punkdog posted:I do want to say thank you to all for the ideas. Anything no matter how far out is to be considered.
California DMV works hard at finding cars driven in California but registered out of state.
Not all counties in California require bi-annual smog inspection, only those near the bay area and those in the greater southern California area. For instance my brother lived in San Joaquin county & never had to smog his vehicles. There's a post office in the desert east of San Diego that was once very popular for guys to have a PO Box where all their DMV stuff was mailed. Borrego Springs I think, or Mount Laguna, Mecca, somewhere like that. A place that rents postal mail boxes would also work, and you could give them a call every once in a while to check for mail. BUT ... that might be one of the loopholes California has closed-up.
Got a relative in Redding California? 
Most guys who own cars with modified engines have a particular smog station they do business with. I'd advise you to go to local car gatherings, like the gathering every Sunday in the San Fernando valley. Talk with the guys there ... they'll have the names of the smog stations where the operators are willing to "work with you". They might not be forthcoming with information right away ... because they don't know you. You might have to hang out there every weekend until they get to know you.
But don't name names publicly because big brother scans the internet.