g-magoo

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Well there is a strong possibility that I could be making my way to the SoCal area come the end of the year and well I have a feeling that my current 1JZ SC300 isnt going to be legal in a whole lot of ways. Ive tried looking online and its hard to get a real definitive answer. Could anyone be kind enough to fill me in? Id rather not have to sell my car if I didnt have to.

xxtoobsxx

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1jz wasnt sold here in states, no smog eqip=wont be legal. you could keep out of state plates. pay to smog or even live in a low pop/land ratio city. where you moving too. alot of peoples cars here are illegal...just dont be stupid

g-magoo

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As of right now its the LA area or San Diego area, not 100% sure yet.

600rr05

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well if you do move out to SD let me know would love to see your ride.

g-magoo

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I have to see if I can even own the car out there first, haha. Florida doesnt require me to worry about emissions/smog. Id hate to part with the car but if its going to be more hassle then its worth then I will. I imagine there has to be ways around smog and all the bull**** laws out there. I mean I see tons of modified cars out there.

shhhua

You're right about the smog. Some people pay like $200 or something for the smog place to pass them anyways. Just depends who you know.

g-magoo

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I kind of figured you had to "know" someone. Has anyone had an issue similar to this? Or should I just register it in a family members name and keep it a "florida car"?

cheez80

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there are laws governing ride height, headlight height, wheels sticking out past the fenders, exhaust, intake, engine work, safety equipment and so on -- you'll soon learn which places to stay away from and who to take the car to for smog work haha. i drove a 240sx, SR swapped, straight piped exhaust, slammed, for 3 years with no issues

g-magoo

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Haha, I was trying to figure most of that stuff out before hand.

fuzzzz

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REALLY?! My friend barely had a freshly swapped SR into his 240 and got caught within the second month. He had to get it entirely checked out so he had to sell it. I guess that's a loophole that he used to get out of it.

PureDrifter

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or if your parents live out of state you could potentially register it to their address....

g-magoo

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They live here in Florida.

skitso1080

that's probably your best bet, is to register it there.

g-magoo

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Kind of what I figured. A bit of a pain in the ***... oh well.

RX7 RAGE

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You gotta 'know' someone to pass smog if you know what I mean.