Jim,

Just a FYI, those of us in either Anchorage or Fairbanks Alaska would also need CARB approval to run your conversion.  We do have the option of "seasonal use" registration, but if we want to drive our vans year round it must have the stock engine or a CARB approved conversion.

I reviewed your site and like what I see so far, not that I need an engine now.  I am currently leaning toward a TDI conversion in the future as I want to run WVO and would like to see the mileage figures that they can attain.

Mark in AK
87 Westy Syncro
86 7Pass Syncro (rolled but running)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bostig Eng." <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005 8:23 am
Subject: Zetec CA approval was: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Hi Jon,
>
> Thanks for this response. This is half the problem though... one
> of our
> interested folks in CA contacted BAR and they said that you have
> to have
> the TRANSMISSION from the vehicle as well... which is odd since I
> swearI;ve seen conversions with BAR stickers on them.  In any
> case, we are
> looking for a CARB EO number so that customers won't have to fight
> with a
> BAR ref and spend an entire day getting inspected(which I hear can
> be the
> case if the ref had a fight with his wife).  In any case, I
> believe we
> should be able to obtain the EO once we have the resrouces to do
> so. We
> need to get a few more of the conversions on the road and then
> bring a
> Zetec caravan to CA for your guys out there, and to stop by the
> variousboards in person so they can't dodge our phone
> calls(apparently they only
> want to talk if I say I have about $10,000 ready right now to
> spend on the
> process).  In any case, we were hoping that we could pull a CA
> Zetec list
> togther, and maybe help with some of the information gathering to
> speedthings along.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Akiba
>
>
>
> At 09:59 PM 12/7/2005, Jon Brown wrote:
> >nstalled in. ie. if the motor could/would have been in a 2005
> Ford Focus
> >then all you have to do is make sure you install every bit of
> emissions>equipment in your vanagon that was (would have been) in
> the 2005 Ford Focus.
> >ALL the emissions equipment means you need to use the SAME catalytic
> >converter or two as the case may be...  multiple o2 sensors are
> also now
> >popular... check engine light...  charcoal canisters... etc... etc...
> >
> >If you do all that and take it to a California BAR (Bureau of
> Automotive>Repair) referee they can verify everything and issue
> you a "green sticker"
> >and viola your legal in California and for ever one you'll be
> considered a
>
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