I know I saw a post somewhere (thought for sure it was in this forum) that showed pictures of before/after vacuum hoses for removing the smog stuff. If anyone else can find and post I'm sure it will be helpful as I just can't seem to find it. I ran into many of the same issues when I got my 86...
I live in Ga as well about 3 hours from you. I need to find time to get to you and will let you know by this coming weekend unless someone else gets it first.
Any chance you know if it will fit in my 86 K10?