illegal vehicle modifications

[beef_bourito]

I live in canada and my dad owns a truck(mazda b-series). I was thinking about making the truck a drift vehicle because it's light (for a truck), has some good torque, and has a very front heavy weight displacement. If i buy the truck from my dad and modify it, i'd get a full performance exhaust system, a supercharger (it's the exact same truck as the ranger and there're supercharger systems for them), suspension, and i'd lighten it. In terms of lightening, i'd get the rear panels in fiberglass, a fiberglass or carbon fiber hood, and anything else in fiberglass or carbon fiber.

Now for the legal matters, if the truck can't be safetied with the fiberglass and i decide to put the metal on for the check and then replace them, how likely am i to get caught with them on my truck (i'd paint them the same color as the truck)? if i do get caught, what kind of penalties are there? and will all illegal vehicle modifications give the same penalties (running no cat converter, exhaust being too loud/not having a mufler, illegal lights, illegal vehicle)? and if not, what are the penalties for running without a cat converter (i'd have a bolt-on cat so when i go racing/drifting or for my e-test, i could take it off but id put it on for the road but i might forget sometimes)? and how likely is it to be caught without one?

[alphalanos]

Im pretty sure all you need to do is increase the power and upgrade the suspension to make a truck drift. I dont think it would drift very well, but who knows. Tons of illegal mods arent necessary to have a purpose built car.

[beef_bourito]

i know they aren't necessary but they help, i mean stuff like the fiberglass panels might not be legal, they probably aren't as safe as the current metal ones and if i can't get the vehicle safetied isn't it an illegal vehicle?

[Igovert500]

You'll probably get more crap for the exhaust. The lack of cat probably wont get you ticketed, but you will fail smog tests. The exhaust being too loud will get you a ticket. Generally, these are fix-it tickets. You swap back in your stock exhaust, take it to the courthouse, somebody checks it, you pay $30 for wasting their time, go home and swap back in the aftermarket system.
That is how it is down here in the states at least.

[ZL1power69]

Originally Posted by Igovert500

You'll probably get more crap for the exhaust. The lack of cat probably wont get you ticketed, but you will fail smog tests. The exhaust being too loud will get you a ticket. Generally, these are fix-it tickets. You swap back in your stock exhaust, take it to the courthouse, somebody checks it, you pay $30 for wasting their time, go home and swap back in the aftermarket system.
That is how it is down here in the states at least.

cops go after cars with fartcannons. no disrespect but its the truth.
my 87 camaro had true dual exhaust with no mufflers and all the cops gave me were thumbs up! and i had no ground clearance so i got an emissions waver.

[Igovert500]

Well thats good for you, but my friend's 84 TA with full exhaust and cutout still gets just as much negative attention from the cops as the local ricers. Now PLEASE check the dates and stop bringing back old threads.