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[twistedsymphony]

Yes it's from a 1999 C5... and this is the US they don't really give a crap about engine size when insuring or registering.

For insurance I'll have to get an appraiser to value the car then my insurance is adjusted accordingly.
for registration, it's based off the cars initial value and how old it is.

I think I paid about $80 to register it last year... and most of that was because I have a vanity plate  

old cars are dirt cheap to register in the US... my old Toyota Pickup was like $32 for the year I think.

you get raped on new cars though... it's not uncommon for the registration to be upward of $800.

[grim_d]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Sep 8 2008, 03:18 PM)

Yes it's from a 1999 C5... and this is the US they don't really give a crap about engine size when insuring or registering.

For insurance I'll have to get an appraiser to value the car then my insurance is adjusted accordingly.
for registration, it's based off the cars initial value and how old it is.

I think I paid about $80 to register it last year... and most of that was because I have a vanity plate  

old cars are dirt cheap to register in the US... my old Toyota Pickup was like $32 for the year I think.

you get raped on new cars though... it's not uncommon for the registration to be upward of $800.

Is registration like a one time fee when you become the new owner of a vehicle?

bucko and I were talking about car tax here, a yearly (or every 6 month if you choose) ass raping, for cars made before 2001 its based on engine size, currently around £120 for the year on car with <1459cc and around £210 for >1459cc, which isnt TOO bad.

Problem is, cars made >2001 it's based purely on emissions, ranging in bands in which you pay anything from aroun £35 to £500 for the year, this is why nearly everyone here is driving around in brand new 1 litre peices of euro crap.

And if you don't pay it and get caught (Which you will) then you cars gets sezed and crushed, no questions.

Driving a car in the UK is like dropping the soap in prison, painful.

[twistedsymphony]

yeah "registration" is essentially an annual tax on your car.

it's completely controlled by the individual state, so I have to go to my town hall to re-register every year.

the first time you register the car there is an extra fee for "title transfer" the "title" is a document that proves ownership of the vehicle.... your registration is also tied to the number plates on the car. a "vanity plate" is a custom number plate that you can specify yourself.. but they charge you extra.

Maybe other states in the USA base their registration fees off of engine size, I don't know for sure. I know in my home state of New Hampshire it's based on the age and original value of the vehicle. I've never heard of any other state basing it off of engine size though.

When you register you also get a little piece of paper with your name address, and info on the car, if you get pulled over by the police you have to provide them with this paper in addition to your license. if it wasn't registered there's like a $100 fine (I think this changes from state to state as well) worst case they might impound your car until you do get it registered, I doubt they'd crush it... The only time they crush cars is if they were imported illegally, or if it was used for street racing.

My state also has an annual inspections... it costs ~$40-$60 a year paid to a garage (who then pays a fee to the state) they check your emissions system, as well as general safety stuff like lights, tread wear, and body rot. Most states don't have inspections (maybe 14 or so out of the 50) and the ones that do require it vary in terms of how strict they are and what they cover.

This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: Sep 9 2008, 08:44 PM

[grim_d]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Sep 9 2008, 08:15 PM)

My state also has an annual inspections... it costs ~$40-$60 a year paid to a garage (who then pays a fee to the state) they check your emissions system, as well as general safety stuff like lights, tread wear, and body rot. Most states don't have inspections (maybe 14 or so out of the 50) and the ones that do require it vary in terms of how strict they are and what they cover.

Yep we got them too, M.O.T's, every years after a car is over 3 years old. costs £45 quid and they are generally pretty strict.  Just so happens my car tax and m.o.t fall in the same month, yay. Joys of driving eh.

[deilzfcjk]

Twistedsymphony, I own a 240sx too.  I have the coupe.  When I bought it 4.5 years ago, I spent 6 months looking for the perfect one. By that time the drifting thing was at it's peak, so I knew it would be hard to find one at the price I liked.  I didn't want to get gouged for more than market value.  Now it's pretty much impossible to get a clean 240sx without paying up the ass.

That little KA24De(well not little since it's 2.4 liter) is a hell of a motor. It can stand abuse like no other engine. I love dumping the clutch, and having my rear end just swing and get loose. Thanks to that VLSD I got. It's so exhilarating.

Thanks for your amp bypass tutorial for the s14. I'm gonna need that if I buy a s14. :(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif):

Enjoy your 240sx....lets us know what you got doing next.

This post has been edited by deilzfcjk: Yesterday, 10:28 AM

[twistedsymphony]

sweet another 240sx owner  

you should sign up on nicoclub.com and zilvia.net if you're not already

I run a local forum for 240 owners in my area 240sxone.com

Over the weekend I put in some new SPC rear toe links (fully adjustable with poly bushings... really nice) no picture of those though.

this is what they look like


I also found a sweet deal on a Silvia grill so I snagged that


i finally found a transmission for the LS1 swap, it shipped Friday so hopefully it will be in soon.  

and just for good measure a shot of the pending rediculousness


I think next summer I want to buy an S13 convertible, I'll save my S14 KA and maybe rebuild it, turbo it and throw it in the vert... that would be teh sex

[commandersafi]

QUOTE(steveo1978 @ Oct 8 2008, 01:48 AM)

I hope You are also setting money aside for speeding tickets

He wont get any tickets....The cops wont be able to catch him  

[bucko]

QUOTE(steveo1978 @ Oct 13 2008, 05:22 AM)

they wouldnt if they played fair. They cheat they call in backup and also use them damn spike strips

Here they don't bother unless your a danger to the public (all speeders should be imho) most of the time if you get speed camera flashed you check your mail and you get either/or a fine and points on your license.

I'm sure TS has more brains and sense than to speed, or he wouldn't be on this forum, he would be long time locked up.

[twistedsymphony]

I know what I'm doing...

I've probably been pulled over about 8 times or so... only ever got one ticket and that was the first time I was pulled over when I first got my license. That was for speeding, I took it to court and got out of it.

everything after that was petty crap like a "one of your license plate lights is out"... or "your licence plate frame makes it hard to read your plate"... or "you have a modified exhaust" (which BTW IS LEGAL, so if they actually issued me a ticket I'd probably take it to court)

I think my cars tend to attract attention so the 5-0 uses any little excuse to pull me over    I don't speed though... that's what weekends at the track are for.

I get my kicks around town through the highway ramps... nothing on the books against acceleration (up to the speed limit) and hard cornering  

[grim_d]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Oct 15 2008, 09:59 PM)

I get my kicks around town through the highway ramps... nothing on the books against acceleration (up to the speed limit) and hard cornering  

thats dangerous driving/reckless endangerment here

[twistedsymphony]

mini update...

got my transmission in last thursday, Saturday I had big club swap meet and made about $450 selling old parts  



Also got in a corvette gas pedal since the engine is Drive-By-Wire... after weighing the differences I determined that I was better off using the drive by wire throttle than the cable based throttle.

[twistedsymphony]

I'm going to use a kit...

I suck at welding but that's only because my experience stops at a one day crash course and the fact that I don't own a welder.

that and I really don't want "solid mounts" since I want this car to have a very OEM feel when I'm done.

I'm torn between two kits

sikky: http://sikky.com/pro.../ls1__s14_240sx
and
Daft Innovations: http://www.daftinnov...3ls1/index.html

the sikky kit looks like it's well built (cnc machined mounts...) but the engine doesn't really sit the way I like it, it's expensive, and the oil pan leaves some big gaps into the bell housing which isn't cool.

The Daft Innovations kit is much cheaper by comparison, and looks just as well built (welded mounts instead of CNC but good welds) Also this kit include Headers which are like $700-$800 so that's a big savings... The problem with the DI kit is that I've never seen pictures of it installed in an S14... the tech guy says they have one customer who used it in an S14 but that's where it ends...

they also haven't responded to my emails....  

[yaazz]

Anything of interest happen with this project lately?

[twistedsymphony]

engine is out... transmission tunnel is hammered out. and just last friday my mount kit shipped YAY!!!

http://forums.240sxo...p;pictureid=189
http://forums.240sxo...mp;pictureid=14
http://forums.240sxo...p;pictureid=195

also had to pull out most of the underdash stuff to get the factory harness out
http://forums.240sxo...p;pictureid=191

before the mount kit gets here I need to do the following
-label and remove the LS1 harness
-remove the corvette headers
-swap out the corvette oil pan for a GTO oil pan
-swap out the auto flywheel for the 6 speed flywheel and clutch
-saws-all off a couple of nubs on the transmission and mount it to the motor

then when the kit gets in we can drop in the motor...

once that's done it's all plumbing and wiring  (which is a whole lot more work than it sounds)

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also last saturday I bought some new wheels... here are some picture  (the previous owner of the wheels had the same exact car as me so these are pics of his car):

[lostboyz]

very classy