You may be SOL if you leave the USA and come to Cali.
As I recall the rules:
* Cars newer than 1974 have to endure smog. I think they did the cutoff here when catalytic converters started, and there was not much objection from the collector community after that.
* We brought a couple USA cars into Cali years ago:
* If the cars were first sold in the USA they don't have to meet CA smog, they only have to meet USA smog standards.
* They don't have to have original engine type.
* However, they have to have an engine that was offered in that car that year, or you can swap in a newer engine but then you have to meet smog for that newer year.
* You may end up at the State Test Center, there are some pretty cool Car Guys there, not bad guys or nit picky, they will be as loose as they can but cant change the rules. I had a 204-214-112 cam in one of my rigs (and headers), they sensed the cam and asked, but didn't care. It passed visual & tailpipe so I was done.
* Since the 250-i6 was not offered in any 1979 Olds you might be kinda stuck shoving another motor in there, or sell the car in the USA before you come to Cali.
* Good luck you have a lot of good advice here!
