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Hello All,
I am looking for people, specifically in California, who have gone through the process of registering, insuring, and smog testing (If it is needed) a 914 with an engine swap. I recently read about the change to law that says post 1975 cars, no matter how old are not smog exempt, so I plan on getting a pre 1975, or whatever year I need to get, to avoid that. But, what about registering the car. Do I have to see the state ref before I can get the registration. Do I even need to go to the State ref to get signed off on. DO I have to notify the DMV of the engine swap (I have a friend doing an engine swap, and his research has determined that the DMV must be notified of the engine swap) I am looking for any information people have. Thanx Michael |
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Michael...When I decided in 93 to get my 1968 V8 VW smogged,"legally", I made an appointment with a referee. At that time, 1966 and later had to be smogged. My egine setup at that time was the 455 Olds, with dual point aftermarket dizzy, hi-rise and factory Quadrajet, aftermarket aircleaner. The ref wanted to know the year of the engine, I fudged and told him it was a 72. "If" he checked the serial number of the motor he did a bad job, it is a 76 motor. All this means that at that time it had to pass a visual, and a sniffer. Mine didn't pass the visual, only because of the dizzy, and he didn't like my PCV setup ( it worked fine, even he acknowledged that). He went ahead and sniffed it and it passed, all I had to do was go to Pepboys and buy a $29.95 single point dizzy, drop it in( not even putting a light on it) and change my PCV to his liking. He checked everything again, on a later visit, and I got my certification tag ( it's still on the car ). He told me....OK....now take it home and put everything back.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Little did he know, I was changing over to the tunnelram, and 2 four setup.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ..(Check "Dads' 914 will have to wait", posted yesterday. I sold the car in 1995 because the car was STILL under the smog laws, and I didn't want to change everything again. There were a few more reasons for selling, but not important here. I recently got the car back from outta state. They..( AAA ) checked the Vin number on the car against the title and checked nothing else. OBVIOUSLY....they had no problem seeing the 455 Olds stickin up back there. Case closed.....pay my fees, and I was outta there. I also understand there are roadside sniffing setups goig on......have yet to experience one, so I can't comment. Hope this helps.....Dad (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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