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[DividingCreek]

That's half of my point. What exactly IS going on with the DOT? Does anybody have a DOCUMENTED case of anybody ever getting in legal trouble because of any of this?

So many Rover people constantly go on and on about how you can't get a 300tdi in the US because the EPA won't allow it. And you can't disassemble a 2006 Defender and reassemble it on a 1984 frame because the DOT won't allow it. Yet there is an entire cottage industry in the US doing exactly this thing. Certainly if this was truly illegal, SOMEBODY would have been hosed by now, and one of the people stating their opinion that this is illegal would be able to point to them as a case.

In the case of what went on in California, the government seemed WAY more concerned with getting their taxes based on vehicle value than they were about EPA. At the end of the day, Boyd got a slap on the wrist, they made him their example and.... he came out pretty clean. For $3000 was it even worth it?

You can reassemble a 2006 onto an 84 frame. You just cannot import it already done. I have imported a brand new truck with no drive train-I did it roll on roll off Ie in full view for all to see, this was used by a restoration shop in Virginia to restore a very rusty NAS 110. I did ask for dot approval prior to shipping and provided pictuers and they had me remove headlights,brake lines etc that were not approvable. As far as tdi engines go, they remain an engine that cannot be granted entry- some people have figured out ways to get them through. EPA's regulations and DOT's regulations are completely seperate. The common bond is that US Customs is the enforcement agency for both.
I was contacted by a member here last fall in Georgia who had his engine denied entry and had to ship it back to the UK. He shipped it a second time and managed to get it in without help.
Do I know of people who have gotten in legal trouble ? Sure, but during the import process not for work done afterwards.

 

[jdholder]

But that also varies from state-to-state. In CA an assault weapon is legal so long as it is semi-auto w/tool operated mag release. Threaded barrels are not legal. I'm sure this is not the case in AL as fully auto weapons are legal in other states.

Not true. There are assault weapons that are legal in California that have detachable mags. Additionally they have threaded barrels. Some even have bayonet lugs. They were in the state prior to the Assault Weapon ban and are legally registered.