RANT: Electric Conversions, Not what you think...... Options

[KaptKaos]

There's a fellow selling a motor in the classifieds. Here's the link:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=92077

Seems normal enough. I assume, maybe wrongly, that this person is using the car for an electric conversion.

I have no issue with people converting their cars to electric motors. However, I am wondering if it is reasonable to ask or inform the people that are looking to do this to please try to use '76 cars? This is particularly important in California, as the smog checks in California aren't required on Pre-76 cars.

There are two counter arguments that I can think of and they are:

1) '76 cars are fairly rare, and therefore either more expensive and/or harder to find.
2) The point of an electric conversion is to reduce emissions, so using a car that has higher emissions makes more sense.

I am not sure if this is practical/possible/reasonable/feasible, so I figured that I'd ask.

Am I out of line here?

Please note that I mean no ill will to the seller above.

[Elliot Cannon]

Joes comment, I believe is mostly for California people since 1976 cars are required to have the mandatory smog check. Because of that, they cannot be modified much, if at all (with an electric conversion being an exception). That would leave all the pre 76 cars available for modification (V8, large type IV, six etc). There is a nice 76 with a salvage title for sale here on the central California coast that would be a great candidate for electric conversion. If you are thinking of doing an electric conversion in California, I would encourage you to look for a 76.

Cheers, Elliot