The Fear Monger

[camoit]

Camo, what's up with the "blue tag" or constructor plate on your truck? How is it titled and what VIN did you get for the purposes of smog? Is it street legal or off road only?

I'm asking because I want to swap my '89 cab and bed onto an '85 4D55 frame and driveline. I wonder what I would do about the VIN plates. I'd obviously want to keep it titled as an '85 the diesel is smog exempt. I've heard the VIN follows the frame, not the body. Do you know anything about this? Did you have to talk to the Chippies or VIN verification service after your saga at the DMV?

You have 4 ways of going.
#1 is to just swap out the engine. Then all you would need to do is go to the SMOG referee and they will change the info on the registration. But thats going from a newer truck to an older engine, unless it was an engine that was used in that production year. I'm not sure. You would need to contact the SMOG people and ask them.
#2 is to swap out the cab like you are talking about. Then you will need to have a VIN assignment by the CHP. They will want all the paper work from both trucks. The truck has a VIN on the cab, dash, and on the frame in the left rear wheel well.
#3 Do the swap and go to the referee and they might not look at the frame. Then it is done, but always keep the paperwork on the frame, just in case.
#4 swap it over including the plates and hope the referee doesn't look to hard at things. But keep all the paperwork. But this could get messy if they figure it out.

On my truck it fall under the SPCNS, or at least thats what I'm working at. I was able to convince the DMV thats what it was. Just because it's made of so many different things. Nissan Extera. (front frame, 2 foot of it) Isuzu Rodeo rear end, D50 cab and doors, Chevy V6, Camaro 6 speed trany, So they look at it as if it is a new car with out a VIN except there is a mile long paper trail of where the parts come from. Tow yard on the engine and trans, even though the trans came from "other sources" the paper work said engine and trans. The frame and rear end from a recyclers. Cab, doors, parking brake lever and fuel pedal from the truck I junked out for the build. The main body is one of a kind hand made fiberglass. When it's all done it will be street legal, but just enough to look that way when they see me. I expect them to stop me every time I take it out. Thats a given.. I'm sure they will.

[ikeepzitclean]

...When it's all done it will be street legal, but just enough to look that way when they see me. I expect them to stop me every time I take it out. Thats a given.. I'm sure they will.

best believe. LOL especially if u roll down Madison. and even Auburn has a lot of heat lately, idk whats up with that area. oh plz DO have ur GoPro set up and catch it on tape when it does happen