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Re-clipped car and VIN number |
ThePaintedMan |
Sep 25 2016, 08:07 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
So this weekend did not turn out well for one of our members Shane (JetsetSurfShop). We ran his awesome car at the 14 Hours of Sebring and unfortunately a driver suffered and off which bent the front of the car in pretty bad. In my opinion, the simplest, most cost effective fix is to replace the front clip with that of another car. Luckily there are several options nearby.
I know that Shane has not thought that far ahead yet and I'm sure he is still very upset about this weekend. But though I didn't drive the car, he's a good friend of mine, and I'd like to help him get it back on the road. The question is, when a clip is changed on a car, is this the one and only time it is then acceptable to cut out the old VIN and swap it to remain with the chassis? Or is the acceptable practice to retain the vin stamped fender with the new front clip on the old chassis? Attached thumbnail(s) |
Jetsetsurfshop |
Jan 11 2017, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 7-April 11 From: Marco Island Florida Member No.: 12,907 Region Association: South East States |
Update.
We didn't have to re clip the car. Its damn close to be ready for paint. New front bumper. Had to increase the size of the oil cooler entry (thats what all the tape is about). Also fitted, not pictured, a 914-6 GT front valance. Working on getting the alignment done. It doesn't have enough negative camber right now on the passenger side. As a street car its about perfect but because its a track car were looking to get around 1.5-2 negative. Hope to do a test day on February. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
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