You where writing to Mike Eyre;
> When I was looking around (1989-90) for an engine for my Firebird, I ran
> across a guy with a 78-79 El Camino which had a BB in it.  In
> California, it
> wouldn't be smog legal to put that engine in there.  This guy preserved
> the SB
> and R&R'd it every two years to pass smog.
At least a sb400 looks the same on the outside as any other sbc. =)
> Since you like Camaro's, here's another.  A friend of mine here in SD
> has an
> 82-84 Berlinetta with a 396ci/350turbo in it.  Smog legal, it got
> grandfathered in under some mistake that the CARB made a while back.
 As Homer would say, WoooHooo!!
  Must make for an educational experience if it ends up getting smogged by a
new tech or shop unfamiliar with the car.
Alex.
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