Then your question won't get answered.93 Chuki FB wrote:i don't have the time or the patients to do that sorry
Is his name Jeremy Body? If so, stay away from him. While he may be able to get a car a state title, it doesn't make it federally legal, like he claimed he could do.Marcus’s Z wrote:I was going to order a R33 skyline off the web by a guy name Jeremy and he said he can legalize it in the US. I dont want to name the site But Iam sure you know what one I am talking about. Is this true?
I was going to try and PM people but I dont know how to.
Iam not sure of his last name but it is from Drift Tuners. He claims he can get me a legal car imported. So hes just BS me I take it. It's true you can get the 1996 R33 in the states? I been reading alot and looking around and your site is the only one with good information. So thanks for the help.Gold Digger wrote:
Is his name Jeremy Body? If so, stay away from him. While he may be able to get a car a state title, it doesn't make it federally legal, like he claimed he could do.
NICO has a history with him from around the end of last year, beginning of this year. Search for Drift Tuners and do some reading.
Also, next time you talk to him, you can tell him we at NICO say "Hello". That ought to get him going. LOL.
All the info you need is here on the site.Marcus’s Z wrote:
Iam not sure of his last name but it is from Drift Tuners. He claims he can get me a legal car imported. So hes just BS me I take it. It's true you can get the 1996 R33 in the states? I been reading alot and looking around and your site is the only one with good information. So thanks for the help.
Thanks for all the info. Iam new to this so this info helps alot. I been reading up on here to help me out also.Gold Digger wrote:All the info you need is here on the site.
To break it down for ya.
1996-1998 are the only years R33 Skylines can be imported, because they have dual airbags.But, you have to get modifications done to the body to make it a bit more rigid and to strengthen up the crash zones.You also have to figure out a way to get the RB26DETT engine to work with an OBD II system, which is the real hard part.
I heard that apparently someone is using a Z32 turbo ECU somehow, but I don't know if there is any truth to that at all. I haven't seen/read it anywhere else on the net or in any magazines, so take it for what it's worth.
As for Drift Tuners, if he says he can get you a federally legal Skyline, he is full of it. He'll try to tell you that State legal is the same as Fed legal, but it's not. Fed trumps State every time.
If you don't care about legality, then there are tons more options available to you. There are many people selling grey market cars for not to outrageous prices.
Thanks, I will keep looking around and keep you guys posted if I come across one or pick one up. Thanks for your help. Whats your name btw?Gold Digger wrote:Well, considering the info for what needs to be done is now publicly available (don't ask where cause I really don't know), I don't see how they can claim to be the only one with the knowledge to do so.
It's not going to be an easy task to get one federally legal, nor is it going to be cost effective considering the price to get it done most likely will be that the car's actual value. Keep that in mind.
Best bet would be to keep searching for a former MotorEx car that already has it's papers. Or just hang on for a few more years when the R32 hits the 25 year old mark.
I am the user formerly known as C33LaurelRacer.Marcus’s Z wrote:Whats your name btw?
Thanks. I seen you on My350z.com before but wasnts sure.Gold Digger wrote:
I am the user formerly known as C33LaurelRacer.
In all seriousness, my name is Neal.
That isn't me. I don't go over there. Never had a reason to. If there is a user with that name, it's a different person.Marcus’s Z wrote:
Thanks. I seen you on My350z.com before but wasnts sure.
"Send it to Congress", huh?91BoostLee wrote:Hi, There are such ways to legalize as an individual and not an RI. There is a list of mods you can do to the car to legalize it to meet USDOT standards. Problem is this could take months, but the average mechanic can do more than half of these mods. Couple of the mods are you have to reinforce the sides of the car "Crash Zones", too easy. Junkyard 240sx strip the metal from the doors and transfer. Another are the seatbekt brackets don't meet the requirements. New brackets have to be fabricated to do so. The most time consuming and difficult one would be the firewall "crash zone" . An extra firewall has to be built to go over the orgiginal to strengthen it. I have all the specs to do this. The reason it can take months is because you have t break down the car and make these mods and photograph your whole progress one by one and send it to congress. Now if you have ever sent anything to congress to over viewed you know they dont respond for months. Not to mention once they recieve your photos your request has to be sent up the chain of command and approved. then and inspector from your state has to inspect the car and make sure all mods were done properly to meet the correct standards. The inspector then tells congress that it does meet requirements and there you have it. If you have the time shoot for it! like i said most mods are dumb like the headlights, in the description of what needs to be changed they make sound hard and difficult. GTRamerica sells USDOT headlights for all model skylines. BAM one down. The side view mirrors also, GTRamerica or just buy a sticker that says "things are closer than they appear. Really it's dumb stuff but necessary. I'm in the process right now on a R32 shell. I also have the list if anyone needs it. Downside congress only allows you to register as kit car or antique but upside the title still says skyline
You NICO guys need to get with the timesGold Digger wrote:BUT...on the upside, it could be one of those things where if enough people were to mobilize and try to lobby some type of action, it might bring the situation to the eyes of those in charge and possibly take some form of action to get legislation changed to make importing cars a little less difficult.
If you are in the process, please, fill us in so we can follow your progress
Please, when did you start july august. I'd be carefull on another level as well did you know even though you are discussing things behind closed doors you can be monitored and that all your stuff can be subpoenaed. Even if you erase your infomation it can be recovered. If you send information across the web anybody even though you think you have a secure process with enough intelligence can get it.Vandrel wrote:
You NICO guys need to get with the times :Modified by Vandrel at 8:44 AM 9/23/2009
All efforts have been going since the start in June. The vast majority of information on the case that's floating around the internet has been passed from our side of the house.edthemanjp wrote:
Please, when did you start july august. I'd be carefull on another level as well did you know even though you are discussing things behind closed doors you can be monitored and that all your stuff can be subpoenaed. Even if you erase your infomation it can be recovered. If you send information across the web anybody even though you think you have a secure process with enough intelligence can get it.
No I don't mean Motorex owners, there's plenty of them on SOUSA that are more then willing to get involved and help, guys from Fresh Alloy, SO, NICO, etc. and as I mentioned Sean is on there as well from time to time. When I say lone rangers I mean ones like you that have yet to poke your head in and say hi. There's lots of military guys (retired and active), myself included, Motorex, Kaizo, everyone.edthemanjp wrote:Lone Rangers, you mean people with Motorex cars. People with legal cars are probably the only ones not envolved. A lot of the orginal owners of Motorex cars (the ones who edured years of waiting or litigation to recover their cars) don't see the need nor have the desire to get envolved.
Let me point out a few things, in Jan 2006 and the later part of 2005 before the orginal petition VCP17 was rescinded there were a few of us writing and calling DOT, NHTSA, and Congressmen to try and halt it from being rescinded. Our efforts were fruitless