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I think it was mentioned in passing above, but one more thing you may run into, so you should check with someone that knows, is the smog legality of bringing it back from an export, or other defunct operation model.
While many pre-'76 vehicles don't get checked when re-registering under another name, yours is being "brought in from out of country" and will very likely need an initial inspection. After that no problem, but passing the initial is not going to be possible if all the stuff has been ripped off of it.
Even if it was a FED rated vehicle and not a CA rated one, there was still a lot of stuff on a '74 that was not on '72 and earlier models. Enclosed air cleaners, vacuum modulated spark advance, EGR, EVAP, Thermactor (air pump) and all sorts of stuff that may or may not have been on your '74 originally.
I think even CA delivered Broncos had catalytic converters and Dura Spark ignitions.
No matter where it was originally sold though, all of that equipment has to be there for the initial inspection. Luckily you won't have to do it again, but if it's all missing and they want you to get an initial inspection, it's a bear trying to source all that stuff.
Great looking rig by the way! And welcome to classicbroncos.com too by the way.
Too bad you put all the effort into it before finding all this out, but I think it'll work out one way or the other. And at least you're not in the situation another member was in a few years ago. They'd restored at great expense a Bronco, only to find out after they tried to register it that it was still considered stolen!
Had it impounded and thought they'd lost it, but through much diligence on their part, and on the part of some very helpful state authorities, got it back and registered in their name in the end.
What a relief that was, but what they had to go through!
Registering in Baja is sounding more and more reasonable...
Good luck!
Paul
While many pre-'76 vehicles don't get checked when re-registering under another name, yours is being "brought in from out of country" and will very likely need an initial inspection. After that no problem, but passing the initial is not going to be possible if all the stuff has been ripped off of it.
Even if it was a FED rated vehicle and not a CA rated one, there was still a lot of stuff on a '74 that was not on '72 and earlier models. Enclosed air cleaners, vacuum modulated spark advance, EGR, EVAP, Thermactor (air pump) and all sorts of stuff that may or may not have been on your '74 originally.
I think even CA delivered Broncos had catalytic converters and Dura Spark ignitions.
No matter where it was originally sold though, all of that equipment has to be there for the initial inspection. Luckily you won't have to do it again, but if it's all missing and they want you to get an initial inspection, it's a bear trying to source all that stuff.
Great looking rig by the way! And welcome to classicbroncos.com too by the way.
Too bad you put all the effort into it before finding all this out, but I think it'll work out one way or the other. And at least you're not in the situation another member was in a few years ago. They'd restored at great expense a Bronco, only to find out after they tried to register it that it was still considered stolen!
Had it impounded and thought they'd lost it, but through much diligence on their part, and on the part of some very helpful state authorities, got it back and registered in their name in the end.
What a relief that was, but what they had to go through!
Registering in Baja is sounding more and more reasonable...
Good luck!
Paul