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Old 01-13-2012, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by terry251 View Post
When I registered my car in Colorado (2005), I had to have a '69 block, or earlier, to qualify for PCV only. The block casting number was required on a letter from the engine builder, the technical emissions people had to physically verify it and tail pipe test the car, and the State Patrol checked it again when I went for my assigned VIN.
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I registered my car at about the same time. I went to the local branch office of the state emissions department, and got a letter stating what my smog standards were. I was using a 74 block, aftermarket heads, an 8 stack EFI system, and an electronic distributer. I showed him a picture of an original car with Webers, and he agreed that my engine represented that. So I got smogged as a '65 - I had to meet visual and tailpipe standards for that year.

The car is registered as a 2002 kit. The year of the car is based on the date on the MSO from FFR. Fortunatly, no vehicles registered as kit cars need a smog inspection anywhere in CO.

Nobody ever looked at the casting number on the block.
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