I think all you need is a cowl with VIN tag.


The rest is just money & time.

 

Well being as its a aftermarket fiberglass body, it has neither.........

 

in PA you would need a special construction vin from the state. probably not going to happen

 

You ever see that two seat sprint car running around? He did it somehow.

 

Don't know Mich law, but this surely falls under "home built" rod. So buy with a bill of sale. Research your state law. Any smog inspection required? Some states require older cars with NEWER engines to be smogged as per whatever the engine "is," so that can be a can of worms.

I'd sure as heck look up your state laws before you buy. EG most states have a minimum height for headlamps. You don't want to be mounting tractor plow lights on top of the hood just to meed "legal." Wipers ? Can they be installed? etc.

 

In IL (at least where I'm at) all you need is a title to get plates. We don't have inspections or any of that BS. We can even get renewal stickers at the bank.

 

<<<<<< Yes

 

A set of vin plates and a clean title should be all that's needed to make it happen. If you need to know how to utilize the three items mentioned you might not want to fool with it.

 

I have made my own vin numbers and tags just depends what state and year model

 

Just get a job working for Freiburger, you can run your junk Anywhere!

 

I don't know about Michigan but yes, general it's possible. But it can get tricky. Some States require the car to have an engine that complies with emissions for when the car was built, others for the year of the engine and still others for the year the car was built. And as you see from the responses some others are quite lax in their registering. STILL other places, it depends on just where you live. Where I live, Maricopa County, I couldn't possibly register say, a new COPO Camaro for the street. This is due to emission laws. But just 20 miles away in another County where emissions aren't tested, I could get a State assigned VIN & register it as I'd never have to get it emission tested there. So it's very individualized. You really need to check your State, specifically.........

 

Seems to me the easiest way to do it would be to acquire a title and a vin number that is already licensed in your state. Simply remove it from one car and put it on said race car.

 

Look through the ads in Street Rodder magazine. My dad did this back in the '90's here in Ohio with his '48 Prefect ex-gasser. It had to be inspected and certified by the state highway patrol somewhere during the process. Now he has a clean Ohio title and the car's value went way up.

 

I have done it with two NHRA Stockers, they still had V.I.N. tags, all glass, and the lights were in place so it was easy. You prolly will have to add a front harness-firewall forward as they take out as much wiring as they can to make the tech inspections easier but that is not hard to do.

The H/SA car was a 1971 factory 9 to 1 402 B/B and when blueprinted for the class was around 10:5 so it was premium friendly with octane additive, cast iron intake, cast heads and quadrajet. Ran 11:30's with wheels up launches and looked stock (which it was) and snuck up on a lot of people! Dave

 

In Texas if you ca find a older car 25 years or older you can get antique tags. They dont require inspection but you are limited on how much you can drive it.

 

That's what I did! Technically you can drive it anytime you are getting general maintenance done or are doing it. For example if the car is running "funny" so I'm just tuning the carb and driving it around to see if it's fixed!

 

I have built a car from scratch. You have to register it as a special construction car and bond it to prove it, or the components aren't stolen. Then they vin plate the chassis.

 

Thanks for the responses guys. As far a finding a vin tag, this car is all tube chassis, and aftermarket fiberglass body. Think old pro stock........ I highly doubt it is legal to swap a vin tag from another vehicle onto this one. The current owner didn't build it so he doesn't have a whole lot of information, or receipts.

I can get a bill of sale, just dont want a big hassle to get it legal.

 

See post #14, that is what I would do with the situation you are in, just keep it on the lo-lo

Dave

 

After some quick Googling, it looks like you can register it under this law:

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1585_1587_1588-25476--,00.html

Might need some help from the original owner on where the parts came from, but especially if you're supplying your own powertrain, should be fairly straightforward. Also doesn't appear to be smog in your state, but some things (like whether lexan windows are legal or not.....(they aren't)) you'll have to check on with your specific state. As stated before, you can always just buy a junker and do a VIN swap, but looks like you could do it legit as well.

 

There are legalities involved when using a VIN from another vehicle. Not to mention liabilities if an accident, or something catastrophic were to happen.

I built my buggy with a square tube frame, from the ground up. It is completely street legal. When I got done, I called the State Of Michigan, and they sent someone out to inspect it. They approved it, and assigned and attached a VIN to it. It is titled as a "Roadster".