Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
Doesn't seem like it would be that bad except for the gas tank part, but you'd almost certainly be way better off to buy a donor vehicle rather than individual pieces. Setting aside the gas tank question this means you'd need the engine, intake, MAF sensor, O2 sensor, ECM/PCM, headers, cats, and mufflers at a minimum. With a donor vehicle you'd have pretty much everything you need, with the exception of any custom exhaust "plumbing" work. At least that's my view as a non-mechanically inclined reader.



Buffy (Greg) - I think paragraph 5 pretty much bans the Trooper 3.1 diesel swap you were considering.
I think those limitations are written for companies that do modifications and custom rigs. I don't think that those restrictions apply to the shade tree mechanic. For an owner modifying for his own use: if it passes smog, then it's legal.