1966 Mustang Restorations Part 7 - Moving the VIN number the right way
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- My fender apron panels needed to be replaced, but they housed both Vehicle Identification Numbers for my Mustang. Here's how I moved the original VIN numbers from the old panel to the new panels.
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Vin is coming along nicely. Great to see the progress! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
For those, that naysay, that this illegal, how are the apron repair panels even legal to sell to the public anyway !!!! Props to you
Doug, for having the guts, to do what has to be done...To move your project along....5 Thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍😊!
Thanks. I’m pretty confident this is not illegal. If I thought it was illegal, I wouldn’t video tape it and show the world.
@@3rdstallgarage @TheJoefussGarage as he said, if it was illegal it would also be illegal to sell the parts.... just replacing them would be illegal in europe as you remove the vin number.... but here they also require the vin to the stamped in a part that is not replaceable....
its 3 years since now..... the only thing i would have done different was working to make it more perfect.... yeah i know nobody would see it, but your head or at least mine would know and hate it....
I have a rusted out 1970 Nova that I need to fix the VIN on and have no knowledge of this. Thank you very much. Needs to be more vids on how to fix VINs and document it.
Glad to help
Thanks.
You're welcome
There is typically a 3rd VIN location on the driver's side rear apron, also hidden.
I did not know that and mine did not have a VIN there. So three of the four aprons have the VIN stamped on them? Thanks for adding this.
@@3rdstallgarage Yes, 3 of 4 aprons 'usually' have the VIN. The ones closest to the cowl are 'usually' hidden by the fenders.
Maybe 20 years ago, I spotted a 1967 Mustang on a corner car lot. The VIN on the fender and under the windshield matched except for the engine code. It had a 250-6 under the power barn and that's how the fender read. The windshield VIN had a code for a 289-V8. Again, the sequential build numbers match.
Interesting. Why do you think the engine code didn't match?
I am in the process of purchasing a "totally" restored 1966 Mustang GT convertible. The inner fenders were replaced, but the owner kept the VIN fender pieces, to help validate the car. This was done thirty years ago and it is understood that the replacements were N.O.S. parts. The Mustang was also completely repainted, in a different factory color than the original. As I am not concerned about it being a pure stock original show car, this car shows as new, as the current owner has owned it for over thirty years.
Replaciing the VIN numbers into the new fenders, is outstanding, but it is also very time consuming and expensive to have professionally done.
Is it illegal: not if you disclosed it!
Great video!
Thanks for the comment. Any chance you want to email a few pics of your GT convertible? I'd love to see it. 3rdstallgarage@gmail.com
You'll find cutting metal a lot easier if you take the guard off your grinder Just got to be very careful not to let it jump and hit your hand. Also the butt clamps are useless imo and I would have put the magnets on the bottom. Also clean the primer off witb a wire wheel in a drill so you dont lose and of the original material. I hate welding thin stuff cause it always goes thru. Good info in your video though. I searched for all the vib locations on a 66 coupe and ended up here. Lol not exactly what i looked for, but enjoyed the video
I also would have at least put finishing putty or some kind of filler on the bottom side before priming and painting.. that way it would have looked more untouched. Good work though. Id hate to see where id end up with my harbor freight arc welder. Lol. It did work really good fixing the rot holes in my fenders and doors though.
Good suggestion to use a wire wheel to make sure you don't thin the material.
Was that flux core you used
Yes, I have a Lincoln flux core welder. I’d like to eventually convert it to gas shield but I’m used to this and it works for now.
Should be a VIN near the driver side hinge as well opposite of the passenger side. Could have been stamped lightly
Interesting...on the A-pillar? Can you snap a picture of yours and send it to me. I haven't found any other ones yet. My email is doug@camproger.org. Thanks!
Why did you do all that ?
When you go to the dmv all the see is the vin on the windshield and nothing else if you sell is outside of the state
Inside of the state not even that
Older mustangs don’t have a VIN by the windshield. Only by the fenders
It would work better with a regular mig.
I agree. It's on my wish list. Hopefully later this year sometime.
Why not repair the rusted out spots instead of moving the vin to a new panel makes no sense when you can keep it more original repairing rust
The panels were beyond repair in my opinion. The previous owner had hacked them up pretty badly.
That is illegal!
I don’t think so, but either of us could be wrong.
Not illegal