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| Ron914 |
 Oct 22 2025, 12:16 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 429 Joined: 19-April 22 From: Huntington Beach,Ca Member No.: 26,487 Region Association: Southern California 
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This is the original muffler from my car . I was wondering if it can be saved/fixed.
Not sure if this will be required to pass smog on my 1976 as it is part of the original equipment needed to pass as a 49 state car in California . I currently have the repaired Bursch I got from Franz @drem914 installed on my car but not sure if this will be a problem when I go for my smog test ?    [attachmentid=957436] Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| sixnotfour |
Oct 22 2025, 07:51 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,999 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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California is special...
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| Ron914 |
Oct 22 2025, 10:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 429 Joined: 19-April 22 From: Huntington Beach,Ca Member No.: 26,487 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Oct 22 2025, 08:51 PM)  California is special... I have one other card up my sleeve when I go for my test . My car has BAR reports showing it has been passing smog in California since it first came here in 1985 .  |
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| wonkipop |
Oct 23 2025, 01:20 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,155 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(Ron914 @ Oct 22 2025, 10:57 PM) QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Oct 22 2025, 08:51 PM) California is special... I have one other card up my sleeve when I go for my test . My car has BAR reports showing it has been passing smog in California since it first came here in 1985 . brilliant. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) and i guess the door jamb sticker sticks it up em too. i imagine you are only stuffed if you have an original california cert car still in california? and that you must have been able as a resident of the rest of the real united states, been able to take your car to california with you at some stage, and live there with it, in freedom as you followed economic opportunity etc over the last half century. or am i wrong as an ignorant aussie (but always mystified by the specialness of california). surely if the car went there in 85 and has never left since it must only have to meet the emissions standards of the state it was originally sold in, even if the californians want to test it every other year? i say this as a person who still remembers taking a smog test in chicago and the relief i felt in passing it and the greater relief of returning here.............where there are no smog tests. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) weld up the muffler and go for it, you are only doing it for the smog test.......right? and if its rusted on the outside, then sure as shite its baffles etc on the inside are gone anyway. its just a cosmetic job for the smog test? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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Ron914 Original muffler Oct 22 2025, 12:16 PM
Jack Standz Yes. But, welding on thin rusty metal is not easy... Oct 22 2025, 02:43 PM
Ron914
Yes. But, welding on thin rusty metal is not eas... Oct 22 2025, 05:36 PM burton73 Ron,
You should go for your smog with the cat on. ... Oct 22 2025, 06:27 PM Ron914
Ron,
You should go for your smog with the cat on.... Oct 22 2025, 07:44 PM JeffBowlsby I have a similar question about an original muffle... Oct 22 2025, 10:53 PM Jack Standz
I have a similar question about an original muffl... Oct 23 2025, 12:46 AM Ron914
I have a similar question about an original muff... Oct 23 2025, 08:46 AM JeffBowlsby ^^^this. Oct 23 2025, 07:24 AM Lockwodo I've seen a lot of California smog tests over ... Oct 23 2025, 08:01 AM Jack Standz
[quote name='Jack Standz' post='3229527' date='Oc... Oct 23 2025, 11:37 AM |
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