometer must not register more than 2,500 miles in a 12-month period. NHTSA approval of limited on-road use is to allow the vehicle to be driven to and from nearby displays of similar automobiles. Another reason permission is granted is to maintain the vehicle’s engine, braking, lighting, and other dynamic systems in good working order. The vehicle is still required to meet EPA requirements. If the original engine in the vehicle will be replaced with a non-original engine to meet EPA requirements, it must be identified in your application since it may impact on the technological or historical significance of the vehicle."

To and from a car show, and with express permission to maintain engine, braking, etc...

You get pulled over by the cops in your "show" skyline... you can kiss it goodbye! Impound and crush...

And "The vehicle is still required to meet EPA requirements." Hard to meet in a car with NO emissions equipment.

Again, if it was doable, I'd have 2, they'd be a tax-writeoff for me.

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Being in the Military doesn't make it any eaiser to get it back stateside. I had a friend when I was stationed down Yokosuka way that was trying to get an R32 GTS4 turbo back to the states. He tried for three years and gave up. Aparently, the Skyline is still sitting on base, he is still the registered owner, but it's been impounded

To bring one back in, it has to meet EPA and DOT standards. You cannot resale the vehcile. I will find a link to all of the information as soon as I can.

Greg, I think it might be good to find a registered importer/independent commercial importer just for this section.

It would only have to meet US standards for the year it was produced right?

Mostly I'm just curious.

It would be nice if the data Motorex collected could become public domain. Or if someone could buy it and make it public domain (not holding my breath)

Ok, here we go:

Quote, originally posted by AZhitman »

If they are an RI, approved to import and legalize Skylines, and are in compliance will all NHTSA guidelines, then you're set.

Quote, originally posted by sean8564 »

acctually now the only federal Legal skylines are from 1/1/96 to 6/30/98 R33 GTS and GTR this is because motorex cheated on there documentation to the federal govermant and said that the R33 was produced from 1990-99 and now we all have to suffer cause of that. so if you want a R32 you must buy 2 cars and have them crash tested first by NHTSA and then you must be a importer able to conform to the fedral chrash test standards of 1989-1994. same is true for a R34 also the laws states that cars over 25 years can be brought in with out any problem

This means that, if I want to import and federalize a 96+ R33 GTR, all I'd have to do is find a RI on the NHSTA's list that would help me do so [modifying the car to meet standards]. Right?
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/....html
So... does anyone know which RI's [on the east coast] are currently willing and able to import and federalize/legalize a 96+ R33 GTR?

sean8564, iirc, in another thread [about one of the r32's you brought in], you said that you knew someone who could legalize, but didn't know how much it would cost (?).

also, a friend of mine who frequents nasioc.com (subaru forums), showed me a meet photo thread with photos of a R32 GTR with NY plates, owner said he bought it legalized from a importer in Long Island? Anyone have info on that? I googled 'skyline gtr long island import' and came up with this place:
Moto Imports, 15 Trade Zone Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 ::shrugs::

Cool beans. When do you think you will have some r32 gts-t/gtr available?

I'll have to unload my 300zx TT before I can get one though :x
My wife would kill me!

maybe you werent paying attention...

never

the R32 isnt allowed to be imported, unless you find a RI that wants to go thru the motions of crashtesting and re-engineering the structural integrity of the car.

ive had the front bumper off my R32, and i tell you, now i understand why Hiro lied about the R32 being just as good as the R33 (safety-wise).

im currently looking at the requirements of getting R34s up to spec for Transport-Canada. its looking very easy, but im not making any plans. this is 99.9% curiousity.

also, iirc, you guys are working with JK to test R32's for NHTSA so that they can be legalized again, and i think that's awesome
what's the progress on that and is a estimate on the cost of a legalized one and the approximate time for availibilty of r32 legalization possible at this time?

Out of morbid curiosity, how many r32's will you have to sell in order to recoup your costs? As much as I love the r32, if there wasn't some profit in it, I couldn't see attempting to legalize the r32 for the US. I couldn't see a bank giving a loan to setup business importing r32s without a solid business plan either. Unless you just got cash to burn

also, if i were to purchase the r32 gtr that you have in right now and wanted to transfer the title to my state (NY), would it be as a foreign imported car (requiring original [japanese] title (de-reg papers?) and customs papers as proof of ownership and passing through customs) or as a normal car from a out-of-state owner? or both?