Tigger4X
06-24-2010, 12:44 PM
Hunt n peck ... dig and find not much if anything relevant. Hopefully somebody here has the straight poop on smog regs and diesel conversions in the PRK.
With that said, as of today I am officially considered ancient by my kids' standard, a confused fuddy duddy, and legal-speak challenged to boot! Please don your Armor of Patience as I don my newbie flame suit. :D
I have been looking at a couple of FSJs that have diesels in them, but they are currently papered in other states and would be coming into CA. I went round n round with the LPG conversion on my '76 Chero and what to do coming from AZ to CA and it was no fun lemme tell you what! So I wanna eliminate as much :banghead: as possible!!
AFAIK, and that dont mean much, if the diesel manufacture date/year of donor vehicle is same year or newer than the FSJ it goes into then all is good; providing all of the proper stuff is still on it. FACT or CRAP :confused:
AFAIK, again doesnt mean much, as long as the FSJ is '75 or older its smog exempt. However, with a (diesel) conversion((assuming the previous AFAIK is actually fact)) what type of inspection will I be subject too? Paperwork and VIN check, i.e. doorjamb and dashboard? Or will it include underhood numbers check? Now lets crank it up a notch ... toss in outta state papers coming into CA, what happens now? Shall I really put my butt on the burner with this one ~~~> IF its '75 or older and smog exempt, comes into CA with no powertrain to be given "title only"; what hoops do I get to play master an servant with once the powertrain is in and now needs to be plated/registered??
Have you had enough? Or are you thirsty for more?? This gets further complicated should I decide to cross into the realm of a "custom" build/title (i.e. 4 door J-truck). Any FACT on this twist of fun in the PRK :confused:
Weeeeeeeeeeeee! :drivin:
With that said, as of today I am officially considered ancient by my kids' standard, a confused fuddy duddy, and legal-speak challenged to boot! Please don your Armor of Patience as I don my newbie flame suit. :D
I have been looking at a couple of FSJs that have diesels in them, but they are currently papered in other states and would be coming into CA. I went round n round with the LPG conversion on my '76 Chero and what to do coming from AZ to CA and it was no fun lemme tell you what! So I wanna eliminate as much :banghead: as possible!!
AFAIK, and that dont mean much, if the diesel manufacture date/year of donor vehicle is same year or newer than the FSJ it goes into then all is good; providing all of the proper stuff is still on it. FACT or CRAP :confused:
AFAIK, again doesnt mean much, as long as the FSJ is '75 or older its smog exempt. However, with a (diesel) conversion((assuming the previous AFAIK is actually fact)) what type of inspection will I be subject too? Paperwork and VIN check, i.e. doorjamb and dashboard? Or will it include underhood numbers check? Now lets crank it up a notch ... toss in outta state papers coming into CA, what happens now? Shall I really put my butt on the burner with this one ~~~> IF its '75 or older and smog exempt, comes into CA with no powertrain to be given "title only"; what hoops do I get to play master an servant with once the powertrain is in and now needs to be plated/registered??
Have you had enough? Or are you thirsty for more?? This gets further complicated should I decide to cross into the realm of a "custom" build/title (i.e. 4 door J-truck). Any FACT on this twist of fun in the PRK :confused:
Weeeeeeeeeeeee! :drivin: