Update on my wrecked st205 here in midwest Options

[FORGMANN]

here is car as it is right now .. have front rad support complete off clip ready to repair front and a host of other goodies ..

Car would be done by now but buying a house will make you adjust budget for car a lot ..

NOTE car has 98 dash trim and i didn't paint it was done as oem in 98 .. breaks up the all black interior
also has 98 steering wheel and shift knob ..

car will have wrc wing as order the only set of riser blocks in US from my dealer and only way to get them was to supply my frame number ...

more pics to come when we get it fixed or state of being fixed ..










This post has been edited by FORGMANN: Jun 20, 2006 - 12:57 PM

[j0e_p3t]

what happened to it?

[FORGMANN]

[hitcachi]

You probably posted how awhile back and i just don't remember but how did you get a RHD ST205 in the US again?

This post has been edited by hitcachi: Jun 20, 2006 - 1:25 PM

[hurley97]

You probably posted how awhile back and i just done remember but how did you get a RHD ST205 in the US again?

thats what im interested in too...parts car?

how much did it cost you? how are you planning to legalize it?

[hitcachi]

bump, i need to know!

[JesterDC]

RHD's are legal in most, if not all, of the U.S. It's just one of those "Well you can do that, but we would like you to do this instead..."

This post has been edited by JesterDC: Jun 22, 2006 - 3:25 PM

[hurley97]

RHD's are legal in most, if not all, of the U.S. It's just one of those "Well you can do that, but we would like you to do this instead..."

the RHD isnt the problem...its the DOT legalization of the car. too much has to be changed for it to be made legal and pass inspection and what not. one of the biggest things is you have to prove it passes crash tests under US standards in which case youd have to provide a car to be crash tested and have toyota sign off that its good [last i heard anyway]

normally you can bring one in as a parts car or for race/ show use only.
as a parts car it could never be legally registered without swapping the vin
as a race/show car theres a certain amount of mileage allowed and its checked every so often

of course theres ways to get around these things
im interested in how much it all costs and what people did to legally register it in the states

This post has been edited by hurley97: Jun 22, 2006 - 4:04 PM

[jdg371]

I wouldnt mind one having as a "race only" Ill just go to drag and AutoX races locally and show it off!

BTW how much did it cost??

[celicasteve]

in fl you only have to bring it to a dmv...lol

i know someone that can get one legal for $3000

Steve

[hurley97]

in fl you only have to bring it to a dmv...lol

i know someone that can get one legal for $3000

Steve

[if thats confirmed] time to move to florida

[FORGMANN]

well most of the cars on ebay and such have assigned vins for one reason or another ,kit car etc..


i must point out once car is in US you only have to deal with your local dmv .. you deal with dot and such at border or port .. that is were most problems arise at port but if you get into US then rest is fairly simple depending on what state you live in . the hard part is getting into US but towing through montana border was easy and paperwork done before hand plus 200 bucks in fees and hello USA...

in building behind my car is a 94 rhd mr2 and owner has had car for 3 years without issues even with horrible vin swap and 2 police inspections ..

[celicasteve]

well most of the cars on ebay and such have assigned vins for one reason or another ,kit car etc..


i must point out once car is in US you only have to deal with your local dmv .. you deal with dot and such at border or port .. that is were most problems arise at port but if you get into US then rest is fairly simple depending on what state you live in . the hard part is getting into US but towing through montana border was easy and paperwork done before hand plus 200 bucks in fees and hello USA...

in building behind my car is a 94 rhd mr2 and owner has had car for 3 years without issues even with horrible vin swap and 2 police inspections ..

exactley, if you can get thru' port then its just up to local dmv, which is pie compared to dot, and port

Steve