[k3smostwanted]

honestly with all the research you have done, which i can respect, because i understand what you are attempting. i still do not believe no matter how you look at it can be imported and driven legally on US roads without being 25 years or older or being legalized.


there are only a few ways to import an otherwise illegal car that isnt 25 years old:

one way i have possibly thought of to import and successfully drive it as a legal car is to purchase a junked Nissan of some sort and switch the vins over to the imported car that is illegal. you would register it
as the junked car with a salvage title. this can be done and it very illegal but it would be extremely difficult to catch if done correctly.

another way would be to do exactly what motorex and rbmotoring were doing and that is actually becoming a RI and importing the cars and then legalizing them to DOT standards which usually cost $20k+ to do to a skyline. this including changing the front bumper supports, glass, and much other tedious things. once all this work had been completed the company could then file for official government paperwork and giving a specialized VIN number in the US.

another would be to actually import the car in pieces and assemble it as a kit car and register it as such. im not too sure on the details witht he fin and all that but i would imagine kit cars do not come with a VIN and you would then have to file paperwork with the government to be assigned a VIN number.

im not to sure on your details and the loop hole you are looking for in the system but everything that i have seen or read about all falls back to the car being 25 years old before it can legally be driving in the US without being legalized to DOT standards first.

and just so you know 1995 R33's were still offered with OBDI. it wasnt until 1996 that they changed them to the OBDII. but the pre-96's still need legalized by a liscenced professional before it can be assigned a US VIN number and therefore driven on US roads.

as far as RI's go...i do not know of any trusted for the US now that motorex was shut down and is being tried now. i believe i remember hearing about someone purchasing the business and working on doing the official crash testing of the vehicles to make sure they are DOT compliant.

i would simply look at purchasing a nice Z32 TT here stateside or finding one and rebuilding it from scratch. my opinion.