getting it registered.

[Alex-Ks1]

I live in the state of Kansas. it's very hard to get a VIN number and title for any BUILD IT YOURSELF car. there is NO info anywhere with the state web site on this. No one knows anything, It's a state secret. I had to use my wife's car as a guide to see what or what is not needed. My 83 S 10 , is to old, even though its fully restored,

I had to search, myself to find this and that. Kansas does not require bumpers or back up lights, Here is the dumb one. If you have a 4-wheel vehicle it must have wipers even if it doesn't have a windscreen????  how odd is that. { I showed a receipt of me buying a wiper 1 is all I needed}

head lights

high beams

good steering 

working brakes

mirrors R&L

parking brake of some kind  LOLOL

fenders optional

hood optional

mufflers optional 

seats optional

           I had to contact the state police to get an appointment to have it inspected. They came to my shop. He did give me this list to go by. He checked all of the above. didn't ask to have it started. but did go over all my paperwork of what I bought and the VIN and numbers on the receipt had to match the motor trans and rear end.  He did give me a Kansas ID and VIN on the first try. surprised me . So it has a new tag on the back .... LOTUS 7 and insurance. It will be on the road this week,  So read up for your state, ask the DMV questions, they may or may not know 

 

 

 

 

[Mark IV]

Here is the SEMASAN info for Kansas: TagTitleToolbox_KS.pdf (semasan.com)

[Alex-Ks1]

Yes I have his printed out in my file for the car ,, with this you take it to the DMV and they say , this is not for homebuilt vehicle .

It's for already vin number cars from this state or out of state vehicles or trailers. Vehicles that have been bought from a insurance company to be called " rebuilt under Kansas requirements" , Boh me and the DMV could not find anything that covers a car like the lotus 7 , that is built as a home built vehicle , it was up to the state trooper who came to inspect the car made the final ruling  , He also said there is no guide lines for a home ,hand built vehicle , The state trooper also said , company made kit cars fall under the same requirements but have a hand up because there in service already from the manufacturer who makes the kit car , It does get confusing 

[wemtd]

Congratulations!

You’ve got tags & can drive. Did you check for info on LocostUSA.com ?

from my perusing their site the wiper(regardless of windshield) requirement is par for the course.

Edited August 15, 2022 by wemtd
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[Austin David]

Took me two mos in SC.  You're very lucky!

[Alex-Ks1]

The first time I tried to do this I was told I had to tow it to the county inspection station . Ok 200$ plus 50$ an hour to have the driver wait .

So after three hours of waiting some clown comes over and wants to see my TITLE  ,I said I'm here to get it inspected for a title . He says , we don't do that , you have to make an appointment with a state trooper inspector . BUT  they wouldn't tell me that when I arrived there with the roll back tow truck . 350$ wasted . That's when I started calling the State police HQs going from dept to dept to find out who this mystery person is .So I finally find him and call the given number , Voice mail , leave a message ,,, that's all , 4 days later he calls and we make an appointment , and the rest is history . One more thing .I asked him about why is it so hard to do this , He said , they don't want any home built cars of any kind on the road , but they have to or the law suits will fly like crows on migration . When the trooper was at my shop he was taking photos , I asked if was from a file on my car , He said NO , this car is so cool there for me 

[MV8]

In my state, I've seen them go around in the morning and put their hand on the hood of cars to see if they are warm. They put the warm ones off toward the end of the day to inspect then accuse them of driving in and refuse to inspect, as if a warm hood proves anything or they have the right to deny.

 

A uhaul tow dolly is under $100 and good for all day. Model not listed to determine towing capacity? Pick a model A to tow behind an s10. I did that many times before buying my own dolly.