3/4 ton big block with SMOG?

[jerry moss]

commifornia hasn't changed for the better, if anything is got worse. pickups still have to be registered commercial, my 80 K20 just cost me $304.00 for a year because of the GVWR, didn't have to smog it this year but will next year. I work in a shop that does smog's and they are tightening up on the passing numbers trying to get the older vehicles off the road. if you own an older jeep with a 6 cylinder that doesn't have an EGR you can forget about it passing even with a brand new catalytic converter.

[PbFut]

I was young, and as most, did not understand the a.i.r. pumps of the day. They were quite effective at afterburning hydrocarbons on engines used at that time. The extra belt and pullies were easy to remove and so off they came. In reality, very little power was needed to spin a smog pump. Give how bad the air was in LA county, compared to today, I must say that as invasive as the Calif pollution laws are, they are effective. Today's air quality, though still not great is way, way better.

[jumpsoffrock]

Originally Posted by jerry moss

commifornia hasn't changed for the better, if anything is got worse. pickups still have to be registered commercial, my 80 K20 just cost me $304.00 for a year because of the GVWR, didn't have to smog it this year but will next year. I work in a shop that does smog's and they are tightening up on the passing numbers trying to get the older vehicles off the road. if you own an older jeep with a 6 cylinder that doesn't have an EGR you can forget about it passing even with a brand new catalytic converter.

Wanna know somethin funny? My '56 F100 cost me 174, and my '72 C3500 cost 167; both are commercial.

lol