sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 04:36 PM |
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Job Chance in LA, Take and Register BEC?
Hi All,
This is probably one for our US friends.
There is a chance I may get a job in Los Angeles. If I do, how difficult would it be to take and register my UK spec, right hand drive 'Busa
engined Vortx?
I'd planned to IVA it in Mar/April so could take it unfinished to LA and complete it there.
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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Steve G
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 04:40 PM |
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Don't California have the strictest emmissions control requirements in the world?? Think you may struggle getting registered there myself but
how cool would it be to drive a Busa VortX around Beverly Hills 
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 05:21 PM |
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yep, california's full of hippies, and hate cars.
i'd get it legal here first. gives a bit more back up to get it imported there (to show its already deemed legal)
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Alan B
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 05:26 PM |
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Simple answer.....borderline impossible.
UK road legal standards have no bearing on standards here.
However, there is always a way round these things....just I'm not the one with answers....
Cue Kurt...or other CA forum members...
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 05:44 PM |
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My only experience first hand is from Oklahoma where it would be a piece of wee to register an unfinished kit left hand drive or not.
In California, short answer is you haven't got a chance 
[Edited on 15/2/10 by liam.mccaffrey]
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StevieB
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 05:59 PM |
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Can you regster it in a state that'd make life easy then just take it to CA?
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robertwa
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 06:10 PM |
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It would be possible to get it registered. Every year, CA alows 500 specially constructed cars get registered exempt from smog testing under a bill
called SB100.
You will need to make an appointment in December for the following year, and all numbers are usually taken in the first Monday of January. I got mine
registered in 2007. I'm in San Diego.
You will need to pay CA sales tax on all parts purchased outside CA, this could add up to quite a bit.
There is no IVA equivalent, just a basic lights and brales test.
Check out the USA locost forum - locostusa.com - there is a section on registering with a few discussions on CA. In short it is possible, it can be a
pain in the ass, but we have a few BEC's over here - one nice MK Indy Busa amongst them.
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Spaz
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 07:08 PM |
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I have a STM 7 in Michigan. The key would be to not register it in the UK, you want to ship it into the USA as a kit, not a finished car. You may
want to ship the motor separate than the frame.
Like people said above, CA is a pain.
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 17/2/10 at 04:54 PM |
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Thanks Guys,
That's really useful. I take it I could simply not register it and trailer it to trackdays so it's not used on the roads?
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow ©
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Alan B
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| posted on 17/2/10 at 05:06 PM |
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If it's just for competition that's totally different...I don't think the other rules apply at all....I'm pretty sure that
would be a relative no-brainer.....of course it would be easier if all road-going accessories are removed before importing and then import it purely
as an-off highway competition vehicle.
No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure that's how it works.
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Blue Devil
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| posted on 18/2/10 at 12:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sucksqueezebangblow
I take it I could simply not register it and trailer it to trackdays so it's not used on the roads?
yes this is correct. I do the same thing with my track bike... no registered, street legal, or insured...
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http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4970&start=0
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 19/2/10 at 10:02 AM |
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So if I took it over to LA I could track it for most of the year and then go for one of those special registrations in December/Jan to get it
registered and on the road?
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow ©
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