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11-17-2011 12:17 AM #1
re: all the "sighs".....
Oh ye of little faith......."It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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11-17-2011 06:39 AM #2
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11-17-2011 07:22 AM #3
"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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11-17-2011 09:42 AM #4
HMmm.. I think I might enjoy that spreadsheet!
While I can toss pebbles now, my real motivator to complete mine so quickly was the State of Mass.! With the new rules coming into place in 2012, cars like mine will be so difficult to deal with, rodding as we know it is over I think! I had to beat that deadline and get my car in and grandfathered. (Their term too!) Since the car is now grandfathered, it doesn't need to meet the Year of Manufacturer (YoM) emmisions which in this case would be 2011!
In April 2012, "Assembled Vehicles" can only use a "certified manufacturer" drivetrain. That means the motor / transmission / rear axle have to be an assy from a late model vehicle with OBD 2 capabilities! The vehicle assembled from it will also need the plastic emmision stickers from the original vehicle in place! Oh, and if you want to change the rear axle, you need to stay within 3% of the original ratio! There's a lot more to it also but as you can see, I did NOT want to be a part of that! Hence the big push to get mine into the system.
So I guess I should thank the State of California for setting the standards for all these other states to follow...




for they really did push me into beating the deadline! Oh Yes.. SIGH........
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11-17-2011 10:05 AM #5
Randy - create away. Like Mike, will enjoy a good comparison.

If all goes according to plan, mine should again be drivable on Thanksgiving. The weather will probably conspire against that plan, but.....Dave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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11-17-2011 11:03 AM #6
Well, to actually create that spreadsheet would take away much creative time from working on my car.....but suffice it to say there are some definite differences in available project cash, usable workspace, limited times when noisy work can be done, having to make a living, etc, etc, etc but I'm not jealous, just envious!
"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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11-17-2011 12:43 PM #7





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