[quote=bigbadswingdaddy]
i know it sounds stupid but welcome to aus where you cant drive a car unless you pay them more than the car costs to build if its not original.
Sounds like California!
Don't take this the wrong way, but swapping the engine out is not keeping it "original". I would suspect that if the powers that be are concerned about the drivetrain being original, that would include the engine. Best would be either to get the original engine running to get the registration done, or go ahead and to the alterations to get what the final outcome you're looking for and deal with the DMV then.
