pulled over, need help!

[super.secret.supra.club]

i got pulled over today and the cop immediately tells me to pop the hood.

me: oooh shit!

he goes up to me and says " just so we dont get off on the wrong foot wrong, "nice car."

after taking pictures of everything with his camera phone and writing dont a bunch of shit he ask me if i had a bar on my door. i said no i dont. he ask if i did the swap and i said no. he then ask if i knew that it was a 2j and not a 7m gte.
i my head i was like, "oooh shit! this guy knows his supras! im fucked!" i said yes.

after sitting in my car for half an hour he give me the ticket to sign and tells me i need to go to the state ref. DAMN!

question is, for those of you who have been to a california state ref. what should i do? whay advice do you have for me and give me all options i have.


i have a JDM aristo 2jz gte in a 92 mk3

thnks for your help guys!

ed.d.

 

[TRACKMKIII]

i got pulled over today and the cop immediately tells me to pop the hood.

me: oooh shit!

he goes up to me and says " just so we dont get off on the wrong foot wrong, "nice car."

after taking pictures of everything with his camera phone and writing dont a bunch of shit he ask me if i had a bar on my door. i said no i dont. he ask if i did the swap and i said no. he then ask if i knew that it was a 2j and not a 7m gte.
i my head i was like, "oooh shit! this guy knows his supras! im fucked!" i said yes.

after sitting in my car for half an hour he give me the ticket to sign and tells me i need to go to the state ref. DAMN!

question is, for those of you who have been to a california state ref. what should i do? whay advice do you have for me and give me all options i have.


i have a JDM aristo 2jz gte in a 92 mk3

thnks for your help guys!

ed.d.

Wow I am glad the cops aren't that smart here in GA. This may be a dumb question but I am not familiar with CA laws. What exactly is the state ref. and what will happened once you get there and they see the swap? Good luck

 

[kabanimk3supra]

*cough*
It's not your fault if the previous owner put a toyota engine in his toyota car. *cough*

 

[SupraMario]

LOL, make the cop look like a fool, and swap in a 7mge or borrow a friends car.. LOL

 

[suprarx7nut]

^Swap in a 7mge.

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

Wow I am glad the cops aren't that smart here in GA. This may be a dumb question but I am not familiar with CA laws. What exactly is the state ref. and what will happened once you get there and they see the swap? Good luck

well, if you swap a motor you have register that motor to that car. you take it to the state referee to make sure that it passes the stupid california smog laws and safety.

LOL, make the cop look like a fool, and swap in a 7mge or borrow a friends car.. LOL

hahha! a well the car was originally a gte but that wouldbe pretty funny too...lol.

the copjust cought me off guard when he asked if i knew it was a 2j in the car intead of a 7m.

ed.d.

 

[SupraMario]

well, if you swap a motor you have register that motor to that car. you take it to the state referee to make sure that it passes the stupid california smog laws and safety.



hahha! a well the car was originally a gte but that wouldbe pretty funny too...lol.

the copjust cought me off guard when he asked if i knew it was a 2j in the car intead of a 7m.

ed.d.

LOL, you should have been like no sir, I figured all that noise was some creatures from the forest in my engine bay.

 

[lilazni3uoy]

last i heard, the ref station is closed due to california budget crisis, but i hope you get this take care of

 

[snake eyes]

haha that would be fun

"your honor, I would of gone to the ref, but as you know they are closed so I was unable to prove my innocence, can my ticket be dismissed?"

<l><l>

 

[lilazni3uoy]

well they will probably throw you a fat fat fat fat fine

 

[supradjza80]

So in Cali you cant swap motors, even if it is from a newer vehicle ( i realize it is a JDM tyte motor) but even with the US emissions stuff on it its still illegal? If so that is really really ghey...So glad I live where nobody cares what you do to your car.

 

[1JZS13]

DING DING DING. i got a 653 dollar state ref fine.

payment plan for me.

 

[iwannadie]

^Swap in a 7mge.

The cop took pictures to prevent this from happening lol.

 

[supraman7mgte]

never should have opened your hood

 

[kabanimk3supra]

note to self *my hood latch is broken*

"sorry officer, it's what i get for driving such an old car".

 

[Rennat]

^ "sorry officer i just got this car like a week ago and am still learning where everything is"... and just hide the hood latch release. hahahaha

where was the 'probable cause' in that? "pop your hood"... "uh ok!!!"... LOL

last time i checked they cant just pop your hood for no reason unless you were at or were street racing... but in all honesty, if the cop just LOOKED at magazines and paid attention... he know would a 2jz when he sees it... its all over the place! so im not that suprised that he knew it was a 2jz. you should have asked him what engine was suppose to be in there. lol


and this is why i never bothered to swap engines... but why did you get pulled over in the first place?!?!?!
and i talked to my dad about the whole 'ref' thing... and if the refs arent open, cant they just send you to a 'test-only' place to get checked out? i would think that would clear it at least some what equally to a ref.

 

[Poodles]

Hence why I will never live in california...

If the emissions equipment is there (is it?), and you play stupid enough (I bought it this way), you might be able to fight it as it's simply a newer engine.

No emissions equipment and you're fucked...

 

[Guyana00]

I think the first mistake was opening the hood. Second thing was admitting that you knew what was in there versus what should be.

Ignorance of the law isn't a defense, but you can argue you bought it like that and you didn't know any better. Something like that.

They won't let you off scot free but if you plea with them and agree to take it out and do what you need to to rectify the problem, ask if they can avoid the fine(s) or have at least a reduced fine.

After that, you can put in a 7mgte and run that (not a bad thing at all) or ge and attempt to run the 2j secretly later.

That's what I think.

Oh man, if cops were to join this forum.... :icon_razz

 

[slidebabyslide]

Ok, if you don't pop your hood the cops can tow your car.
Californias state refs have been laid off because there is no state budget and they wont be around until the budget gets fixed. In the mean while try to get all the vacuum diagram from the american 2jz equipped cars. You will need to have carb leagal parts. Also you need to get the charcoal canister of a 2j and evap system diagram and all the smog stuff.
Good Luck!

 

[slidebabyslide]

Oh man, if cops were to join this forum.... :icon_razz

There is cops on this forums......:biglaugh:.
Some places like san diego have people going to forums and typing in san diego and tray to find as munch info on the people and there car's.:3d_frown: