Someone told me rides over 25 yrs old are exempt from smog inspections in Cal.
Any body have any insite into this?. I'm trying to move there "family reasons" and don't want to get rid of my truck. It's 25 yrs old i have antique plates on it But i riped the brains out and went to dsII ignition sys. It runs way better now than it did when i got it.

 

nope. 1975 is the no smog date. everything else gets tested.

 

Even if they did it's probably like here in Va. You can run antique plates, but you better being doing something "antiquey" when you are driving it or they will pull you over. I know of two guys where I work that thought they would be smart and run antique tags and use the vehicle for regular use and got pulled over.

 

I'm glad to see VA is finally cracking down on that one. It used to bug me when I lived there, now to combat that sleazy independant dealer issue...

 

Hey Derrick, welcome to California. Unfortunately we are all messed up here and smog will likely kill you. Do the vacuum lines at least match up on the label?

 

If he swapped to a DSII system with a non-feedback carb, then the vacuum lines that are in use definitely don't match up to the ones on the label.

 

im in cali and fortunatly im active duty military so i can register out of state but my truck failed smog becasue the guy put some aftermarket parts on it without the CARB stickers and couldnt smog it and mines an 85 so my guess is to move to oregon or nevada and commute lol cause cali will rape you every chance they get

 

CA smog tests 1976 and later vehicles. All the factory installed emission parts that came with the vehicle have to be installed and in working order.

There is no waiver if the parts are obsolete...it's fix it or park it.

New to CA residents have 30 days to register their vehicles (dunno if this applies to active military).

If they don't register it within this time frame, a fine is imposed that escalates monthly!

CA requires that all trucks must have (expensive to register) Commercial Plates. The only way to get around this BS, is to install a permanent camper shell.

If you have CA personalized or DP (handicap) plates, they automatically become Commercial plates if installed on a truck.

 

I GUESS THIS TRUCK WILL STAY HERE IN ARKANSAS IF I MOVE TO CA.
Nothing smog related is left on the truck
If i put a 74 or older body on it would it be exempt from smog in Ca ?.
Do they go by body year vin or do they go by motor year vin to determen what gets smoged ?.

 

There's no such thing as a motor year VIN; the VIN is on the dash near the base of the
windshield, on the driver's side door jamb, and part of it is on the pass side front frame
rail.

 

Nope, because the truck will still be registered by its current VIN.

And, CA frowns on frame/body swaps. If the polizei or DMV find a different frame VIN than the vehicle is registered by, you're SOL!

Now...you have to prove that the truck wasn't stolen.

 

Is air quality much better in Ca.cities, vs non-Ca., as a result of all the regulations?

 

No, but the DMV sure is richer.......

 

Better than some, much better than is used to be.

 

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Originally Posted by 85e150six4mtod

Better than some, much better than is used to be.

Yes....

There was a time - mid-1970s as I recall - when Los Angeles had the nation's
worst air pollution, I remember this because Denver, CO (where I live) had
the honor of holding the #2 spot.

Through whatever actions were taken over the years in both cities, the air is
now significantly better.

If you ever get to visit a large city in a foreign country where there are NO
pollution controls on any of the cars or factories (Moscow, Bejing, etc.) you
will have a new appreciation for what our government here does to help
protect the environment.