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It looks like a truck again! Loosely fitted the body to the frame. Alignment was kinda wonky before I started tearing it down, and it didn't line up perfectly when reassembling. I had to muscle the drivers side cowl out a bit and loosen/tighten...

New tires installed.They definitely fill the wheel wells better than the 28's with the OME lift, but still need to settle the rear springs to shift the axle back. Ready to pull the body for the last time and wrap up brakes, fuel hard line...

The idea that I need to drive my truck less is not a happy one.

What's the implication here? If/when I need to rebuild my trusty 2F, there won't be parts available to actually get that job done?

The smog man I've been using just raised his price to a little over 100 bucks for a full dyno test. It was quite a bit cheaper last time. I don't recall the exact amount, but perhaps about $60 before. He said his costs for calibration gasses have...

I've supported my local smog guy way more than I'd like to. He sees me roll up in my latest non-compliant junk project and knows he's got me for at least a couple of expensive-a$$ tests and some quality time on the dyno...

I thought they were every other year? At least mine have been..Good on ya for passing! It's work keeping these things compliant. Also✌️✌️✌️!

Maybe it's every other year? It "feels" as if it's happening every few months.

Just the opposite in Texas; no smog test for anything over 25 years old, only a safety inspection for lights, horn, brakes.

We don't have inspections either. You can have a complete rust bucket with no brakes, signals, lights but as long as it passes smog somehow you're good

There's a book they use and everything! The last time I failed the test was because my truck was missing the front manifold insulator. It's this cover with a port that connects to the air cleaner via a tube. Apparently, it helps the carburetor...

Alabama = Nothing :bounce:

Hawaii doesn’t have smog inspections… or really any smog, except for what my 40 makes 😛.

Yep, annual here for any truck made after 75. You can spring for the classic car plates so you only need to do it every 5 years, but I'm a masochist and I like red plates to go with my red truck, so it will be every year for me. At least in my...

And I’m safe for another year.

Is this an annual thing, for those with non-exempt trucks, outside of CA or are we just lucky?