CHP gives cliff a smog ticket for his teener Options

[Chris Hamilton]

Has a 2.0 with webers. Sounds like some kind of fixit ticket. Do 1971 teeners have to smog? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) How would a six ever smog since those came with carbs too?

Do we have any california law experts here to explain this?

[Cap'n Krusty]

A slight clarification: The smog rule is that the equipment has to be correct and complete for either the engine or the chassis, whichever is newer. You can put a '32 Ford engine in your '72 914, but it has to have functional D-jetronic EFI, evap, vacuum controlled hot air riser, vacuum controlled spark advance and retard, and an oil bath air cleaner, and it must pass tailpipe emissions testing as appropriate for the area in which the car is registered. Conversely, you can put that 1.7L teener motor in the model A, but it has to be equipped as it was when the engine was certified for sale in 1972. As was mentioned earlier, the test exemption is just that: a test exemption. The state may, at it's discretion, compel you to have it inspected for both equipment and for emissions levels.

The Cap'n

[orange914]

A slight clarification: The smog rule is that the equipment has to be correct and complete for either the engine or the chassis, whichever is newer. You can put a '32 Ford engine in your '72 914, but it has to have functional D-jetronic EFI, evap, vacuum controlled hot air riser, vacuum controlled spark advance and retard, and an oil bath air cleaner, and it must pass tailpipe emissions testing as appropriate for the area in which the car is registered. Conversely, you can put that 1.7L teener motor in the model A, but it has to be equipped as it was when the engine was certified for sale in 1972. As was mentioned earlier, the test exemption is just that: a test exemption. The state may, at it's discretion, compel you to have it inspected for both equipment and for emissions levels.

The Cap'n

i think i slipped through the cracks a few years back...

years ago i had a 67 mustang with a 400m swapped in (of all the engines). edlebrook intake, no air pump, open p.c.v. system, holley/no choke, open air cleaner AND those are just what i remember. HERES what you do to get the ref to tag it for smog... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

i couldn't make the appt. and my wife had to bring it in. i forgot to tell her the gas gauge read almost empty at all times... she gets it fired up heads to the appt. (she was late... as usual... opps did i say that?) she was nevered anyway to add to it all. shes half there, sees the gauge, trys to put gas in... can't, finally gets to ref. station late and fit to be tied.

long story short the ref was working SO hard in appesing this crazed woman all i had to do was close the p.c.v. system (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) ref's can be humans, at least once in awhile

by the way, and not trying to be johnny downer, but good old ca. is attempting to smog ALL cars AGAIN! i've seen this "no smog then smog" of old cars 2 times since the 80's.

mike