Yeah, me either.  I would have done something stupid like keep the air conditioning, so guess I’m out.

Indeed.  If you HAD to go GM, I would have totally respected a 4.2 TrailBlazer motor put in this.

Positive lead for the electric fans. Probably.

Welcome to EVERY standard issue CA plate, both sequential and vanity.

Biggest thing is you have to stay in the class the vehicle is in. Cars need car donors and light trucks need light truck donors. Can’t legally put a Cummins into a Monte Carlo for instance. Probably wont fit under the hood but a Trailblazer 4.2 straight 6 would be cool if you wanted to keep it “GM”

Fucking Freb. He can order a pizza like nobody’s business tho.

It involves taking it to a “referee” inspector who verifies that all of the original emission control equipment (cats, PCV, EGR, air pump, evap system) that the donor vehicle would have had are present. Doesnt have to be in the same place, just present. Adding a check engine light somewhere visible to the driver and a…

Engine isnt listed on the title, although it can be figured out by the VIN. Where this fails is the visual inspection. To be legal in CA, this would have had have everything emissions related from the donor truck and after inspections and certification it would be thereafter considered and inspected as it if was the…

I sure hope it wasnt this one I saw a few weeks back - it was running flawlessly according to the driver I spoke to.

A good friend owns such a car.  https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/the-other-lx-ford-ltd

Later model Camry SEs were not limited to the V6. I have a 2010 2.5 SE in the driveway.  Has 285K on it. 

Cost mainly - add another wheel, tire and TPMS sensor and for even cheap cars you’re talking an EASY $600 or more.  I bet the donut costs less than $100.

One of the first things I do with new (to me) vehicles whenever possible. Unfortunately many arent sized to hold anything other than the donut.

I once flat towed a parts car a couple miles with temp spares on both fronts - that was extremely sketchy and something I never repeated.

I remember living in Phoenix in the 80s - all of the wrecking yards were on one road south of town and several had bins out front filled with bins of these tires.  I once saw a Monte Carlo driving on a FULL SET of them.  Eep.

you could probably even find a decent one in a u-pull that matches the color.

You stuff your carrion with crap? That is the worst TURDucken EVER.

Box Giraffe Poop is my new ska band name.

My boss is an avid BBQer. He also is a single guy with no kids and has a lot of disposable income. Enough that he bought a commercial BBQ trailer just to mess around with. He went on vacation over Christmas 2019 and I’ll let my Amazon review tell the story:

I’ve bought dumber stuff.