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yeah my friend got one and was quite dissatisfied with it. said he had to custom fit it and even then it still looked bad. i have yet to see a bolt in roll cage that is: cheap, looks good, actually just bolts in and fits.

I have also driven a beetle with no front shocks and it was one of the scariest things I have ever done. I was next to a big rig and I kept speeding up and the faster I went the more the front end bounced around, fortunately I was paying attention and I slammed on the brakes before I ended up under the truck next to me, I had to drive 5 mph home.

Ed Carp wrote: i'm not positive but i believe that 1976 vehicles/engines are now smog exempt. doesn't '76 fall under the 30 year old and older is exempt thing at dmv? or do they still have that rule? talk to a smog tech before going to dmv. i remember a time the clerk at dmv tried to make me smog my 1946 willy's jeep, which i knew was smog exempt. she didn't. so i asked for the manager. the clerk wanted to argue her...

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My sandrail is called "Big Time Fun!!!!!" and sometimes "You Gotta Be Kiddin Me!!!!!" or "No Effin Way!!!!"

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I was just on Barriens website looking at those. I would suspect they would fab up a pair to fit the larger torsion diamter. When you guys talk about shock & shock mounts. Are you suggesting coil over as my primary suspension type....i.e. don't use the actual torsion bars, spring plates, etc... From my perspective it would certainly make life easier not dealing with the factory torsion. Thanks.

Smaller tires. What tranny are you running on that thing?

Nicksan wrote: Yes, cars 30 years and older are smog exempt in california, you should not have to produce a smog certificate to the DMV. The only exception would be if the DMV found out that the existing/original smog or exaust system was modified, then the DMV can deny your registration. On the other hand, specially constructed vehicles fall under a different legal definition and that I dont know about, but if it was originally registered as...

you can buy the tray. i think i last saw it for $220. But you can make it out of 24 gauge sheet metal. Thats what i used for patching my floor pan.