national safety law?

[txrocco at sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

basically you only allowed to swap for a newer or same year engine
ie: cannot put carbs on a Fi car. it would fail inspection.


ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Ryan Schuermann
=>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 2:34 AM
=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: national safety law?
=>
=>
=>I surfed around a bit, Abused google as best I could, but really
=>couldn't find a repository of laws that pertain to automobile
=>modification. Specifically what is or isn't against the law 
=>pertaining to automobile modification, specifically bumpers. I
=>just assume because we live in such a safety conscious country that
=>any slight change from the factory is automatically illegal unless
=>the part and installation has been DOT ot NHTSA approved. But I
=>know we routinely swap ours out for euro production, or make custom
=>mods to lighten them. The average cop isn't going to know euro from
=>american (well ok Meze would! ;P) But what about going more drastic?
=>like installing custom bump stops ala Porsche design, or yanking the
=>entire bumper concept and just runing 'naked'. Aerodynamics aside
=>because I'm not talking about drag racing here, or trying to win the
=>LeMans. I'm thinking purely cosmetics here, and what I could legally
=>get away with, and what I would then know the rest fell under illegal.
=>Ya know nothing is sexier than the Trans-Am champ 'rocco front :)
=>
=>thanx
=>Ryan (remember me? hehe)
=>81 1.8 8v
=>85 1.8 8v for sale
=>86 Rieger project
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