Chevy Vega Re: Cheap cars (was: 1%...), and increasingly OT

From: Jim Tuck <technos_at_nerdland.org>
Date: Wed Aug 1 23:21:47 2001

> > Do emissions laws allow this for newer car bodies? If one buys a
> > 1990
> > Lincoln and stuffs a heavily modified 460 engine and C6
> > transmission,
> > pulled out of a 1972 vehicle, into it, is it considered a 1990 or
a
> > 1972
> > vehicle for emissions standards?
> >>
> as I understand it, the car must have the emission controls that came
> with
> that year car body. so, putting a 1986 ford turbo engine in my 1979
> pinto
> shouldnt be a problem. heh.
>
> --
> DB Young Team OS/2
>
> old computers, hot rod pinto and more at:
> www.nothingtodo.org

If your state adheres to the EPA standard (voluntary), yes, it must run
emissions fitting that years standard. Even then, it has to fail a
check
before they're even going to look at you funny.

If not, well, they have a pretty high bar to prove 'unsafe equipment'
and they generally don't press it. What use is bringing in a paid
witness
for $5K when the fine is a few hundred bucks?

(Former owner of a 1989 F-150 with a 196o's 460 and a 1984 AMC
wagon with a 1970's 360..

Jim, new to the list
Received on Wed Aug 01 2001 - 23:21:47 BST