vin number

is the vin in the engine bay the only number stamped to the shell?
i cant see any other numbers anywhere
if it is then i might have a cunning plan for my reshell

gary

all im sayin is i had 3 black swift gtis a whole load of stickers about 15cm long and 1 inscurance policy


steve

ringing lol

not knocking it btw

well dont realy want to loose the gti v5, if i can make it look like no`ones fucked about with it then i will, its not like im cut`n`shutting or anything
long way off yet mind, just thought id look into it all before i get to far
im still un decided on what im doing with it tho, im defo putting on all the gti aero parts etc, but i dont know if im gona keep it road legal or go full on lightwight track toy, if so im aiming for sub 700kg

got the number cutted from a crashed gti, and was thinking in weld it on other.. but someone tell me it will not work properly cos this will bend the metal? what you think??

You dont want non factory weld anywhere near a vin number, best replace entire panel section at factory join lines, bigger job but better than having the car taken and crushed...if your rego/licensing department is as harsh as where i grew up

GTP

thats exacty what i was thinking gtp, the pannel the vin is on is small in hight but the width of the engine bay
theres a flange with spotwelds just under the number, so i can cut it there and make good around the top and sides
im doing alot of fabrication work to the chassis so this will be a drop in the well tbh
yunik, as the chassis is quite a thin gauge metal so any welding around the number will warp the pannel and a tester will notice stright away

gary