so i got my hands on a 4runner with blown 3.0. i wanna body swap while i have mine off already, plus i would need a to buy good bed since mine is f'd. so instead i figured id do the swap i have wanted to do so bad. just wondering how i get through the dmv or around it i guess?

 

do you have the pink slip for the truck and the 4runner?

 

you will need to do the swap and go to the dmv and get a vin verification and they will send you the chp, wicth will check to see if any thing is stolen. if its all good the will give you what you will need. and the will register it by the frame that you use.

 

yes i do have the title. will i have to smog again ? because im putting in the 4.7 and theres no way that would pass in this thing?

 

I believe it would need to be running to pass safety and emissions so yes smog for a CA vehicle.

 

yep, the motor has to match the frame and have all the smog and evap stuff

 

I'm in the middle of this aswell. Since I just had it smogged about 3 months ago will I need to smog it again?

 

hm... well no, as long as you smogged the body car you should be fine until your next smog, they you are gonna have problems if you are not up to snuff. Basically you are gonna have to build it to pass smog then either wait till your next one or wait until the cop pulls ya over and sends ya to the reff.

 

It was when I bought my single cab it was smogged then. An shouldn't need smog until 2013. But since it'll still be registered off the frame it shouldn't need smog until then right?

 

what the 4.7 out of? mini truck, fullsize truck, suv,? cus you can do a legal motor swap if its form the same class and is a new motor. you will need to have all the smog stuff for that motor and it will have the pass smog for the yr of the motor not the car.

 

THE 4.7 is out of a 03 tundra and going in an 89 single cab frame with a 91 runner body.

 

You'll probably have to get tht ref'd. Just like anyother legal motor swap. Just make sure you have all the smog stuff on it and it should be ok

 

picking up runner today . will snap some pics when i get it.

 

just dont tell them!! keep the reg. for the body in that truck..

so if you guys bent your frame would you take it in to the chp? did a lift/lowwer kit would you take it to the chp? oh yeah bag? you goto take it to the chp!.... NO!

come on they dont need to know everything

 

What happens when you get pulled over? Thts what I'm worried about. Is there a document somewhere saying tge reg is frame based? Cuz I'd like to print it out to have it

 

Here is the CA vehicle code that states the VIN for the frame shall be the VIN for the vehicle.

V C Section 671 Vehicle Identification Number

 

I have never had them check the vin on the frame and I have been pulled over with some crazy car's/trucks before lol ....

if your ride gets stollen that would be the only chance but they dont really care anymore .. my boys car got jacked the other week it was left in the middle of the street with 3 tires on it .. the cops called him and told him to come pick up his car from the middle of the street (its blocking traffic they said)

so you should be more then good as long as you own the body that you are driving and have your reg. paper work

 

I agree with you, 99% of the time I doubt the inspector or officer is expecting a car made out of parts or that he/she knows what parts do and don't belong together etc. But the code is what the code is. Take it or leave it.

 

You can do what's they said. I did to till I got pull over and the cop was not dum. My truck had no vin on it and they wanted to crush it. They didn't cuz I was a local shop. But I had park it till it was all taking care of.

If I was you I would put the body on and then go to the chp and get it check of. It's FREE and will save you later. Then after that put the motor in it and pay for inlegal smog ever to 2 yr cur the v8 won't pass the ref.

I have done this **** alot. I have a big motor in my samurai but it still a 4 banger. My nubby Toyota had the vortex v6 in and he was able to ref it, then he put a v8 in it and it wont ref.
So when you have the v8 try nit to get pulled over for loud exuest. Cus that will get you sent to the ref


But that just my input

 

Lolux You got a point there. I got a buddy his mom is the dispacther for chp up here I'll have to talk to her. When u got new vins did ur registration vin change aswell?