Moving to Cali - Anything I should know?
 

I'm going to be moving from Missouri to California this coming summer. Here there is no emissions testing, just safety checks (brakes, lights, etc). What kind of things do they look for in order to pass smog checks? Is it an equipment check or a sniffer or both? I'll be moving to China Lake (non-urban area in Kern county). Thanks for any info.

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'71 Custom 10 in progress
350/TH350/3.73
Holley 650 Dbl. Pump, Headers, HEI
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'84 K-10 Silverado Blazer daily driver

STRETCH, I HAVE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. I LIVED IN CALI FOR TWO YEARS. I TOOK MY 68 CAMARO, CARS 74 AND OLDER ARE EXEMPT FOR EMISSIONS TESTING. GOOD NEWS TAKE YOUR 71. BAD NEWS, YOU'LL HAVE TO GET YOUR 84 TO PASS EMISSIONS TEST, THEN GO DOWN TO GET TAGS. A $300. FEE IS ADDED TO YOUR BILL BECAUSE YOUR CAR WAS NOT BOUGHT NEW IN CALIFORNIA. PLEASE CALL AND CONFIRM THIS, BEFORE YOU MAKE THE CALL TO SELL THE 84 BEFORE YOU LEAVE OR TAKE IT. YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND GREAT DEALS OUT THERE (MORE GOOD NEWS) THERE ARE SO MANY CARS AND TRUCKS, THAT YOU CAN GET ANYTHING CAR RELATED AT A GOOD PRICE. I WAS IN L.A. MORE GOOD NEWS, ECOLOGY AUTO RECYCLING YARDS, AND PIC-A-PART YARDS, THE BEST JUNK YARDS EVER!!! BE SURE TO GO EVEN IF IT'S A DISTANCE TO DRIVE. CONTACT CALI DMV SOON TO DOUBLE CHECK ME!!! I HAD FUN, WISH I WOULDN'T HAVE COME BACK SO SOON. DAVID

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1970c-10lwb 350 3spd project: 65 bel air 2-door 350 700r4 NEW TRUCK: 1982 3/4 LWB CHEVY 350-TH400-2WD W/89 SUBURBAN FRONT CAP.
DRIVE TOYOTA DAILY.

DBL pretty much hit the nail on the head
good news you can work on your truck in the winter! bad news cost of living is higher
also its 73 and older is smog exempt not 74..

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www.xframeimpala.com


68 4x4 short fleetside deluxe cab 327 air
56 big window short stepside
64ImpalaSS 327 700R4
67 1 ton dually 157" wheelbase 327 SM420

Bring a generator with you, I hear they're in short supply in Cali....

Just joking

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'71 K-20 350,SM 465 w/33s
'66 K-20 283,SM 420
'59 Willys CJ-5
'48 Chevy Half Ton SM 420
Akron, NY

$300 fee for not having a vehicle not bought new in Cali, wth ? Interesting...

Good luck, stretch...

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'68 C-10, '81 C-20, '79 CM-400 '72 Blazer,
'79 Caprice,'77 Electra,
'76 C-20, '78 C-10, '83 Caprice
"How do you want to crash today?"
-- New Microsoft Slogan for Windows
Lincoln, IL, 30 Mi N of Springfield
r72k5@hotmail.com

i think they did away with the $300 out of state fee. and there are no safety inspections.

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72 suburban,350/350,still working on it !
Palm Springs, Ca.

Your vehicle will only have to pass the federal smog test that it was built to meet, not the CA test, which is more strict.

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'93 1/2-ton Cheyenne 2wd
408" smallblock with vortec heads, 9.2:1 CR, Performer Intake, 454 TBI, Comp Cams XE268H cam, custom chip, Thorley headers/true dual exhaust. 375-400 HP. 4L60E w/ Trans-go kit.

Sure do hate to pass a smog test. If I took my truck to Cali, the inspector would just take one look under the hood and say "No way Jose. Bum deal on the smog test but I guess we can still be "foot stompers" and help the environment.

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Gerardo
1983 Custom Truck
TX Plates: "BAD BOW"
http://www.geocities.com/abetterchemist/

So I guess if the EGR, catalytic, and A.I.R. systems are in and working, as well as the carb being tuned, I should be OK, huh?

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'71 Custom 10 in progress
350/TH350/3.73
Holley 650 Dbl. Pump, Headers, HEI
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'84 K-10 Silverado Blazer daily driver