shortie
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| posted on 9/7/05 at 09:07 PM |
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Stamping VIN number
Tried to stamp the VIN number on my chassis this morning but just couldn't manage to get it right.
Just wondered how others found stamping the chassis or whether you got a local garage to do it.
I am putting it on the plate at the bottom rear corner of the back of the car where the roll bar meets the floor as it is flat steel and I have been
told that it is better than stamping the chassis rails as the will dent as you stamp them.
Any advice of how to go about this much appreciated.
Rich.
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clbarclay
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| posted on 9/7/05 at 09:36 PM |
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I would stamp the number on a seperate plate and then rivet the plate some where around the engine bay, like most manufacturers do in my
experiance.
Maby a short peice of box/angle iron to rest/line up the punches to would help make the job neater.
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shortie
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| posted on 9/7/05 at 09:37 PM |
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I've had a plate engraved and have riveted this in the engine bay already but I am told they like the chassis stamped aswell at SVA.
Rich.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 12:14 AM |
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i printed the chassis no on a peice of paper,taped it to chassis leg and used a centre punch to make indents that made up the number(if you get my
drift)
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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907
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 07:24 AM |
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Hi Rich,
To stamp thin sheet you need a thick heavy lump of metal on the underside to act as a dolly.
At least three times the weight of the hammer.
Wedge it in place with a scissor jack so there is a little weight on it, then stamp away.
Anything with a flat surface will do.
I'm stamping mine in the floor by the front edge of the drivers seat.
I think thats where Fords put their chassis numbers.
hope this helps
Paul G
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Petemate
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 08:44 AM |
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Hi Paul
Your idea for the VIN number stamping sounds good. Also the method of a scissor jack for support echoes what we used to do at British Leyland in the
seventies when we had to re-stamp chassis numbers which had been rejected by inspectors as not visible enough. But - as the floor panels of our L***s
inspired sports cars are not part of the chassis, even though riveted/bonded on, do SVA inpectors accept this? Can anyone who has done this passed SVA
& registration successfully? Answers please (not on a postcard) from one who is VERY close to the stamping procedure....
Petemate
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Jon Bradbury
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 01:28 PM |
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Eh???
Wotcha Petemate
Take a butchers at the pictures on my web site.
Our mutual friend Battery Bill made up a pair of VIN plates for me. I riveted one to the firewall (above the fusebox) where it is easy to see. The
other one was welded (that is, permanently affixed) to the top left-to-right chassis rail at the front of the car. It's the box section that
holds the top front wishbone mounts. The plate is isible through the radiator grille.
Anyway, the DVLA inspector was quite happy with this. SVA inspector said nothing. I am not sure the plate is part of the SVA in any case, as you might
not have a chassis number when doing your SVA.
I'm sure if you ask Bill nicely he'd oblige. Just compliment him on the clever positioning of his battery and say nothing about losing
boot space... 
Cheers
JonB
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