Originally Posted by vwnate1

Be *very* cautions here Rich ~ I've been down this road, we're both in California and the AQMD / CARB hates to re certify engine swaps of any typ, more so Diesels from Gassers .

The issue isn't making it pass every emissions test, that's just labor & time and lots of it ~ the # 1 issue is the VIN that tells the State's smog test computer "this car is gasoline" ~ the DMV's computers will know this and even -if- you get the document allowing you to skip the annual smog testing, the DMV's computer will flag it for verification inspection every renewal ~ loose that certificate and you're screwed, no copies allowed and they flat refuse to issue new ones if yours gets lost damaged .

I hate to be a downer here but I've seen many great projects get finished then forced to be scrapped or sold out of state at a dead lo$$ because of failure to understand just how difficult it is to make it legal .