My 1986 mean machine, the Blue Meanie, is pretty much back on the road, ready for action after she was written off as a total loss by my insurance provider two weeks ago. I replaced the core support (aka radiator support?), the headlights and blinkers, and the radiator fan hood, and yes, that's all folks, now she is a driving beast once again, so much for 'totaling' a car these days. In the rest of the world they'd pay GOOD money to have that car in ANY condition, and true to my civic responsibility as a citizen of the world i have done good on my duty as an automobile owner.

anyways, preceding the accident the car had: 1) leaky junction block 2) 23 year old struts which had seen 210,000 miles of wear (I think; either way they're quite bad) and most critically 3) a missing/broken center brake light in the fifth door window.

now if anyone is familiar with the CHP or particularly the Calif. DMV salvage vehicle inspection, i would like to know if the standards for checking brake lights include the third light, and if their standards for safety include things light leaky junction block and wonky struts. The junction block is probably first on my list of things to replace and i can clean the hell out of it and fill the MC tank with fresh fluid before the inspection, so i guess that's no biggie but really, will the car fail categorically due to the missing brake light? the ones along the side work fine.

THANK YOU!