I am currently rebuilding a 1968 M715 into a little more highway oriented truck that will also be a good foul weather driver. Truck will have dana 60 rear and 44 front with 3.73 gears and limited slip diffs at both ends and a 205 transfer case. Using a 300 Ford six with the Offenhauser dual port intake and 390 cfm Holley carb. Using a close ratio T19 4 speed. Will have P/S,P/B, and A/C and the cab will be very well insulated and also have a custom made removable hard top. Will be using the stock Ford air cleaner from a V8 with the heat riser tube to prevent carb icing and the water plate modification on the intake manifold in order to heat up the center part of the manifold also to prevent icing in your cold winters.
I am putting a lot of time and money into this build and am hoping to get a lot of use out of it here in Oklahoma now that I am in my retirement years. I would like to leave it to my stepson who will be retiring to your fine state in about 5 years after 25 years of service in the Navy. My question is, will he have any problems getting it to pass any emission inspection that you may have there? The carb and manifold were marked in the boxes that they came in as "Not for highway use". That's not a problem here in Oklahoma but I'm sure in the state he lives in now (Cal.) it would be. Do you currently have any emission laws that would apply to this truck? As far as title goes there should be no problem. My friend bought it at the GSA auction and got the form 97 from them. From that we had a title made and it is now tagged in this state. And all 3 ser.#'s match. (2 on the frame and the one on the dash data plate) so I don't see any problem there.
Also wondering how common it is there to use propane as a motor fuel. I have a system that will work on it and have used it on other trucks and kinda like it. But I also have the advantage of being able to fill it here at home.
Looking forward to any input you guys may have.