Registration in Connecticut - Engine year

Hi,

I recently purchased a complete coupe kit and still a bit new to the forum. I have been reading the various posts but was hoping to connect to folks in Connecticut for exchange on the build and registration related questions. Here is a specific one: I am looking to get a 347 with EFI from Blue Print. It seems they are using used Ford blocks. Does anyone know if I need the paperwork to show that I have an engine with a older block to better get through the emission test requirements?

The CT DMV website seems ambiguous: https://portal.ct.gov/DMV/Inspection...osite-Vehicles
The website reads ”All composite vehicles are exempt from an emissions test.” However further below it reads “Emissions controls must match the year of the engine used in the composite vehicle.” Does using a new or a used engine block have different implications on requirements for emission test?
Is any documentation other than the sales receipt for the engine from the vendor required?

Thank you and I hope to be able to connect to some of you with regards to any future build related questions.
Al

I live in Mass and the same applies here. It may not have to go through an emissions test but the state wants it to be equipped for the year of the engine. See if you can get a pre 1973 block.

Thanks for response. I guess what you say resolves the apparent contradiction on their website. They check that the car is equipped with an emission control system based on the year in which the engine was manufactured but the car is exempt from an actual emission test. I am not sure what engine you are using, I am looking to get a 347 fuel injected crate engine from BluePrint. Given the requirement for emission control systems for various years of engine manufacturing date here https://portal.ct.gov/DMV/Inspection...osite-Vehicles, do you think it is necessary to find a pre 1973 block? If anything I guess I should look for a block pre 1970, right?

In Mass if you buy a crate engine, it has to have a CA CARB certification and install all the emissions equipment required. IE GM's E-Rod LS crate engines. they cost over 9K but come with everything including the elecrtonics and emission equipment. One version for most manual trans and one for automatics/tremec T56 six speed manual. You need to talk to someone that has gone through it or to salvage inspector or emissions office official. The reason I'm getting a pre emissions block is I don't have to worry about emissions at all. I can get an exemption. I'm a mechanic and about to retire next year so I'm building my own engine and having a shop do the machine work.

If you go to the 33 Hot Rod thread there is one titled Emission and Registration. There is a bunch of info there for various States

Whatever you do, make sure you get the vehicle inspected and registered ‘in the year the body most closely resembles’, and you get classic plates, or you could be subjected to insane annual vehicle property taxes!

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/show...Tax-Increases!

Thanks guys for the tips, both for tax assessment and registration.

Regarding registration does anyone has experience with getting a car with a BluePrint crate engine registered in CT and the documentation the DMV is asking for to show the engine's year? I am planing on using a seasoned Ford block between 1989 - 1995.

Regarding tax assessment, it's critical to have a 1965 VIN issued by the DMV to avoid the horror story in the link above. But do I have a choice and/or is there any specific documentation I need to show at the inspection to have DMV issue a 1965 VIN? I was told by FFR that the year in the certificate of origin will read "1965 Replica", is that enough? How can one avoid getting a 2020 VIN?

Thanks

The Ct law states that you must have the emissions control on the car that matches the year stamp on the block to pass. If it’s not pre 73 then be prepared to add your favorite smog devices. Blueprint and Roush blocks are not going to be pre 73. They are too rare to find.

In my research and connecting with other forum members, the key is getting the vehicle assigned as 1965 Cobra Replica, rather than 2020. Having the 1965 Replica COO should be what they use. With the 1965 inspection and registration, you will be able to get classic plates, which caps your annual property tax assessment at $500. If they assign it in the year it’s assigned a VIN, for example 2020, you risk the tax office punishing you for the next 20 years for your hobby, by assessing your car at over $50,000. At roughly $1500 per year, that’s a lot of cash over 20 years to own a piece of replica property. Not worth the $30,000 premium to me, if I had to start over.

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Thanks guys for the tips, both for tax assessment and registration.

Regarding registration does anyone has experience with getting a car with a BluePrint crate engine registered in CT and the documentation the DMV is asking for to show the engine's year? I am planing on using a seasoned Ford block between 1989 - 1995.

Regarding tax assessment, it's critical to have a 1965 VIN issued by the DMV to avoid the horror story in the link above. But do I have a choice and/or is there any specific documentation I need to show at the inspection to have DMV issue a 1965 VIN? I was told by FFR that the year in the certificate of origin will read "1965 Replica", is that enough? How can one avoid getting a 2020 VIN?

Thanks

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