Smog'd no...
Visual inspection yes....
Once it's registered as a diesel that is... That's the tricky part, and where CA seems to make things difficult for most.
Again there are some easier ways through then others.
Research is your friend.
-A
The way I understand it:
Same year as the body or newer on the engine swap.
Engine must be from the same "class" in CA for a "legal" swap.
This is where it gets tricky in CA. The 6bt is / was in a 3/4 & 1 ton truck. Not in a "Wagon" or "station wagon".
Take a look at your reg and see how...
Haven't heard of the BMW being done...
The Merc is a viable option... I think the older ones are inline 5's and maybe even a 6....
That's been my plan if I ever do it and stay in this forsaken state...
-A
Unmm smog and diesel don't generally go in the same sentence...
Diesels have only recently started to have any emissions testing. And I didn't think AZ had any emissions testing at all?
I could be wrong.
Grumpy,
Thats an awesome story funny how the older i get the smaller this world seems to be :-) I got to run a few trails back in the day with Dana and that rig. Good to see she lives on and is still in the hands of a Mud member :-)
Cheers!