nemosfate Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Ok I picked up a 66 520 to go along with my 68i still have but this one is a shell and stripped down frame. No motor or trans or suspension. The owner hasn't been able to locate the data/Vin plate so I'm wondering if it's possible to have one made or if I'm going to have to find one of another Datsun or what. Any ideas guys? 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Don't need one. But if you want it for looks, you can buy on eBay. To get the title transferred only the frame stamp number must match. 1 Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Don't need one. But if you want it for looks, you can buy on eBay. To get the title transferred only the frame stamp number must match. Do you think this applies nationwide- U.S. & Canada?? 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yes, I do think that. But maybe some state, territory or province would require you to create your own VIN tag? 1 Quote Link to comment
nemosfate Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thank you ggzilla. I haven't actually looked at the frame but I will double check it. 1 Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Good to know. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 california requires 2 vin locations to match frame and chassis or chassis and door pillar or dash and door pillar 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Except on older vehicles where those don't exist. Door pillar VIN is a newer thing 521 has ID number on frame and body. 1 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 In all my years I've never had DMV, or cop check a VIN on any vehicle I've owned. License plate number, current registration, move along. if somehow it came up, and you didn't have the right tags, I can imagine shit might get sticky though. I have a shiny new ebay VIN tag on my Dime, but I know that thing ante fooling anyone. Stands out like a flamingo in a biker bar. 2 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 521 trucks have serial numbers on the frame, by the starter, on the under hood tag, on the center of the cowl, and on the drivers door frame. 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 521 trucks have serial numbers on the frame, by the starter, on the under hood tag, on the center of the cowl, and on the drivers door frame. Fine! But, this is a 1966 520. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 All 520s only have the frame VIN and the underhood tag. The frame VIN is sometimes very, very hard to find, let alone read. But it's on the frame rail by the starter. 2 Quote Link to comment
nemosfate Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Paradime I'm always getting my trucks searched when I get pulled over, the cops around here don't like me much Lol Datsunaholic thank you for the location of the frame vin. If I remember correctly my 68 had the vin plate on it with Phillips screws, shouldn't they be roset rivets? If not I'll just get a repro one off eBay and stamp it. I appreciate everyone's comments 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 My Datsuns had screw-on ID plates. What the state police really care about it is the stamped ID number on body or frame. They don't even look at the plate when assigning a new title. 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 My 66 520 has the screw on plate on the center of the firewall and the frame # on top oft the frame rail between the firewall and the front upper suspension tower. Arizona requires 2 matching numbers, but non of the MVD personnel I have dealt with have any idea where the numbers are. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Paradime I'm always getting my trucks searched when I get pulled over, the cops around here don't like me much Lol Datsunaholic thank you for the location of the frame vin. If I remember correctly my 68 had the vin plate on it with Phillips screws, shouldn't they be roset rivets? If not I'll just get a repro one off eBay and stamp it. I appreciate everyone's comments I was young once too. It took a long time to figure out that this was a cops way to tell you to smarten up, stay out of certain known 'bad' neighborhoods, stop driving like a dick and get your vehicle fixed. Fines and tickets are just a tax on stupidity. When I think of all the money thrown away on fines that I could have spent on my car.... 1 Quote Link to comment
nemosfate Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I was young once too. It took a long time to figure out that this was a cops way to tell you to smarten up, stay out of certain known 'bad' neighborhoods, stop driving like a dick and get your vehicle fixed. Fines and tickets are just a tax on stupidity. When I think of all the money thrown away on fines that I could have spent on my car.... That'd be well and fine if that was the case and not an assumption. It's a small town with a lot of older country folk that don't like the "punk kids" with the bagged and bodied minis. Though middle age not a kid anymore Lol 1 Quote Link to comment
ericsb210 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Raised in San Diego and Portland, Or. NEVER had a car worth more than $500 that whole time. Vega, Mazda 616, Datsun 411 sedan, bug, Datsun 320..the list goes on. All painted by spray can, funky mufflers, bumpers tied on, broken wind shields. I was poor and it showed. Moved out of the house at 15, so I did what I could. Point of story, never, never, never botheted by the police..UNLESS I broke the law. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I grew up in SD too Eric, and drove the rattiest cars and bikes on the road in my day. I was a punker in the land of the free though. The term "free" seemed only applied to military, and clean cut surfer kids in Mission Hills / Point Loma. Cops used to hunt me for sport because I looked different and had a "bad attitude". In all the times I was pulled over though, I was never asked to show a cop my VIN plate. I was however searched for every other contraband item, or bureaucratic infraction imaginable. I used to hang at a punk bar called the Pink Panther right next to I 5. Cops would right down license plate number of POS cars parked out front. I'm sure there was some kind of "bad element" hit list, because there's no way it was just the odds I was getting pulled over at least once a week. In hindsight, I guess it worked, cuz I got the hell out of there. Quote Link to comment
ericsb210 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I was a "clean cut surfer kid", but know one accused me of having a good attitude. Hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment
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