First the question: I want to title my donor car in my name before I do too much work to it (there's always that small chance there is a lien on it or something). I would like to get the Federal tax credit if I can (I assume it is still going and hope it is still going when I'm done). As I understand it, you have to have a "new" car, so what I figure is if I retitle the car as a "2003 Dymaxionmobile Serial Number 00000000000000001" I should be able to qualify for the credit. Any comments or suggestions on this? I think this is no problem in Utah (I've been told it is easy to register kit cars and electrics here), but is there a good state for a new title if I hit a snag? Has anyone out there tried this? Would the title have to be issued the same year as the car was put into service?
Now for what has been happening: I found it pretty ironic -- I was putting ICE parts back onto my glider this weekend! I disassembled the motor enough to make sure it wasn't something simple like hydraulic lock that kept the car from running. Having verified the motor is truly seized, I unhooked everything connecting the motor except for the last four bolts holding the transmission and motor in. On the 911, most folks balance 200 kg of motor and tranny on the jack to lower it out of the car! This makes me too nervous, so I built a pallet for the motor. I'll strap the motor to the pallet, and screw long boards to the pallet. These boards will go forward to a chock 4x4 behind the front wheels. Once I get all this done I'll be able to safely lower the motor. I'm putting parts back on the motor so it can rest on its exhaust manifolds, and also to just clean up the clutter of the motor parts. I think it'll sell for more as a "completely assembled with accessories" motor core. One missing step I have not seen in any of the manuals is you need to remove the rear sway bar. So aside from that and my "pallet lowering arrangement" it is by the book and web pages for the motor removal. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
