wannaberacer
Member
Well I finally finished my crx this winter. I put in a roll cage, stripped the interior, made a sheetmetal dash, put in a gsr motor, put in a haltech e6x, got it painted etc... its been a 3 year project working on in weekends when I'm in town from college. I went to the bmv a little while ago and they didn't transfer my clear texas title because I didn't have the vin plaque on the dash (and I threw away the old one, I'm an idiot I know).
So, I went to the state patrol to make a new one. Well, first of all the state patrol really didn't like my car at all since of the cage and no interior. Thry looked at the motor and obviosly started asking questions about it. like "where did you get that motor?", obviously I answered that the motor was imported from japan, and the guy said "don't bullshit with me". I showed him the reciepts from hmotorsonline and then proceeded to kick me out of the garage and told me it'll be a little while while I inspect the car. I definitely knew things weren't going well at that point...
He comes back and tells me he'll have to talk to the seargent about my situation since its up to him if I can get a title. The reason he gave me was that I only had one vin number (the one on the dash) since the car had been painted and the shop had removed the manufacturing plaque as well(the one on the door jam).
This was mid-march and I just recently got some information to how I can get the car titled from that damn trooper.... he said that since I had a different motor and tranny, that I need the vin numbers from the cars they came from to verify they arent' stolen, then I can get a title. I was like how am I suppose to get those? He then promptly told me to talk to the seargent... and I've been calling everyday for 2 weeks leaving messages on the answering machine. I tried to explain to that trooper that these motors are from japan, I had them imported and that I can't get the vins... again he said talk to the seargent....
So... I'm screwed. I have NO IDEA how to get the vins of the cars that the motor and tranny came from. I called acura.com, I also emailed honda motor manufacturing, I've sent numberous emails and I haven't gotten anywhere.
I'd really REALLY appreciate any info on how to get the vin numbers if anyone knows how to get them from just the serial numbers on the tranny and motor. Shit, I'd paypal someone $50 if they can help me legitimately get the vin numbers.
I'd like to get this car on the roads this summer. And if I have to swap in a junkyard d-series motor or a ls motor/tranny just so they'd be happy it would still be until the end of summer before I can even get on the road legally.... If anyone has any help there's 50 bucks in it for you....
So, I went to the state patrol to make a new one. Well, first of all the state patrol really didn't like my car at all since of the cage and no interior. Thry looked at the motor and obviosly started asking questions about it. like "where did you get that motor?", obviously I answered that the motor was imported from japan, and the guy said "don't bullshit with me". I showed him the reciepts from hmotorsonline and then proceeded to kick me out of the garage and told me it'll be a little while while I inspect the car. I definitely knew things weren't going well at that point...
He comes back and tells me he'll have to talk to the seargent about my situation since its up to him if I can get a title. The reason he gave me was that I only had one vin number (the one on the dash) since the car had been painted and the shop had removed the manufacturing plaque as well(the one on the door jam).
This was mid-march and I just recently got some information to how I can get the car titled from that damn trooper.... he said that since I had a different motor and tranny, that I need the vin numbers from the cars they came from to verify they arent' stolen, then I can get a title. I was like how am I suppose to get those? He then promptly told me to talk to the seargent... and I've been calling everyday for 2 weeks leaving messages on the answering machine. I tried to explain to that trooper that these motors are from japan, I had them imported and that I can't get the vins... again he said talk to the seargent....
So... I'm screwed. I have NO IDEA how to get the vins of the cars that the motor and tranny came from. I called acura.com, I also emailed honda motor manufacturing, I've sent numberous emails and I haven't gotten anywhere.
I'd really REALLY appreciate any info on how to get the vin numbers if anyone knows how to get them from just the serial numbers on the tranny and motor. Shit, I'd paypal someone $50 if they can help me legitimately get the vin numbers.
I'd like to get this car on the roads this summer. And if I have to swap in a junkyard d-series motor or a ls motor/tranny just so they'd be happy it would still be until the end of summer before I can even get on the road legally.... If anyone has any help there's 50 bucks in it for you....