I asked a question in the north east chapter about how NJ owners registered and insured their M923's and 5 tons as id like to do a bobbed 923.
For other future NJ new owners here is how i did my '66 M35A2 deuce bobber. First i found a truck with an existing title, specifically it was a PA truck and Pa does not list the # of axles like NJ does so i was in the clear when one was about to magically fall off. I took the title and paperwork to Oakland DMV and went through the regular registration process, said i wanted a normal 4x4 vehicle and to pay the additional GVW. Since i bobbed it, use it as a dump truck and a hardware store project truck i decided not to violate the QQ rules (could have easily just done QQ) and have a registration similar to my Nissan Frontier, i forget the code they go by. I registered it at 17,999lbs as for diesel there is the 10,000-17,999lb GVW self inspection and anything above 18,000lbs you need to get inspected for emissions/opacity of the exhaust. The guy i had at the DMV really did not care what i was registering, i just told him its a former military 4x4 jeep and he did not ask any more questions. Thought i was busted a few times as he kept messing up one thing or another just hoping he would not ask any more questions like what a Jeep M35 4x4 looks like, after printing 2 titles that were wrong i thought he had it right and left, get in the parking lot to read that my GVW was 1,799lbs and not 17,999lbs and had to go back and get that fixed. Overall took about 2 hours, typical DMV waiting and such.
Insurance is handled by our policy that does home, auto, and such, High Point Insurance. They said they would do anything with 2 axles and found my project quite amusing, so i got lucky that our existing policy is able to cover it, however its the normal we wont cover your truck damage wise but we will cover what ever else might happen. Its a little high at about $450 a year but for no restrictions of how i use it, store it or who drives it (i'm 22 and both my father and I drive it plus my g/f sometimes) its worth the additional cost in my opinion.
One thing that grinds my gears in NJ is their, "We dont care how old it is, where it comes from, what it looks like.. It better have a title if you want it registered." Seeing that many states do not do titles past 20 years makes a royal PITA and the DMV loves to just say no title no service. Out of state vehicles need a bill of sale, transferable registration or proof of a former registration, VIN etch, pictures of VIN and vehicle. Honestly it depends on the person working that you get, some like to help some do not at all. Personally, i try to be the nicest guy they have all day as many become a lot more helpful when they do not have someone talking back to them and yelling at them, and i also bring a folder of any relevant information that i might need which i stated above. Sometimes it helps to have additional information but DO NOT give them more than they request as you can easily talk yourself into a no go.
Hope this helps any future NJ owners
