All nervous, finally going to get my Cobra clone inspeced here in CA

I PASSED!!!!!!



The referee was very understanding. He explained the feeling like you're having a baby - all you can do is wait and worry during the inspection.

I had a scare when I first went on the road - I was getting a loud rubbing on the passenger's front wheel. Don't remember it being there before. I pulled off the wheel and could not find anything rubbing, but the rotor would stick a bit in the caliper while rotating the wheel by hand. I drove off again, and I noticed the rubbing went away when I pressed the brake, although the wheel shook. Maybe it's a warped rotor, or the brand-new pads and rotors needed to break in. After the trip and inspection, I'm not hearing the rubbing anymore. and now the wheel isn't shaking when I press the pedal.

One thing to note, for you California Stangers - apparently silicone hoses are NOT SMOG LEGAL. Most silicone hoses are thin-walled and collapse under vacuum, causing all sorts of problems. I had heard of that problem and had bought really thick-walled silicone hoses which were supposedly guaranteed not to collapse under vacuum. The referee told me the hoses weren't legal, but passed me because he could feel how thick the hoses were and felt comfortable that they would not collapse. A big to the referee, he was a really nice guy. The tailpipe emissions were really low, the Cobra drivetrain just purrs down the street! Man, I feel so good right now.