Back in the game, bay bay! (Kinda long)

[leftybass209]

Originally Posted by tutone

Good deal. You are lucky to have the parts. I feel your pain on title issues. Ky is just about as bad. I took 2 trucks and made one years ago. I thought I would do the right thing and salvage one and get a rebuilt title on the other. A full 6 month ordeal. Soooo... I have since decided, I don't care how much rust or damage they have, I'm gonna fix it and leave the DMV out of it. Good luck with your project.

Yeah, i bought the SWB in El Paso when i was in the Army. When i got back to California, i followed the DMV rules and regulations to the letter. When i called the CHP officer and explained in great detail how the rule said, paraphrasing, "A VW beetle with a rolls front end, or baja style, is still registered a VW." The officer said, " Look, i don't care what the regulation says, I'm titling this a special construction vehicle". I had even called other VIN officers and they all said, "we would have just made it a 69, but i don't want to re-write his paperwork".

Lesson learned. I wouldn't have thought KY would be as bad as CA though. I basically took the same approach, rust or not i need one to finish the other, and pull double duty as a daily driver through the summer. I got lucky with not much rust... but made up for it with cut coils that make it miserable to drive! Balancing a DD isn't nearly as fun as working on one in the garage though, but this is a literal case where beggars can't be choosers!