Why is it everytime someone does something that isn't 100% legit you guys freak out. Like you've never done anything wrong. Its not your ass that gets in trouble with this, its mine. If they crush my car it was an expensive lesson learned. If not and I get to take it for a drive a couple hours a month then great otherwise like I said before it sits in the garage and doesn't hurt my feelings to leave it there, of course I want to drive it but if I can't o well.

Bookem;302724 wrote:
Funny story, when I had open downpipe I was pulling out of Mick's Office cop pulls me over because I was turning my lights on as I was pulling out of the parking lot. Anyways he asks me to turn the car off and didn't say anything about the exhaust. Point of the story, most cops don't care about your vehicle as long as you aren't screwing around.

So, point of story; Don't register your car. As long as you dont do any screwing around it wouldn't matter.

Bookem;302724 wrote:
Funny story, when I had open downpipe I was pulling out of Mick's Office cop pulls me over because I was turning my lights on as I was pulling out of the parking lot. Anyways he asks me to turn the car off and didn't say anything about the exhaust. Point of the story, most cops don't care about your vehicle as long as you aren't screwing around.

I've been pulled over for "loud exhaust" when mine wasnt even loud.. and other bs things when I was just driving nice....

FG2;302249 wrote:
I'm sure the first person in the area to run an open downpipe was scared, but after no issues, we all have.

Funny story, when I had open downpipe I was pulling out of Mick's Office cop pulls me over because I was turning my lights on as I was pulling out of the parking lot. Anyways he asks me to turn the car off and didn't say anything about the exhaust. Point of the story, most cops don't care about your vehicle as long as you aren't screwing around.

FG2;302430 wrote:
LOL, from a guy that owns an 'old outdated car'.

Some of us prefer older cars, some of us can only afford older cars.

Time to talk loud Parker?
I'm glad you think it's funny. Because I do.

Joel;302411 wrote:
what about the mean?

Yeah, that took actual calculations...aka too much work.

Parker;302379 wrote:
Testing the waters to import old outdated cars? LOL.

LOL, from a guy that owns an 'old outdated car'.

Some of us prefer older cars, some of us can only afford older cars.

Time to talk loud Parker?

drift86;302427 wrote:
Hey I was just explaining what the ndhp told me. They just said if there is a modification to the firewall it needs an inspection. Never said your swap wouldn't pass.
Truth...

drift86;302315 wrote:
No laws about rhd cars. But just so everyone knows that any rhd converted car has to have a saftey check after it is done by the highway patrol. If it does not look safe or proffesional they will not pass. (That's what the office just told me at the highway patrol office) so those of you doing/done the swap your car is as illegal as mine!

Pretty sure it's not illegal to swap firewalls or front clips. And as you said there nothing that says it's illegal to be rhd. Now getting an inspection that's old news. still doesn't make it illegal. People clip cars everyday, the car still has a LEGAL vin and has been registered legally.

PSiedTSi;302409 wrote:
If you take the Median, his cars are newer!
what about the mean?

24valvenotak;302398 wrote:
half your cars are older?

If you take the Median, his cars are newer!

24valvenotak;302398 wrote:
half your cars are older?

And wouldn't you know it, they're all legal to drive too. ... shucks. ..

Parker;302379 wrote:
Testing the waters to import old outdated cars? LOL.

half your cars are older?

DelSlow;302292 wrote:
Zing lol

That did make me laugh. Or if I was Wes "omg i spilled milk all over my screen!!!!!" lol

If it was wes, I got money on that white stuff on his screen not being milk....

DelSlow;302218 wrote:
Really? Because im pretty sure its perfectly legal for a police officer to pull you over with the 'suspicion '** that you were not wearing your seat belt**. It would be mighty easy to just say that was the reason...

Not in ND, seatbelt is not a primary offense.

FG2;302249 wrote:
His 'stupidity' is testing waters for all of us.

Testing the waters to import old outdated cars? LOL.

drift86;302315 wrote:
No laws about rhd cars. But just so everyone knows that any rhd converted car has to have a saftey check after it is done by the highway patrol. If it does not look safe or proffesional they will not pass. (That's what the office just told me at the highway patrol office) so those of you doing/done the swap your car is as illegal as mine!

Not only will it be "illegal", but the insurance company will become a major pain in your ass when you wreck it and get injured due to a poor job of the conversion(aka firewall comes loose and ruins your legs, or kills you or what ever).

bubba;302295 wrote:
LOLZ... and ppl say i'll never finish my car, he's had this for how long...

It was funny as shit when we had the lift installed, we pretty much boxed that "car" in lol

If you insurance company is willing to write you a liability policy on a car that has never been crash tested in the US, and you didn't lie to them about anything when registering it, then that is awesome, and makes doing this a lot more plausible.

I don't disagree with the assessment that we've got someone pioneering something awesome. I hope it works out and that nobody gets screwed. I hope to be a lame skyline bandwagoner someday

I also don't think anyone could give a shit about RHD cars or conversions that were based on body styles that actually passed FMVSS tests and have US VINs. THis will have no bearing on RHD or RHD-swap cars.

FG2;302249 wrote:
Why does the legality of any of this matter to anyone besides Max? If he drives this for 2 years, with no problems, I can't wait to see the bandwagon. He is testing the waters for EVERYONE (that would be interested in a Skyline). If he fails, he loses a grip of money and we all know it wont work. Within the scene, we all modify our cars to basically come to the standards of Japan.

Examples:

1. How many people have modified their crash beam to fit a bigger intercooler/bumper?

2. How many have removed their cats on their cars?

3. How many people have non-DOT seats?

4. How many have cars lowered/raised out of DOT standards?

5. How many of our cars meet EPA requirements?

Point being we all operate cars that we have modified from DOT standards, to sub-par. I'm sure the first person in the area to run an open downpipe was scared, but after no issues, we all have.

Max has a unique situation. If he gets into an accident, he is screwing the other driver over, as well as himself. He will have to pay out of pocket for repairs to both vehicles. If Max gets pulled over and the cop happens to know a thing or 2 about JDM cars (there are a few that I know in town that will see that car, and know it isn't legit), he is going to have to export the car back to Canada (something he has already said wouldn't be tough to do). If what he is doing is 'stupid', then let him make the mistake....But again, I bet this isn't the last Skyline to get imported in the area if he DOESN'T get caught.

His 'stupidity' is testing waters for all of us.

Pretty sure i've broke all these rules a lot and never had a problem.. lol

inspector01;302270 wrote:
I don't think you will get harassed for having a RHD car sitting on a rack.......:)

LOLZ... and ppl say i'll never finish my car, he's had this for how long...

inspector01;302270 wrote:
I don't think you will get harassed for having a RHD car sitting on a rack.......:)

Zing lol

That did make me laugh. Or if I was Wes "omg i spilled milk all over my screen!!!!!" lol