what do i have to do??????
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what do i have to do??????
ok here goes.............project car.......75..............i want to put a custom rear end on it...........what type of custom rear end you ask??????..................66 mako shark ..............now.........I WILL DO THIS!!!.....my question is since it is a "custom rear end ,what do i have to do in terms of paper work and all that sh** to make it street legal due to the fact that corvette never made a vette that style????
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thats just a styling change on the body you talking about right? I am not aware of any paperwork needed, what state are you in? As long as your not jacking around with the vin numbers I can't see any state giving you a hard time on anything except smog mods
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im in NYC...........some one told me somethin about the bumpers........since im changing them so drastically..........ive never done anything like this before on something like a car.....which has to be inspected and all for safety and all that stuff......which is understandible cus you can kill some one with an automobile.........i was just wondering if they might give me problems due to the changes on the frame (since it sticks out so much further yknow????)
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Originally Posted by SHOGUN_ASSASSIN
since im changing them so drastically..........ive never done anything like this before on something like a car.....
Better stick to models...
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oh no garunteed im nicer than most body guys on here .......fiber glass is just another medium ive masterd............skulpting smaller more finely detailed stuff is much harde than large scale objects like ........on a car.......i just dont want to put all that work in and then i cant drive it cus some hater that pushes pencils all day says its a "safety issue"
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Quote:Originally Posted by SHOGUN_ASSASSIN
since im changing them so drastically..........ive never done anything like this before on something like a car.....
Better stick to models...
oh you mean like little car plastic models?????.............nah see im like the guy who sculpts those so the guys who have no artistic talents......can put them together and feel like they have some......
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I don't think you'll need any additional paperwork. You won't be doing anything to the frame, your pretty much just changing the fiberglass. People that have fender flares don't have to do anything extra so why should you. 74 and up cars don't have steel bumpers. Only thing I've ever heard about bumpers is for lifted trucks b/c someone can slide under them so they have to have lower bumpers.
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im actually in the process of trying to get the dimensions of that rear end tho............ill tell you tho .......just from looking at it and the way it seems to stick out further that any normal c3 rear end ........i think its gonna nead at least some modification 2 the frame........remember the rear end to the mako concept is pretty different
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Don't beleive there is any paper work to fill out to drive the different body style but you will have to abide by certain rules like how wide the car can be (stay within Hummer width) and how much further the wheels can stick outside the body. Stupid little rules like that. Go to the DMV and find out what specs they require your year car to meet to pass inspection, thats your main concern. Then getting & paying for car insurance on a 76 vette in NYC is a whole nother can you might not want to open. Whatever you do good luck and build that fiberglass thick.
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Originally Posted by SHOGUN_ASSASSIN
.....which has to be inspected and all for safety and all that stuff......which is understandible cus you can kill some one with an automobile.......
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oh man!!! nice one!!!................anyway....i said that cuz ive never made anything of that scale on a SOMETHING THAT CAN KILL SOMEONE..........if i sculpt a mantle ,a figure of some kind or a lets say ......a statue of you with an *** for a face ............it doesnt have to be inspected by the dmv does it?????..........old enough to know that if i didnt answer on my profile...............think fast!!!!
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oh man!!! nice one!!!................anyway....i said that cuz ive never made anything of that scale on a SOMETHING THAT CAN KILL SOMEONE..........if i sculpt a mantle ,a figure of some kind or a lets say ......a statue of you with an *** for a face ............it doesnt have to be inspected by the dmv does it?????..........old enough to know that if i didnt answer on my profile...............think fast!!!!
with an *** for a face
HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA
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Hey Tony......what are you doing.....later today.....I say we get a few drinks......if the cafeteria lady will sell us more milk......what do you say......ICUR thinking about it......please let me know.....
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Originally Posted by SHOGUN_ASSASSIN
.....fiber glass is just another medium ive masterd............
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1387524
Chemical paint stripper? On a fiberglas-bodied car?
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Originally Posted by LittleJake
Hey Tony......what are you doing.....later today.....I say we get a few drinks......if the cafeteria lady will sell us more milk......what do you say......ICUR thinking about it......please let me know.....
