Passed inspection at the Asbury Park DMV station yesterday. Process took almost two hours from start to finish. They said it was a really solid build and made a few minor suggestions like adding an extra clip to the x-member mounted brake line for extra rigidity, and keeping an eye on the front tires rubbing on the aluminum wheel wells. The main items they are looking for are ground clearance. But they said the Mark IV doesn't seem to have that issue. The items that are a MUST include,
1) ground clearance - nothing hanging below the frame. This includes bell housings, etc.
2) all lights and signals must work - you'll be asked to sit in the car and toggle through all the lights including high and low beams
3) brake low pressure light - they ask to see the light - it should be on the dashboard
4) if you're running cats they want to see the emissions sensor installed, not the plug.
5) you have to do a driving brake test where you drive the car about 15 feet, throw it into neutral, jam on the brakes, then a computer determines if your rear brakes lock up first. (passed this with flying colors after three attempts, I think the words they used were "perfect" or "the best they've seen" lol.
6) Gotta have wipers.
7) They check the front wheels for play! Can't be any side to side play in the wheels so make sure your tie rods are nice and tight.
8) Non-slip pads on pedals
Dispelling myths: ONE ROLL BAR IS PERFECTLY OK. There's no need to get two roll bars, or remove a seat if you only have one roll bar. There's no "one roll bar per seat rule". So yours, like mine, will pass with one roll bar.
After you pass they say that Trenton will send you the title in 7-10 days. After that, you take the title, probably back to Trenton, to register the car, then emissions.
Good luck with your builds!