northside!!!
smog is fairly easy...mine passed
Not sure about that, you need all the emissions equip from the donor car. Depending on engine setup and having a cat, you may be able to beat the sniffer test, but you will fail a visual inspection. I lucked out with my new 2jz swapped lexus daily in that they couldn't connect on the obd II so they just passed it anyway. Best bet for an LS FD in maricopa/pima county is collectable car insurance or registering it at an address that is out of the smog jurisdiction. Collectible car insurance lets you do stated value as well, since I have a worked over ls7 going in, it is nice. Just depends on how much you like to gamble.