Brief video walk around

[silver_pilate]

We will be doing the ASE inspection this weekend. Turns out my neighbor is master certified which is required for the TX safety inspection. Once that's done, I can get a 30 day temp permit to get it on the road for official weights, etc before walking the DMV through the custom vehicle registration process.

It's close! I did a video walk around tonight with it running after I got it back on its own feet.


https://youtu.be/vtlfo5P0JAo

-Nathan

[mburger]

Very nice!

[Aircontroller]

Hey Nathan,

Does Texas have a mileage limit? In VA we have a 5k mile limit for the year on these cars.:confused:


We will be doing the ASE inspection this weekend. Turns out my neighbor is master certified which is required for the TX safety inspection. Once that's done, I can get a 30 day temp permit to get it on the road for official weights, etc before walking the DMV through the custom vehicle registration process.

It's close! I did a video walk around tonight with it running after I got it back on its own feet.


https://youtu.be/vtlfo5P0JAo

-Nathan

[Aircontroller]

Any chance you can post some links on Tx requirements?

I’m creating a personal log per state.

[silver_pilate]

No mileage limit on these that I've ever seen in Texas, thankfully. The only mileage limits I've seen in this process have come from insurance agencies on their policies.

--Nathan

[silver_pilate]

Any chance you can post some links on Tx requirements?

I’m creating a personal log per state.

Here (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwib9K7F0LLlAhVN1qwKHdstDCYQFjAAegQIAhAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.txdmv.gov%2Fpublications-tac%2Fdoc_download%2F3447-assembled-vehicle-manual&usg=AOvVaw1HHvThLAsMuT9abJ1gmJ8K) is the Texas Assembled and Rebuilt Vehicle Manual (PDF) which contains the process.

Most follow the Street Rods and Custom Vehicles section (4.3), with the roadster falling into the definition of a custom vehicle ("manufactured to resemble a vehicle that is at least 25 years old and - has a body constructed from materials not original to the vehicle"). As far as I can tell, requirements are:

Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (form 130-U)
Ownership document (MCO)
ASE Safety Inspection (form VTR-852)
Proof of insurance
Three photos (front, rear, side) of the vehicle and one photo of the original car it resembles
Component Parts Bill of Sale (form VTR-63)

[RJD]

Beautiful! Nice work.

[Walt]

Very nice car Nathan !!!
Walt

[chmhasy]

nice

[silver_pilate]

Thanks, everyone. It has a grand total of 10 miles on it so far :D. I'm looking forward to increasing that number. Also, I swapped back to an Xtreme flow round element with a filter top. I had to use a spacer to clear the throttle linkage, but it should flow better.

[Straversi]

Congratulations! Beautiful car, well done. Like I always say, more photos, please.
-Steve

[Kmcallahan]

Very nice. Can't wait to get started on mine.

[GTBradley]

Love that silver and gray! Can I ask where the side pipe heat shields come from?

Bradley

[ptstew]

Awesome car! I moved from California to Texas with a completed and registered car and followed same basic process as listed below except that I had CA title rather than MSO. Hardest part for me was finding a shop to do the ASE inspection. Most either didn’t want to do it for liability reasons or didn’t have a tech with a current ASE certificate even though they advertised as being an ASE certified shop. I finally talked the local Ford dealer Service Manager to doing it for $250.

[silver_pilate]

Love that silver and gray! Can I ask where the side pipe heat shields come from?

Bradley

He's a forum member that goes by Drummer Mike. Mike Francuck.

--Nathan

[silver_pilate]

I ended up pursuing faculty in the local Jr. College's automotive tech program. They have multiple ASE certified master techs on staff, and they don't have quite the same liability concerns as someone who is operating a shop.