does it have to be tested in your area? the smog parts are still available from corvette specialty vendors, Ecklers, Corvette Central, Zip, etc and you can find some used parts on E-bay..
'78 Corvette can't smog, what am I getting into?
My '79 C3 (Corvette can't smog, what am I getting into?)
EDIT: I bought it. Here is a link to the full album of pictures: http://imgur.com/a/acXBs
Hi-
New to the forum, did some searching but haven't found quite what I'm looking for.
I colleague of mine has a '78 (might be '79, not sure) Corvette that he'll let me pick up for $1k, he just wants it gone. A few years ago he paid around $8k for it and it has all kinds of goodies, but he doesnt know what they are (he knows nothing about cars). All I know is that it is a 4-speed, should have a lot of power, and probably has no smog equipment.
I'm going to go look at it this weekend.
Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for? If this car truly has no smog equipment at all and I need to get it smogged, are the parts hard to find?
I read that they came with a smog pump, I assume it originally had an EGR system and catalytic converters.
I'll report back when I see it in person and get some pictures. I think it is a steal, it was very nice a few years ago but has been baking in the desert sun and I understand the paint and the top are toast. Here are some pictures of it right after he bought it (he says it looks nothing like this now, it's been horribly neglected for a few years)
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EDIT: I bought it. Here is a link to the full album of pictures: http://imgur.com/a/acXBs
Hi-
New to the forum, did some searching but haven't found quite what I'm looking for.
I colleague of mine has a '78 (might be '79, not sure) Corvette that he'll let me pick up for $1k, he just wants it gone. A few years ago he paid around $8k for it and it has all kinds of goodies, but he doesnt know what they are (he knows nothing about cars). All I know is that it is a 4-speed, should have a lot of power, and probably has no smog equipment.
I'm going to go look at it this weekend.
Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for? If this car truly has no smog equipment at all and I need to get it smogged, are the parts hard to find?
I read that they came with a smog pump, I assume it originally had an EGR system and catalytic converters.
I'll report back when I see it in person and get some pictures. I think it is a steal, it was very nice a few years ago but has been baking in the desert sun and I understand the paint and the top are toast. Here are some pictures of it right after he bought it (he says it looks nothing like this now, it's been horribly neglected for a few years)
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Again, these pics were taken several years ago and it has been sitting in the desert sun ever since.
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Found a more recent picture on google street view:
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It's still worth a grand.Found a more recent picture on google street view:
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