During my attempt to build a Cobra kit, (in California), my experience was
that you had to satisfy the smog requirements for the engine and vehicle it
came out of. If you took a 427 from a 66 Ford Fairlane, you had to adhere
to 66 427 Ford Fairlane emission standards. You also had to produce a
document stating where the engine came from.
However, I never finished the kit. I never got to the registration phase.
And now all vehicles 1973 and older are exempt.
I passed on a free 78 Spitfire recently just because I did not want to deal
with Smog laws. I think it is good advice to stay away from 74 and above
Paul w.
64 TR4 Stock Engine
Looking for a TR3 to shoehorn.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
To: "'bret duff'" <bretduff@earthlink.net>; <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 7:00 AM
Subject: RE: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> Bret, I'm no expert when it comes to V6s, smog, or California law. But
> here goes ...
>
> Sell the 78, and buy a car that is California smog exempt then do the
> conversion. I think in California that means 1974 or earlier.
>
> You'll save yourself grief and money doing this.
>
> If you use a 83-92 donor engine for your 1978 MGB you'll have to meet
> 93-92 smog laws. ALL components from the donor car must be installed in
> the MGB and must be CARB approved. This is a big process and very
> expensive. You'll have to submit the car to the CARB referee (smog cop)
> before it can be driven.
>
> Any California experts out there?
>
> Good luck.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of bret duff
> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:33 PM
> > To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> > Subject: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> >
> >
> > OK let's try this again.
> >
> > First of all - apologies for all of the previous emails and
> > to all of you purists out there who might think what I'm
> > about to do amounts to sacrilege. But I need some help.
> >
> > I have a 78 MGB that I want to drop in a V6. I'd considered a
> > V8 for the longest time before I started seeing more and more
> > info on guys such as myself opting for the V6 for various
> > reasons. Listed among some of the pros for this are little or
> > no modifications to the front end and the price. Comments &
> > suggestions are welcome - but try to be kind.
> >
> > Anyway I am currently looking at locating a donor car with a
> > Chevy V6 2.8L or 3.4L with a T5 trans. I've seen lots of
> > Comaros & Firebirds (83 to 92) with this basic setup and have
> > seen various installation kits available on the web - that
> > (claim to) make this basically a bolt on affair. Again
> > comments & suggestions welcome.
> >
> > Problem is I live in California & have discovered that our
> > states smog laws are vary sensitive and are quite involved
> > where engine swaps are concerned. What I'm looking for is
> > someone who might have traveled down this path already to
> > advise me as to what I can expect.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Bret
>
> ///
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