Faelflora breaks his promise, time to part out car. GIT THE SAWZALL!
10-13-2015, 03:11 PM
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I have offered to get it finished and running for Fae before. He just had to get the car down to me.
From when I last talked to him there were mechanical and tuning **** that needed to be done. I don't remember if any real fab work was needed or not.
From when I last talked to him there were mechanical and tuning **** that needed to be done. I don't remember if any real fab work was needed or not.
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I don't have any wives. I'll take your turbos though.
yup, he's back
10-13-2015, 06:15 PM
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1. Buy a cheap beater Miata of same year model and color.
2. Put your VIN tag on it.
3. Get tested and pass
4. Move VIN tag back to your car.
5. Drive it
It's kinda like wearing a suit and tie to work to get paid, then going out to the club later in a dress, stockings, and lipstick to have a good time.
2. Put your VIN tag on it.
3. Get tested and pass
4. Move VIN tag back to your car.
5. Drive it
It's kinda like wearing a suit and tie to work to get paid, then going out to the club later in a dress, stockings, and lipstick to have a good time.
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10-13-2015, 06:32 PM
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1. Buy a cheap beater Miata of same year model and color.
2. Put your VIN tag on it.
3. Get tested and pass
4. Move VIN tag back to your car.
5. Drive it
It's kinda like wearing a suit and tie to work to get paid, then going out to the club later in a dress, stockings, and lipstick to have a good time.
2. Put your VIN tag on it.
3. Get tested and pass
4. Move VIN tag back to your car.
5. Drive it
It's kinda like wearing a suit and tie to work to get paid, then going out to the club later in a dress, stockings, and lipstick to have a good time.
VIN locations:
Front drivers side on dash under windshield (plate)
Door jamb next to strike plate on both sides (sticker)
Door next to latch on both sides (sticker)
Fire wall (1/4" tall stamped letters on welded plate)
Hood (sticker)
Front fender in water run-off gully on both sides (sticker)
Inside front bumper, passenger side, just under turn signal (sticker)
Trunk (sticker)
Inside rear drivers side fender just in front of bumper under gas fill hose (sticker)
Passenger side of aluminum oil pan (riveted metal plate)
PPF, top side roughly in center (stamped letters)
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10-13-2015, 06:49 PM
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Vin locations the actually check
Dashboard.
Faes car would be a horrible racekor. It would never make it to the track, so never actually be driven.
Dashboard.
Faes car would be a horrible racekor. It would never make it to the track, so never actually be driven.
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10-13-2015, 09:54 PM
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How many of you guys in California ever had a VIN checked anywhere other than the dash at the inspection station?
I suggested swapping it back immediately anyway. I would just say the car had been badly wrecked and was full of junkyard parts if anyone asked. And remove the extra VIN stickers from the junker anyway.
Y'all act like you never registered a stolen car before, lol. J/k
I suggested swapping it back immediately anyway. I would just say the car had been badly wrecked and was full of junkyard parts if anyone asked. And remove the extra VIN stickers from the junker anyway.
Y'all act like you never registered a stolen car before, lol. J/k
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10-13-2015, 10:33 PM
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Not sure what they do if Earl Scheib carelessly painted over it.
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10-13-2015, 11:19 PM
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It might be easier to just dash swap rather than swapping vin tags. You cant drill out the rivets with the dash in if the car has a windshield. Also, exact matching rivets have to be special ordered. You need the 3/16" flange size on a 1/4" rivet and the flange needs to be painted black. When I did the dash swap I just drilled everything out to use 3/16" but it doesnt quite look right.
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