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Re: New Jersey Inspection

To: Bill Gilroy <w.gilroy@verizon.net>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: New Jersey Inspection
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 15:48:11 -0700
Bill -

What hood?  It sounds like just a window is required.  Some cleverness with 
bracketry and a piece of plexiglas should suffice.

Clay L. '67 Sprite

At 07:59 AM 7/5/01 -0400, Bill Gilroy wrote:
>I went to New Jersey inspection this morning and failed.  Boy was I
>surprised.  I failed for CO emissions.  The allow 3% and I had 5.52%.
>I passed for HC they allow 300 (ppm?) and I had 291.  The did not
>check for NOx.
>
>The other things I failed for were (and here are the surprises):
>
>     1. No rear window.  I must have a hood on the car with a rear
>     window to pass in NJ.  Go figure.
>     2. Wrong color tail light.  I have a drivers side UK spec brake
>     light and the brake must be red not amber.
>     3. Missing inside door handle.
>     4. No rubber pads on the brake and clutch pedal.
>
>I was amazed about the missing rear window.  I can't pass inspection
>without a top.
>
>Anybody have a drivers side rear tail light for a 77 Midget that they
>want to sell.  It must be US spec :-)
>
>One other thing, in NJ if you fail for emissions you must take the car
>to repair shop and have them fill out a NJ form then you must produce
>that form and the receipts for the repairs.  You are not allowed to
>fix it yourself.
>
>It was funny watching the inspectors trying to get the car on the
>brake pad, the car was short.  They also have a test that bounces the
>wheels.  They had a really hard time trying to get the car on that pad
>since the car is to narrow.  It took 5 time to get it aligned and it still
>hung off on the inside.
>
>--
>Later,
>  Bill                          mailto:w.gilroy@verizon.net
>
>"Facts are the enemy of truth"
>77 Midget
>90 Shar-Pei



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