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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Thinking of buying a '76 - In Kalifornia

Posted by: d7n7master Nov 16 2006, 09:58 PM

I found a clean '76 - in So. Kalifornia - still f.i.
Question is - If I buy it will I need to have it smoged every 2 years?
cuz that would sukhard
Thx -

Posted by: anthony Nov 16 2006, 10:05 PM

Yup - every 2 years forever.

Posted by: d7n7master Nov 16 2006, 10:27 PM

QUOTE(anthony @ Nov 16 2006, 08:05 PM)

Yup - every 2 years forever.

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Damn.

(really clean car)

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Nov 16 2006, 10:31 PM

Keep looking, you don't need to smog a 75 or older but of course it is up

to you.

Posted by: d7n7master Nov 16 2006, 10:47 PM

What a bummer- don't you think that smog laws from '77 on would have been a MUCH better choice??? Piss's me off!! A fairly almost rust free - rust free kal car never to enjoy a suby conversion... ever.

Posted by: shelby/914 Nov 16 2006, 11:42 PM

Sounds like it needs to continue life in a non emission test state. Colorado only tests in certain areas and once a 25 yr old car passes it never has to be tested again unless sold.

Posted by: anthony Nov 16 2006, 11:49 PM

QUOTE(shelby/914 @ Nov 16 2006, 09:42 PM)

Sounds like it needs to continue life in a non emission test state.

The other side of that is that a good running '76 should have no problem passing smog every two years. Unless you have plans to hot rod it the smog checks isn't more than a small annoyance.

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Nov 17 2006, 12:33 AM

QUOTE(d7n7master @ Nov 16 2006, 08:47 PM)

What a bummer- don't you think that smog laws from '77 on would have been a MUCH better choice???

Piss's me off!! A fairly almost rust free

- rust free kal car never to enjoy a suby conversion... ever.

Beats 1966 and up, duering my hotrod years and the first ten years I had the

914 I had to find blind smogmen to get a cert from.

Posted by: Mueller Nov 17 2006, 01:12 AM

QUOTE(d7n7master @ Nov 16 2006, 08:47 PM)

What a bummer- don't you think that smog laws from '77 on would have been a MUCH better choice???

Piss's me off!! A fairly almost rust free

- rust free kal car never to enjoy a suby conversion... ever.

Sorry, you are wrong

.....a '76 can enjoy a Subaru conversion and still pass smog....the Subaru motor must be the same year or newer than the chassis and you need to have all the smog stuff that the Subaru from whatever year has.

A pre-OBD II I think would be easier, but it can and has been done.

Depending on the year motor, a check engine light would have to be installed, a different gas tank (some get pressurized to check for leaks) and if the referee station is good, the port for the OBD must work.

Posted by: d7n7master Nov 17 2006, 10:56 AM

So the short answer is don't buy it.

Posted by: johannes Nov 17 2006, 11:14 AM

Buy it, clean it, remove all the cat thing and send it to Europe ...
We pay good price here for Kalifornian rust free 914 ...