SMOG/A.I.R. Pump help
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
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Hey everyone,
Thanks all for your great help and comments, i decided to go down the BAR route and try and get an exception as it seemed easier then trying to retrofit the new motor. So i took it to the tester again and ask them to test so I could get the fail sheet, came back a couple of hour later and had a full pass no issues.
Turns out the car had already had a exemption when the motor was changed at some point in 1996, for some reason the BAR folks opted not to enlighten me with this when I called them, but the tester found the sticker in the door jam saying it didnt need to be tested for AIR
So good times, im road legal and ready to roll, now please keep a close eye out for my new posts when I encouter a multitude of running issues as this car has not been driven for nearly 20 years!
Thanks all for your great help and comments, i decided to go down the BAR route and try and get an exception as it seemed easier then trying to retrofit the new motor. So i took it to the tester again and ask them to test so I could get the fail sheet, came back a couple of hour later and had a full pass no issues.
Turns out the car had already had a exemption when the motor was changed at some point in 1996, for some reason the BAR folks opted not to enlighten me with this when I called them, but the tester found the sticker in the door jam saying it didnt need to be tested for AIR
So good times, im road legal and ready to roll, now please keep a close eye out for my new posts when I encouter a multitude of running issues as this car has not been driven for nearly 20 years!
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2019
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From: Deep in the Pisgah National Forest
Nothing is "normal" in California. Glad that you were able to find a loophole and exploit it. My advice, long term: find an escape route.
Here in NC anything older than 35 years old can be registered as an antique and this gives you some very good benefits:
Here in NC anything older than 35 years old can be registered as an antique and this gives you some very good benefits:
- No annual inspections. This will be a basic inspection if you bring in an out-of-state title. In that case, like a non-runner, it has to be running, basic stuff like lights and horns working, and they are really only interested in reading the VIN to verify that it wasn't stolen.
- They tax annually based on valuation. Antiques are all valued at $500 for tax purpose. So I pay like $11/ year, tacked onto my real estate tax bill.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,837
Likes: 1,028
Nothing is "normal" in California. Glad that you were able to find a loophole and exploit it. My advice, long term: find an escape route.
Here in NC anything older than 35 years old can be registered as an antique and this gives you some very good benefits:
Here in NC anything older than 35 years old can be registered as an antique and this gives you some very good benefits:
- No annual inspections. This will be a basic inspection if you bring in an out-of-state title. In that case, like a non-runner, it has to be running, basic stuff like lights and horns working, and they are really only interested in reading the VIN to verify that it wasn't stolen.
- They tax annually based on valuation. Antiques are all valued at $500 for tax purpose. So I pay like $11/ year, tacked onto my real estate tax bill.
Antique and classic plates are Extra now, not cheaper.
Last edited by Big2Bird; Jun 18, 2020 at 10:01 PM.
