Thanks Guys ! Its very confusing trying to figure out what the MVC wants from thier literature so its great to talk to someone who has been through the process. I would in any case want to build my own engine as I always have in the past. It is my understanding then that after I get the inspection and pass that i submit my paperwork to the MVC and get my title.Then I simply register it as a "collector car" which is exempt from inspection except for the mileage check. Is this correct? When your car was completed , how did you arrange for the initial inspection? Do they give you a letter or something saying that you have passed to take with you to Trenton?I really love the part about needing covers over my side exhaust ,I went through the same thing at regular inspection with my BB vette years ago, and I asked him if he could show me protective covers on any of the motorcycles I had ever ridden. Of course he could not. Thanks again .