Hi all -
My '70 Spit Mk 3 is nearing completion, and I'm beginning to think
(worry, actually) about getting it through Smog Check. This posting is
prompted by one that Tom Monson sent a day or two ago.
I have had this car since 1979, and it had twin SUs when I got it and
has passed smog several times in the past, though it has been
non-operational since 1991. I believe the engine to be original as it
was a very low mileage car when I bought it.
Somewhere I got the impression that there were 1970 Mark 3s that were
delivered with SUs as opposed to the Stromberg 150. I'm not sure where
I got this impression, other than from my own car, but I note that the
VB catalog lists the SU application as 1967 - 1970.
First, is this correct and can I prove it?
Second, Tom Monson mentioned that during his smog check he was given
grief because he was supposed to have a carb marked 150CD, not just
CD. This seems like pretty detailed information for a smog station to
be looking at on a 27 year old British import- are they required to do
a reference check of such things? Tom - were you at a state referee?
Third, do any other California owners of 1970 Mark 3s have twin SUs
that they believe are original? If so, what were your smog check
experiences like?
Thanks in advance!
Yours very truly and living in fear of Smog II,
Tom Schmitz
1970 Spitfire Mark 3
FDU88028L
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