While that may work in some states, Ca. is fanatical about keeping tabs on vehicles, especially in metropolitan areas. If you drive around with an out of state plate here, you are much more likely to be scrutinized by law enforcement, especially if they see you more than once. Double the scrutiny if your vehicle is an older off-road set up rig. There are so many restrictions on operating an out of state vehicle here that most folks will not know them. But, the cops do. If you are stopped in a vehicle registered out of state, you would have to show proof that you are not living here or working here. Finding out either about you only takes a few minutes for the cop. Here are a couple of sections from the Vehicle Code that apply:
4000.4. (a) Except as provided in Sections 6700, 6702, and 6703,
any vehicle which is registered to a nonresident owner, and which is
based in California or primarily used on California highways, shall
be registered in California.
(b) For purposes of this section, a vehicle is deemed to be
primarily or regularly used on the highways of this state if the
vehicle is located or operated in this state for a greater amount of
time than it is located or operated in any other individual state
during the registration period in question.
6700. (a) Except as provided in Section 6700.2, the owner of any
vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration under this code,
other than a commercial vehicle registered in a foreign jurisdiction,
may operate the vehicle in this state until gainful employment is
accepted in this state or until residency is established in this
state, whichever occurs first, if the vehicle displays valid license
plates and has a valid registration issued to the owner, and the
owner was a resident of that state at the time of issuance.
Application to register the vehicle shall be made within 20 days
after gainful employment is accepted in this state or residency is
established in this state.
(b) A nonresident owner of a vehicle, otherwise exempt from
registration pursuant to this section or Section 6700.2, may operate
or permit operation of the vehicle in this state without registering
the vehicle in this state if the vehicle is registered in the place
of residence of the owner and displays upon it valid license plates
issued by that place. This exemption does not apply if the
nonresident owner rents, leases, lends, or otherwise furnishes the
vehicle to a California resident for regular use on the highways of
this state, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4000.4.
(c) Any resident who operates upon a highway of this state a
vehicle owned by a nonresident who furnished the vehicle to the
resident operator for his or her regular use within this state, as
defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4000.4, shall cause the vehicle
to be registered in California within 20 days after its first
operation within this state by the resident.
6700.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000.4, subdivision (a) of
Section 6700, or Section 6702, a nonresident daily commuter may
operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state only if all of
the following conditions are met:
(1) The motor vehicle is a passenger vehicle or a commercial
vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight with not more than
two axles of the type commonly referred to as a pickup truck.
(2) The motor vehicle is used regularly to transport passengers on
the highways of this state principally between, and to and from, the
place of residence in a contiguous state and the place of employment
in this state by the owner of the motor vehicle and for no other
business purpose.
(3) The motor vehicle is not used in the course of a business
within this state, including the transportation of property other
than incidental personal property between, and to or from, the place
of residence in a contiguous state and the place of employment of the
motor vehicle owner in this state.
(4) Nothing in paragraphs (2) and (3) prohibits a nonresident
daily commuter operating a motor vehicle that displays currently
valid external vehicle identification indicia and who possess a
corresponding identification card issued pursuant to Section 6700.25
from using that vehicle for other lawful purposes.
(b) The exception to registration of a motor vehicle under the
conditions specified in this section does not supersede any other
exception to registration under other conditions provided by law.
(c) This section does not apply to a resident of a foreign
country.
Later, Jacob 
It all started just as something to toy around with on the weekends, ive changed directions 3 times now lol. BTW i need 75 and older, no smog he he. 
)-I dont understand the anal laws some places passed.. 
like we drive our trucks thousands of miles every year,and were "gross polluters" 
