A friend in Chicago offered to give(!) me an '86 GT V6 (silver, 80Kish miles, new brakes/shocks, recent tune-up, excellent mechanical condition, drivable), which I would have shipped to California, where it would get low-mileage use (<1300/yr.).
What would have to be done in California to make the GT smog legal? What would be the approximate cost, and could the modification(s) all be done in one place , preferably in the East Bay (any garage recommendations)?
I am the typical Berkeley professor who is not especially sophisticated about autos, so I would appreciate knowing if I am getting into something over my head conceptually, financially, and time-wise.
Thanks very much.
rudi

Might want to talk to Chris at West Coast Fieros, He deals with that on his motor swaps all the time.

I wish I had a friend in chicago to give me a car!

Jason

I am an hour and a half away from Chicago. Just have him give me the car and then you won't have to worry about it.

All Fiero's of all years were 50 state legal. Shouldn't have to do a single thing to it.

As posted above you shouldn't have to add anything, unless something has been taken off.

You will probably want it tuned up before taking it to get a smog check. You may end up needing to replace the cat if it has never been replaced and possibly the O2 sensor. Check the vacuum and make sure there's no leaks. Might want to make sure the EGR works also.

New plugs, wires and air filter but these should be replaced with a tune-up.

It used to be, several years back, that when a vehicle was brought into CA from out of state you had to pay like $300 to get a little sticker so you could register it in CA. I seem to remember something about double taxation stopping that so you don't have to buy the sticker anymore. Now you should just have to go to the DMV transfer the registration and title then get it smogged and insured.

Edit: Oh yeah, I lived in CA until I moved out of state 3 years ago.
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[This message has been edited by Khw (edited 10-21-2009).]

I suggest you contact some of the people in our club for smog tech places/people to go see.
Go to "GoldengateFieros.org"

You can also contact Michael at Purrfect Auto in Fremont.
His number is 510-744-9040
He is the manager there but he is first and foremost a Fiero nut!

Kit

Not such a good idea to spend money to ship a car that you know nothing about and can not work on yourself.
Now if you plan on becoming a shad tree mechanic like most of us here then you must know that it most likely has rust issues.
Think twice before handing hard earned money over to the transporter.

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Red 1988 GT 5 speed
Poly all around, Koni's & Lowered
LQ1 powered

I am not sure about the above statements.

My car was originally sold in California.
When looking up its rpo codes I got this "NB2- Emission system, Calif. requirements"

from what i remember reading as discussed before, as long as the car has working EGR, you have all the hardware necessary to pass CA smog. You'll of course need to have the car properly tuned and running right. Somebody posted that the CA code on the RPO sticker represented no real equipment changes. BUT, if you're not willing / able to work on the car, you'll be better off buying a honda or toyota (sad but true). a 30 year old GM car will need attention and either you have to do it or ifnd someone Willing to do it for you - in either case, good luck .

Think the law on Out of state to California emmissions laws say something about the car having to be registered for 2+ years in another state before being registered in California. This is only to prevent people from buying out of state vehicles new, then registering them immediatly in CA to circumvent the emmissions regulations.

So you are definitely compliant. Now, weather or not it will pass is entirely up to the car's condition. It pretty much needs to be perfectly stock and fully functional.