Street legal guidlines

Conversion Kits
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Newbie here.

Sorry to rehash something that has surely been brought up here before. I performed a forum search and came up empty.

A co-worker and I are embarking on building a street legal vehicle (3 or 4 wheels) from scratch. But before we jump into our design process, I want to make sure I know the standards to shoot for. I found a couple starter documents like: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Rulemaking/Articles/Associated%20Files/newmanufacturer.pdf

But I also wanted to get feedback from you guys and girls who are or once were at the same stage we are.

Thanks, and it’s good to be aboard!

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make sure its a registerable vehicle. from a “kit car” to a “motorcycle” usually you can register a trike as a motorcycle and declare it a “custom bike” i’ve been thinking about going that route so that i can have basicly everything into one package but still keep it enclosed.

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Here is a link to the traffic safety act regarding vehicle equipment in Alberta

http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/Regs/2002_322.cfm?frm_isbn=0779717090