a little shy of a year ago , the state of Maryland simply made all NON - OBDII
vehicals only preform a simple tail pipe sniff test , and simple gas cap o-ring seal test .
gone are the big Rolling Thunder treadmills that would force resistance on your vehical during the test and require More throttle acceleration and fuel consumption through the power range
- Here are The Rules and regulations regarding Exemptions , both short
and long term , Extensions , and waiver's etc ........
I always Got away with my various 2F and F equipped Land Cruisers growing
up in the Age of Al Gore and OZONE Man ( circa 1990 age 16 )
, By in no uncertain terms , taking FULL advantage of and indeed abusing
and overusing , a little known Nitch Loophole that i was taught by another
Jeep CJ7 Laredo Dude , that was also a JR. Volunteer Fire Fighter ,
as i also had become , a full fledged REd-Striper at age 14 ......
him and i hooked afternoon
T-TEN Shop / LAB one day and made the hour
long trip Via my
12/78 FJ40LV-KCJA Federal spec. emissions , all my
original Smog Components were in place and in good working order as far
as i knew ?
one odd fact is my Under Hood Emissions Decal , Stated
" non-catylist "
i still don't really know at what exact production date the 49 Federal
Emissions states started having Converters on FJ40 Land Cruisers , and
i suppose the few early - 12/78 FJ55's were in the same category ?
unless some how a Wagon Classified differently then the fj40 , witch
at the time was Termed a
" Multi Purpose Vehical " on my state TITLE
so .........
how the game worked was your vehicals emissions requirements and
subsequent testing standards were NOT based on the Model year of the said
Maryland state registered Vehical , Rather the Production Date of the
Engine itself ........
My Fire department Buddy " Darren Wright " 
knew this game well and told me to chill and watch and learn ?
so i did , as i feverishly started biting my finger nails in MVA Room
420 , Darren approached the Counter and asked for Form V-73 ,
Prior to this unique moment in time , i was having the Time of my life
it was my First Full Semester at the T-TEN Program , and i was being
introduced to Radical New ideas and concepts By both my fellow class
mates and the Obie-Wan Kenobe like passing down and sharing of
Knowledge that only Full Fledged and Accredited T-TEN Lab Professor
could possibly ever know .
its important to keep in mind , this was the age just prior to the Internet
and SOR's 2F Engine Serial # to Production Date charts were nothing i recall
ever seeing at that time
keep in mind in 1994 SOR's paper parts catalogue was a small Owner's
Manual size print Media publication . as i think i recall .?
So i needed a 1976 or Older 2F Engine Serial # to put on Form V-73
and it needed to be Legit , in case somehow the MVA could confirm or deny
it's authenticity somehow ?
so as a Very Loyal " Specter Off -Road " Club Member #13150 ,
i used my parents PEE - GREEN Rotary dial phone attached mid way up the
wall in the kitchen , i feverishly Dialed 1-818-882-1786 @ 4PM sharp
PST / 7pm sharp EST , Curt answered , and asked me how he can help
this evening , 1994 was smack dab in the middle of the Golden Age
or SOR , when the Free Daily Tech Line was Still Manned from 4-7pm M-F
i proceeded to give Curt way too much information in my small then allotted
time window 
he said something to the affect of " Stop right there " and the phone dropped to a table top or what ever .
a minute or so later he returned to the hand held analogue phone Receiver
and told me to grab a pencil , he quickly rambled off " 2F 324877 "
i had scribbled it down on my SOR parts cataloger , and had that with me at the MVA that day .
Darren Filled out the form with a Bold straight face , and simply put 1976
in the Year of Engine location u see in my Photos below , also stated
it was a NO Catalyst and NO Fuel Restrictor Vehical ?
as i type this post right now , i have no idea what a fuel restrictor on a 12/78
FJ40 land Cruiser actually is ?
maybe the little flapper door down inside the filler neck port ?
i clearly recall this being a FREE form or service the MVA offered ,
so , i learned on the Fly , while playing Hooky for a day from my First short
weeks as T-TEN Tech in training . how to Forge Documents
and Scam my Local MVA into giving me a
LIFETIME " Vehical Exempt "
Certificate ., for my first car as a teenager & also first ever Land Cruiser .
i indeed Never received a Testing Notice for Frame # FJ40293886 ever again .
did i apply and Successfully use this same technique on the several
other various 2F equipped Land Cruisers i owned growing up into the late
1990's and 2000's .........
H#ll Yea ! , and it worked like charm every single time ........
the icing on the cake to this whole experience is Curt @SOR
Actually gave me my own 12/78 FJ40LV-KCJA 2F engine serial #
i wondered years later how that possibly happened ?
but . its simple , SOR or Spector Off Road at the time as it was called ,
had you fill out a complex vehical ID form with all the spec's and numbers you
could possibly imagine , including the 2F engine serial # .......
Thanks Curt ! it worked .........
matt
) but it had all the original smog equipment present. I also had the owners smog it twice, before I paid for it.
