Update - it looks as if I've found the snake of my dreams - and it is indeed out of state, so I will be dancing the SB100 fandango to start the new year.
So check me on this:
- I buy the beast and have it transported here.
- I get a smog check, which fails.
- I register it and get a 60-day TOP.
- I have 60 days to make the PCV mods, have BAR check it out, etc.
- The TOP runs out, probably before the end of the year.
- I successfully negotiate the SB100 maze.
- I wait some number of days (60-90?) for the certificate to show up, and then can complete the reg and drive like a semi-normal person.
My question is this: if I DON'T get an SB-100 by noon on 01/04/2010, am I doomed to owning a garage queen for the next year?