Uh, Guys? (And Girls) - Easy GT-Four Registration Stateside, Why didn't we see this before? Options

[Espo]

So my buddy, who's been telling me my planned 3s swap is a waste (since I have an ST and won't be trusting myself with doing the work) just found out you can register a GT-Four stateside with no limitations. Now the only problem might be getting a whole one through customs and not a clip...but we do know about custom vehicle registration, right?

Since I live in New York, I found this: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/homemade.htm

But...there are no kit car registration limitations, no...well really anything except lots of fees and waiting on inspections.

Seriously, this is plausible to do, isn't it? Why aren't more of us doing it? Considering a GT-Four used is probably cheaper than a swap any day.

[Espo]

i dunno, gt-four = ~8k minus any fees and such, swap into an st ~5k with some goodies to boot

if you REALLY want awd go for a gt-four, if you just want a quick car, go with a 3s swap - you could probably learn enough to get by, source parts & do the swap with plenty of time to enjoy it before you can import a gt-four

If I'm swapping into an st, keep in mind I'm having a shop do it, likely at $80 an hour, I need to have the rear diff mounts fabricated, new engine mounts because I have a 7a-fe, new transmission mounts...I think it'd be a lot more than 5k.

And yes, I really realllly want awd. Would be killer in the winter here.

i dont have time to read that since im going to work but i thought u can legally drive a kit car on the streets and if you can its only like maybe 3000 miles at most here in pa thats how it is 3k

You can, but the difference here is that there's no mileage limitation. Street legal car with no limitations.