Legalizing a Nissan GT-R or GT-S to US standards

[flylwsi]

Originally Posted by Kinerry

Well I've researched this up the yin yang and got a completed list of the needed modifications, and unless you are a body shop and have thousands to waste as it is, you aren't getting one converted

The main component to getting a conversion is a replacement of the entire chassis, an expensive AND lengthy process even by itself

***cough***bullshit***cough***

replace the chassis?

riiight.

where'd you find that at exactly?

b/c i know that's not the case at all.

the main deal is getting it legal to pass emissions, which is not always easy, as well as other mod's, but nothing near as full on as replacing the chassis.

keep in mind that the skyline is unibody, so you'd have to replace, hmm... the whole thing, if you were replacing the chassis.

[enecks]

Originally Posted by Kinerry

Well I've researched this up the yin yang and got a completed list of the needed modifications, and unless you are a body shop and have thousands to waste as it is, you aren't getting one converted

The main component to getting a conversion is a replacement of the entire chassis, an expensive AND lengthy process even by itself

I don't suppose you could humor us and post this list of modifications?

[omegasky]

Originally Posted by enecks

I don't suppose you could humor us and post this list of modifications?

yes, i would like to see this "up the ying-yang spec list" also?

[Kinerry]

It's not listed like A,B,C, it's a lengthy document that I'll just post as a list once I get the time

And I stand corrected on the chassis part, it appears it was only chassis modification, apparently the japanese make it out of weaker materials and they have to body weld in joint braces or something to that effect

I kinda read the document and said "f that" so I have to dig it up because I decided not to legalize and try to get a buddy in cali to just find out the requirements to register it as a show car straight off of the dock

[omegasky]

Originally Posted by Kinerry

It's not listed like A,B,C, it's a lengthy document that I'll just post as a list once I get the time

***cough***bullshit***cough***
bro you can't b.s. on here okay , we don't need all these excuses, i saw you were online for some 30mins. you gonna tell me you can't show a doc. in that period of time, oh please, stop with these pathetic excuses, you'll do us a favor and you'll do yurself a favor

[Kinerry]

I can't seem to find it, but this forum has the entire list as well as a link to teh crash test results and other legal things

You're gonna have to dig though...

http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...at=&Board=UBB4

[flylwsi]

weld the chassis? really?

don't belive that one either.

the main difference b/n vehicles sold in the US and outside the US (say, a civic) is in the bumper reinforcements, and the door crash bars, etc.

so... no welding of the chassis.

i doubt that something like a skyline, gt-r specifically, would have a weak chassis.

keep in mind that if you wanted to weld your unibody to strengthen it, you'd need to remove your entire interior and most of the stuff on/in the car to stitch weld everything.

don't think that's happening.

and come on, if you want to show us the list, just do it, don't leave it to other people to dig it out for you, since you claim it exists...

that's just bad form.

[Kinerry]

I seriously can't find it

I was watching some movies not even 2 days ago about the legalization process and modification process of a gtr

They had just the skeleton of the car and a few other tidbits and were welding in reinforment bars, I swear to god, I can't find them in my cached internet files either

I'll try to find them later, but I know for certain that most of the crash test results are already public domain, but then again I was being told that if a shipment of cars was less than 50, they don't have to do crash tests (correct me if I am wrong)

I'll keep searching, I know I can find that stuff again

[omegasky]

oh please, listen you can do this, you can pm me the info, if it's bogus youre done.

[doktor_doom]

ok, i'm new here and a few of my friends and i are trying to figure out how to do this without going through motorex, a lot of you will tell me it's not possible.

but, i have just saved all the documents listed in this topic to my hd, i'm gonna sift through them later.

from what i've heard the biggest modification is the front and rear bumpers and side impact bars in the doors. and a new windshield. this makes sence because of the US's tight safety requirements.

i know for a fact that japanese emissions requirements are tighter than the US's, and definately tighter than my home state of CO. i know if they aren't i can pass the emissions test with the help of a gas additive that make your car burn cleaner (with loss of power, fine for a emissions test).

then there are some trivial modifications motorex decided to tell us about like the speedometer, which personally, i don't need to change (i've got the big benchmarks memorized 40mph = 60kph, 60mph = 100kph).

so, if i bought myself a $5500 R33 GTS-T, shipped it to california for $1000, payed quaraintine costs, taxes, and then shipped it to CO for $500. Spent $200 on a windshield, welded some reinforcments on the bumpers for peace of mind. i could theoretically drive it to the emissions and safety test center, give em my title and registration, they test it, it passes because they assume it already passes safety, they just check for gas cap leakage and a cracked windshield. i could get license plates and drive it legally for under $10k, right.

correct the costs if i've made any mistakes.


i know for a fact people get cars licenced here that couldn't have passes any type of crash test requirements, such as buggies, stripped down and lifted jeeps etc. and they actually have legal plates.

[omegasky]

....ohhhh...kay.try and bear with me here, all you should know is that you should stop trying to "do-it-yourself" because it won't work, save up money, stash it in your piggy bank and when you're ready you can buy yourself a r32 gtr or something.
also "what you hear" is only but mere b.s., it's of no importance.
talk wih dj ("USLEGAL GTRS 4 SALE...") on here and ask him what gtr's he got, he'll hook you up, he's a trustworthy guy.

[doktor_doom]

i'm sorry but i'm a do-it-yourself kinda guy. i just wanna know if it would be possible. would i be able to meet the DOT and EPA requirements without going through motorex, no matter how much time and work it would be?

and even if you don't think it's possible without going through motorex, could someone please tell me the tariffs, taxes, and quarantine costs? so far that's the only piece i'm missing.

[omegasky]

well, let me tell you that you still need to do some homework, just read all the thread's you can on here, i'm really bored of saying the same thing again, just read thread's or somethng, i've said it to many times, anything more enteraining then trying to "go the easy route as to importing a gtr yourself" these day's?