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CA- smog problem HELP ME!

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I have a 77' four years short of smog exempt in CA so I am trying to come up with ideas on ways to get around it...
1. i was thinking of buying a junked 73 and just switchen over the tags, lisence & vin
2. pay a fellow blazer owner switch my plates to his and take it in to a smog check station
3. just pay off the smog check guy (yet to find one)

help me i am a college student and this is my daily driver as well . Please give me ideas or a smog certificate!!!!!!

350, sm465, NP205, 14 Bolt w/Detroit locker(465 ratio), Savin for the front Dana 60, 38.5 swampers
 
Find someone lives in a smog exempt county and register it to that address there... then no more smog... of course that's easier then it sounds because I still can't find anyone! Or get some of that no pass no pay stuff and jam a crap load of that in your tank.... I'm gonna try that after I get my carb fixed... Where in CA are you? If you find someone close to you to pay off let me know... LOL

C'mon captain brake pedal... quit looking for the parade and drive!!
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i live in Long Beach and if i find a hook up ill let you know i just hate driving around with my yellow 2000 tags on :(

350, sm465, NP205, 14 Bolt w/Detroit locker(465 ratio), Savin for the front Dana 60, 38.5 swampers
 
here's your tip, move OUT of CA... LOL
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Where do your parents live? Does the K-5 already have CA plates on them? Do you have all your smog stuff on her? What is it failing on?

C'moe

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i rebuilt everything that needed to be done dont know what it was missn the smog tech guys didnt even know... so i said screw them and put some mods on my rig now there is no way in hell im passn and yes my parents live in ca as well.

350, sm465, NP205, 14 Bolt w/Detroit locker(465 ratio), Savin for the front Dana 60, 38.5 swampers
 
If my truck had to go through emissions I'd be out of here or I'd sell it. I can't stand emission controls, and I refuse to have them.

I don't know what I can recommend that you do.

Tim
'84 Chevy K10, lifted, loud, fast, and 3/4 ton axles
 
My advice isn't going to be easy to here either......
Take it to a shop and have a pre test done and have them tell you what should be changed for it to pass. If you just take it in and have it tested there is a chance that you could be labled a "gross polluter" which sucks......
Or buy a 1st Gen Blazer...

'71 Blazer CST w/ a 400sbc, 4" lift, 36" Supper Swampers, and alot of rust
 
If the smog tech didn't know what was missing, or just wouldn't tell you, you may have a case against them. I have no clue how to pursue that in CA, though. I didn't have to worry about that when I was there.

Anyhoo, I'd have to second what Triaged said; take it someplace and tell them up-front you don't know if stuff is missing or broken, so you'd like a pre-test to find out what needs fixing.

OR, find a friend in Arizona and register it there...

It's always darkest just before it goes pitch-black...
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Or take it to one of the podunk Nevada counties, away from REno or LV, get yourself a PO box and then register it there.

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I've got some bad news for you....'77 isn't going to be smog exempt in 4 years!!!
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The law as I understand it states that all cars/trucks '73 and earlier are CURRENTLY exempt, and in the year 2004 the law will change to provide a 'sliding scale' 30-year exemption. Therefore the exemptions by year would look like this:

Calendar........Model Years
Year.............Now Exempt

2001..............73 and earlier
2002..............73 and earlier
2003..............73 and earlier
2004..............74 and earlier
2005..............75 and earlier
2006..............76 and earlier
2007..............77 and earlier

So you are really looking at 6 more years of waiting for that magical exemption.....

California really sucks about this stuff. Even if the truck could be made to pass cleanly, it has to ALSO pass all the visual inspections too. It severely limits what you can do to any non-exempt vehicle.

My solution was to go with a '72 K5. I paid more initially than if I'd bought a mid-70s K5, but now I'm completely free to do whatever I want!!!

Sorry for the sobering news....

-Greg72
 
77Blazer, there's a simple cure. Buy a bottle of STP (other brands are OK) fuel additive and the problem is solved. The additive changes the composition of the gas and helps to pass smog test. In some cases, companies sell the stuff under a different name and guarantee that you will pass. Also, remember to change all filters (including PCV) and tune up. Good luck.
 
It sounds like he will now fail the visual inspection also.

Dave

Horn Broken... Watch For Finger.
91 K5 - in the process of 4" lift with D60/14FF plus LOTS of extras. ETF August 1.
 
I am now ORANGE!!!!!!!!

Thanks Steve!

Dave

Horn Broken... Watch For Finger.
91 K5 - in the process of 4" lift with D60/14FF plus LOTS of extras. ETF August 1.
 
I don't remember how much you need to spend to have itwaved... Also I would call the place that did you test, and ask what was wrong? Did they charge you for the test? Did you get a read out of the test? What ever you do don't go to the ref. ........

C'moe

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My understanding is the waiver is only if the equipment has not been modified. Calif. is very strict on modifications. It's harder to pass the visual inspection than the O2 emmissions. Now they test emmissions under a load at low and high speed on a tread mill.
 
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