Frame VIN stampings

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Based on the documentation and pics that you have, I would put it to bed. There are a lot of restored cars that are minus a vin stamping.

Whenever I replace a rusty frame during a restotation, I NEVER stamp a vin back on the frame. It's against the law to do so and I refuse to do the deed. I won't even cut out the numbers and weld the plate back into the new frame. Too big of a can of worms.

[ittlfly]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

If you have documentation of the car being modified, the frame vin will be a mute point, as many race cars have no ID on them. You'd be amazed at how many cars do not have a vin# on them these days but are totally legal.

I feel that Blue Flame is correct on this. That said, and I will speak for Calif here, all that would happen (assuming all your documantion is in order) is that the auto theft officer would stamp a repeat of the vin # on your frame in the proper location. I have seen that done many times here in Calif but I can't speak for any other state. As long as the ''paper trail'' is in order you shouldn't have a problem.

[Daniel_Mc]

Well while doing some of the cleaning (I’m not even close to done) and the other little things that need to be done, I found some stampings under the heat shield on the driver’s side inside part of the frame. Looks like it was just stamped in an alternate location.

Daniel

[ittlfly]

Originally Posted by Daniel_Mc

Well while doing some of the cleaning (I?m not even close to done) and the other little things that need to be done, I found some stampings under the heat shield on the driver?s side inside part of the frame. Looks like it was just stamped in an alternate location.

Daniel

There ya go! It seems that your after market frame mfg. tried to do what is required. Is it a 'repeat' of the vin # that is on the metal vin plate as seen through the drivers side windshield?

[Daniel_Mc]

No, it is not the entire VIN. I am going to take my 89 apart and see what is on that car and compare it to what is stamped on this one. It is missing about half the letters/numbers.

Daniel

[Blue Flame Restorations]

If I remember correctly, only that last part of the vin is stamped onto the frames. Not the entire vin.

[richard sanderson]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

If I remember correctly, only that last part of the vin is stamped onto the frames. Not the entire vin.

Yes, that is proving to be a real headache for me here in Spain. The bureaucrats here are demanding the full 14 digits as proof that the car is a genuine article. Any ideas how anyone else has solved this? How did any of the 25 or so ZR-1s get spanish registration?

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Originally Posted by richard sanderson

Yes, that is proving to be a real headache for me here in Spain. The bureaucrats here are demanding the full 14 digits as proof that the car is a genuine article. Any ideas how anyone else has solved this? How did any of the 25 or so ZR-1s get spanish registration?

I wonder how they can demand something that the manufacturer did not do in the first place?