RacerHog

Here in So-CAl.. When you buy a new car you get a 6 year pass without having to smog. Them after that you have to smog them every other year as per the odd or even of the last number of the vin number. The vehical has to have all the factory installed emission equipment that the car came with in order to even get it certed.
Then you have the ones that are 7 years old that you have to smog all the way back to 1977 that is the cut off. 1976 and back dont require a smog cert.
So if I need something like a carb for my truck 1977, You have to get one that is what is called CARB Certified for California Emissions and it has to have a label affixed to it at all times or the vehicle fails it's visual inspection for not having an OEM part. If you cant find a CARB cert-ed or OEM replacement, Your Done. However, If you want to install an aftermarket newer engine, like a 2012 5.7 Hemi, You have to use all the smog and emission testing for that year and see a state referee to rite off on it. But it must run cleaner and have all the required Smog equipment on the vehicle for that year engine. And if you try to go backwards you must meet the year make and model of the vehicle your smogging.
So every other year, I have too get a smog check, They, Look at the truck, and make sure it has all the rite parts, and then it goes for a sniff testing, and if all is good, i get some new tags for the next two years.
That kid of it in a nut shell with the non-OBD2 stuff.

Iowan

Well the Volare is a 76 so it would be good in Cal.?

RacerHog

Yep.... Good to go. For the most part.. Only need to smog that when you change owners or changing states for plates...

This is a few years old.... But you will get the picture.... Fun Stuff....

https://www.bar.ca.gov/pdf/Smog_Chec...l_ENG_2013.pdf

The test sheet looks like this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=1977...-Y27guwBpl5IM:

fivepoint

Sounds like a pain in the backside to me. I suppose it keeps repair shops in business. The price you pay to live in paradise. Yes I'm writing this from northwest Ohio in sub-zero weather. Here we just wait for a good southwest wind and export our foul air over lake Erie into Canada.

RacerHog

Five, It is a pain in the butt. It use to be that we had a year roll up program then you didnt have to smog, But one of our Governors "Arnold" put the cubash on that.. At one point we had to do all of our car from current model year all the way back to 1965.... Yep you read it rite... "1965"
Back in the 1970's we had a smog issue here in CALI. But with running all the industrial businesses out and Strict Smogs and enforcement... Now all we have are fore's....lol
Anyways, I have been able to keep mine on the road with allot of work and TLC. But man is it hard.

It was nice here today... 77* No rain or snow in the forecast,

Ohio is a busy place... Lots of work but I here the is not all that great?

As For CAli and the price's.... Yep everything is high here.... Taxes are like a rocket.... But we pay for the year round weather... 100% the best....
Everything and I mean Anything you want to do is only the Max of a 2 Hour Drive away... Pick something and we got it around at some point.

Cheers

Coronet 500

Everything, Anything? Come on Bob, can you drive 2 hrs and go Snowmobiling?

Out the end of my driveway and I'm on the snow and cold, with the biggest smile on my face, guess i'm just weird that way.

RacerHog

Yep.. Got that too. A short drive up the mountain and your there. Good for the morning. Then head home and load up the dirt bikes and head to the dunes.
It is just crazy what you do here.

RacerHog

I will have to add.... The people are nuts here. But if you can deal with that. Your good to go. All walks of life good and bad....lol

RacerHog

Good Morning Tom....

Iowan

What are you saying Bob?

RacerHog

Not too much....lol

RacerHog

Good to see you all made it to the New Year.....

Iowan

Have great one Bob!!

RacerHog

You also...

RacerHog

Good Evening Y'all.... Warn here in SO-CAL at the moment... 75* Today...
Have great evening.... I'm Going to sit and listen to oldies from the 50's and 60's...

RacerHog

Good Friday afternoon Yall.... Hope you are all ready for a nice weekend.... Going to be about 74* here in SO-CAL... Man after 3 to 4 days of rain and cool weather... Looks like it's time to get out the shorts and tank tops and head out cruising....

What are you guys working on this week end..... ???????

Coronet 500

Super crappy weather here. Looking for the Eagles to win tomorrow. My oldest son comes Sunday from Alberta, very excited about that. My Nephew is getting married next weekend, a wedding I'm actually looking forward too.

RacerHog

Dan, Sounds like it's going to be a very nice week for you and the family !!!!!!

RacerHog

Well.. Good evening y'all... Hope you are all having a great work week? This is my Friday, Got lots going on here at the house. Wife is feeling down in the dumps with an illness. So got to take care of her !!!
It has been a littler cooler and hot a times around here... 80* today, but tomorrow will be a high of 68*. Thats a large swing in temp for us... Lots of folks sick here in SO-CAL. Seems we all have some type of head cold or something going around.
I'm off to buy a new washer and dryer... Mine took a dump and I'm tired of fixing them.. Have a good one, Yack at Y'all this weekend....
What are you up too?

Coronet 500

Morning. Had yesterday and have today off with Wife and son here from Alberta.

Removed C4 Corvette crossmember with front suspension to make tube front frame, possibly with fabricated jig to retain mounting point geometry and not cut stock frame.This way we can remove roll cage without destroying frame and crossmember for sale and recoop money for the expensive DOM tubing and 4 link brackets I'll be ordering.

Snowmobile trails are mostly closed in Ontario so if we can't go the 27th then it will be a week of race car building with Son. Maybe even get back to do some work on my Coronet as everyone outside of the family says I should work more on my own things and less on other peoples projects.

So it's weld quarter panels on an old Dodge or build a race car, um let's see....oh I choose race car.

Iowan

Tougher choice than most realize, but 👍..........

Iowan

I've got to get my Ford project going this summer so I can finish the Mopar project, so I need to biuld a C4 to handle 500 hp +.....

RacerHog

That sounds like a great plan.....

RacerHog

Sounds like your going to be busy?

xaza

Good morning all. Went to start the XJ up and make sure battery had charge before an oncoming snow storm and found the battery dead. Tried charging it overnight to no avail. Had to replace the battery. In typical fashion I found a way to make some upgrades here. I started pulling all the wiring I had run out. There was 40 ft of 2g wire, 20 ft of 4g, 60 ft of 10g and a ridiculous amount of 16g. Will start on upgrades and begin rewiring electronics today and hopefully have it wired up next weekend when the last parts arrive. I am excited because this has been bugging me for a while now. When it is done I will post a write up and pics in build thread. Whatchyall working on this weekend?

RacerHog

Good Morning..... 88* here in SO-CAL today...... Cant wait to read about the new upGrade....

Oh This Weekend.... Grand National Roadster Show At Pomona Fairplex...
http://www.rodshows.com/gnrs/index.html

Awesome Show... If your ever out this way and looking for something to do around this time of year....

RacerHog

Good Morning Y'all,
Hope you all started out the work week in a good mood?
Hot here in SO-CAL.... 88*.... Dam....
Well off to a good work week so far.. For me anyways....
My Dam fuel gauge took a dump in my 1977 Dodge Warlock pick up with the 360 in it. Dam Stewart Warner gage gave up the ghost... WTF
They just don't make parts like they use too..... lol
Well have a great evening...

Coronet 500

Tuesday Good Morning. Fabbed the main frame rails Saturday, Cold started Sunday, not moving Monday, wife and Shawn at work. Today every ones home and sick.

I will have to push myself today if I want to build, just worried about my math with a foggy head. triple check all measurements. Glad I didn't go way north snowmobiling this week.

RacerHog

Oh Boy Dan !!!!! Hope you feel better soon man !!!! Folks down this way have got it really bad.. Not fun... I'm just fighting allergy's... Man it's messed up to have to deal with all this cold stuff... Wish I was young again...lol
So Did you make the cuts? Or are your going to wait?....lol

Coronet 500

Yesterday got frame rails in, cut off Corvette frame and jig welded for front suspension attachment points. Need to get front down tubes bent and I was just now going to call a local stock car fabricator to see when they can do it.

Thought I felt better middle of the night then woke up like crap.