Just spent 5 hours at my local DMV this morning.

The 76 Dodge truck I'm now started on came with a dismantling permit. This requires a level 3 inspection to get it converted to a reconstructed salvage title (which can be registered). The inspection is pretty straight forward, lights, brakes, seat belts, and VINs.

The level 2 and 3 inspections are supposed to be from 8-11 Wednesday only. The inspection and paperwork usually only take 1/2 hour so a total of 6 inspections are about all they do a week. I got there an hour before the DMV opened and the second guy arrived about 10 minuets behind me. by 7:30 there were already 4 of us there for inspections.

The office opened at 8 and I was the first one in. At 8:45 the gal behind the desk informed me the inspector would be there at about 9 (I never seen him in before then so that was not a surprise). Basically that leaves 2 hours for inspection; the 5th guy showed up about that time for a level 2 inspection and was turned away. The inspector shows up at 9 gets his coffee, visits and calls my name about 9:10. I pull the truck around to the inspection station and sure enough about 1/2 later he calls me back, I sign some papers write a check for $50 and now have the paperwork to get title and registration.

Now I get to take a number and wait in line for title transfer. When It's my turn I get the lady who hasn't done this before so I get to wait till another one who does know how it's done if free to give her a hand.

This is about average here and it went about like I expected......5 hours later I left DMV, but at least I had title, registration and plates.

Now I can take it all apart and build it.........the alternative would have been to build it and then go thru the same thing......only I would have also had to have receipts for EVERY major component I changed during the build.