is it just the motor thats illegal or the whole body ?

the car isnt illegal, you just have to modify it to meet DOT standards. which would include making it lefthand drive, unless you can provide crash test data for the righthand drive set up. or atleast thats what the req is were before, l cant say for 100% what they are now. but the motor def. isnt illegal

US Customs impounds the car and makes you post bond for the value of the car. And you sign a declaration that you will have all the emission and safety items corrected. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation. Both want you to make changes to the car. Three seperate Government agencys good luck. Find a shop that has success clearing cars and can tell you names of owners who are driving there R-34 is And buy the very best example you can find.

yea, there is a website where they just send the shell from japan with all the computer and stuff, just not the engine. this makes the car considered as just a part. Ur looking at like 40K+ and thats prolly pretty low.

Possibly. While the RB26DETT is a great engine it would probably be fairly easy by comparison to get your hands on a VQ40DE or VQ35DE and pass emissions.

its not the motor, its the safety issues, glass that doesnt meet dot specs, does not have 5 mph safety bumpers, lack of a us vin number, little issues like that, with the right knowledge and lots of money it will be legal with that motor.