Calling all Pennsylvania Z owners!

[inmocean]

Looks like the Wife and I will be moving to Greensburg, PA, sometime next summer(2011.) (She got into her Med-school of choice.) Its still a little ways off but I thought I'd get online and look into the hoops I'll have to jump through for vehicle registration, and it looks like PA's requirements are much stricter than Washington's.

Example-vehicles over 25 years old don't require any inspections or testing here in Seattle. My Z is a 78 280, and while not a daily driver, it sees regular use for commuting and weekend drives.

In Pennsylvania my 280 will require yearly safety checks and visual inspection of all systems, from what I can tell. The safety checks are easy, everything on the car is new or gone through, within the last year. but I am wondering about how picky they are on the visual inspection...

So reading through PA's info it looks like I'll have to replace my MSA twice-pipes with something a little more restrictive(a muffler:paranoid:), but luckily I have a Federal Car so no Catalytic Converter. I'm also wondering if my K+N cone and intake will fly or if my stock air filter will have to be reinstalled...otherwise the few emmisions components the 78 had originally are still installed and functional.

I began a 240 bumper swap but then went with a Fiberglass 240 bumper in the front and a rear fiberglass Skirt with "bumper impression." In Washington this meets the letter of the law, but not in Pennsylvania, from what I'v read online. Otherwise the body is stock, lowered slightly, but not enough to be obvious or an issue. My garage has several current photos of the car's exterior and modifications.

So the reason for this post is to get some feedback from Pennsylvania Z owners and any issues you've faced registering your Z's. Bumper swaps are pretty popular, as well as my exhaust and intake setup. Any of you have issues with these specific things or others I'v overlooked? I'v emailed the DMV out there, but would also like some real-world info.

It would be a lot easier to do whatever work the car needs here in Seattle, than figure it out in PA.

Thanks in advance for any info.

[mgood]

I live in Pittsburgh (south Hills area), my car has had the classic car plate on it for 24 years and there is no emission testing for a car with Classic car plates. If you drive less than 6K mile a year on the car then you only have to get it safety inspected. As for the body additions I don't see them as a problem with the Classic plates. They do ask for pictures of the car, just send them pictures that were taken prior the changes. I did.

[inmocean]

thanks for the info...no excuse for first-hand, real-world knowledge.

love your car photos, by the way. very creative.