First: Why do you think a gas station mechanic be knowledgable about DMV
           beauracracy?

  Second... From my understanding when discussing this topic with more than
                 one DMV rep. is that the problem people have in getting a smog after
                 a conversion is simply that.  They didn't do their homework first.  They
                 did the conversion without consulting the DMV in the first place.  What
                 they should have done is arranged for an appointment to discuss their
                 planned conversion to make sure that it had a chance in hell to pass
                 in the first place.

                So if you want to do a conversion, then do yourself a favor and talk to
                a referee first.  Then decide which conversion to do.

  Steven

David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
  Well, I once talked to a mechanic who owns a 76 gas station and
who happens to be my cousin about engine conversion. I was advised
that in California it is too much trouble to deal with DMV because
of emission regulations. I wasn't given details but got the impresion
it could be endless trouble getting smog certified every two years.

Can anyone in California who has done it comment about this?

David

--- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 5/30/07 6:48:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Andrew.Richards@NIKE.COM writes:
>
>
> > My '87 GL may have sprouted its third passenger side head gasket leak in
> > 30K miles.
>
> time for an engine conversion!!
>
> im sure im not the first one to say this LOL
>
> chris
>
>
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