Projects Ohio Self-Assembled Vehicle Title

Question for anyone that has been through this process. After they ***ign the vehicle a vin, what takes place? Do they tag the vehicle or do they tell you what to do and where they want it? Thanks in advance for any info.

 

Cannot answer for every state , but my ‘31 Model A truck the state police put the numbered tag on the vehicle than DMV took care of the rest . ***le, registration and license plates. Might of changed but your best bet is go online for your state or call your local DMV or State Police. They will tell you the process.

 

If it's like Ky, they send you the vin plate and instructions on where to put it. Once they issue the vin you have 30 days to have it inspected. So you want to car near completion before they ***ign the vin. Unless you have a buddy at the sheriff's office that's a vehicle inspector and will come to your shop and sign the VTR.

 

My avatar went thru this. I took it to the state patrol garage, they inspected it as a new car meaning it had to have all lights, turn signals, wipers, horn, e brake, operating, engine number checked. Then they mounted a new vin tag with special rivets. Then you take the car to a local ***le office with all receipts for the build that you didn't pay sales tax on so they can tax you. Then they issue you a new ***le as a car of the year you did all this. eg do it this year and you get a 2022 car ***led

 

Every state is different and often the rules change over time. Your DMV and AAA are the best sources of appropriate information, even if others are trying to help.

 

Bert and the OP are both in Ohio.

 

Thanks Bert! May I ask where did they mount the tag?

 

That is the process here, you go to the state patrol inspection station (after you get your appointment) .
They inspect the vehicle and then they inspect/look over your receipts, bills of sale and or invoices for te major components = frame, body, engine, trans and rear axle primarily. I keep a 3 ring binder with page savers and those tabs that you used to separate subjects in your binder at school with. Each section of the build labeled. Engine, trans, rear end frame/body. The last time we did one my bud had a donor for the engine, trans and rear end and some other pieces. We put a photo copy of the ***le and the papers from the s**** yard where he hauled the hulk across the scales noting that he had handed over the ***le. That took care of everything except the cab and frame and he had the bill of sale from the guy he bought it from and stuck in a photo of it when and where he first looked at it, same photo (s) we all take when we go look at one. All major parts acquired legally and life was good. The patrolman put the ***igned vin on it and my bud went a few blocks away to the car license office a lot of us use and put the paperwork on the counter, cringed a bit when the gal told him that he had to pay tax on what the state determined to be the value of the truck and got his registration and plates. The h***le comes when you don't have proof that you own major components or your work just flat does not p*** the safety part of the inspection. According to the inspector that I knew for 20 + years the main issue is suspect welds on anything that they inspect be it a T bucket or a homemade utility trailer.

 

I am not going to tell you how it is done in California...

 

Every state will want proof that you own the major components legally. "safety inspection" is going to vary by state.

 

Its kind of up to you I think. Mine had room on the door jam