who is into "later" cars

For some reason I do like them. Especially some of the late 70's stuff. The only problem is that in CA, anything newer than '75 has to be smogged annually/semi-annually which makes an engine swap very difficult. If an engine swap was conducted, the engine has to be from a car of the same year or newer and retain all of the original smog equipment. If a DMV ref doesn't like the swap, he may tell you to change stuff.

One of the guys on the forums maybe 5 or so years ago stuck a Viper V10 into a Dakota. He retained the original smog equipment and followed the swap by the book. Unfortunately when he took it to the DMV ref, the ref told him to throw 4 cats on the back.