Yeah, we got lifetime plates on the Pontoon trailer too! Gotta love'm... $30 one time and forget about it till you get rid of the trailer! -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 " I was different before people dared to be different" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Russell Neyhart <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > The same type of cargo trailer I just got on the road here in Pa. was > much easier in Va. in '99 - just bring in the Cert. of Origin to the > DMV, pay the titling fee and $50 for a lifetime (!) registration and > that was it. Same day compared to three months. > > Russ (from Pa.) > > Sandwich Maker wrote: > > " From: " Russell T. Neyhart" <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > " > > " > > " What I'd really like to do is convert it to diesel with a VM setup like > > " Jeep did, > > > > why the vm, other than jeep's use? imho if you want an auto tranny > > you'd be better off with a toyota 1kz or 1kd [3L, 125 and 175 hp] and > > a340 [toyota name for aw4], or a 5-cyl volvo. penta sells it here, > > but volvo puts the 160hp ver in their rwd cars in europe and they also > > used the aw4. [look for the penta d3-160 if you're curious] > > > > if you want a stick, toyota again, backed with an ax15/r150 - or... > > the mercedes 6sp used in the rubicon, with the 5cyl sprinter [175hp] > > or 6cyl e320cdi [200hp] motors. afaik merc has the only modern small > > 6s out there. > > > > i know penske sells vm here, but probably even volvo penta has a > > bigger dealer/service network. > > > > " but I am again faced with the facility problem, not that much > > " time, and Pennsylvania's draconian laws for "specially constructed > > " vehicles". It took over two months to get my registration plate, sticker, > > " and card, and a VIN plate that I had to affix to the tongue of the trailer > > " I built. Sheesh. I can't imagine what a PITA it would be with a > > " 20-year-old car with a much newer engine using a different fuel would be. > > > > most places let you do it if the engine conforms to the emission rules > > of the year it came from, but pa... > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Andrew Hay the genius nature > > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list