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sure - these probably won't be an issue for you though... it stems from the fact that I bought my kit from the original purchaser.
First , because of that, they required me to to get a bonded title, even though I had a perfectly valid bill of sale, for the kit as well as all original documentation (including MSO) for the major components ,which the Texas assembled vehicle manual specifically states is valid proof of ownership. That was an extra $600. Then when I went to the tax assessor to actually file the application for title they hit me with almost $400 in penalties because of the time elapsed (almost 3 years) from when I purchased the kit to the current date transferring title to my name. Texas has a law that allows 30 days from when you purchase a vehicle to transfer title to your name before you start accruing penalties. The catch here is that it was impossible to transfer title to my name until that very day. First, there was no title to transfer, and second you can't apply for title until the car is fully complete, has all the required inspections, yada, yada. Same provisions apply for paying the state sales tax - penalty after 30 days from purchase.
This was all compounded by the fact that I was stuck trying to sort all this out by dealing with the morons that staff the Harris County DMV regional service center. I now have the name and direct number of the office manager there, who is actually an intelligent , nice, lady, but she has been on vacation since the day after all this transpired and won't be back until later this week.
Anyways, just follow the Assembled vehicle manual and be sure have every document listed, and you should be fine.
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