Thread: vin tag and title rip-off

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You see this a lot in chopper building, you cut the neck off your bike with the VIN number attached and then restore the frame around it. After all the hoops I had to jump through and ridiculous fees I had to pay to someone who knows nothing about the engineering that goes into it, I would probably do that if I ever build another. It cost me about $1000 in the end and took half the summer.

So if you cut the section of the body off with the tags on it is there a law that tells you how much of the car you can restore??? It's just a giant patch panel for the door sill, wheels included .

Sean

Originally Posted by sgo70

You see this a lot in chopper building, you cut the neck off your bike with the VIN number attached and then restore the frame around it. After all the hoops I had to jump through and ridiculous fees I had to pay to someone who knows nothing about the engineering that goes into it, I would probably do that if I ever build another. It cost me about $1000 in the end and took half the summer.

So if you cut the section of the body off with the tags on it is there a law that tells you how much of the car you can restore??? It's just a giant patch panel for the door sill, wheels included .

Sean

Don't see it too much with bikes( I work in a bike shop) I do here about wood boat restores where a sliver of wood is reused and a new boat built around it. If I build a '32 thats much safer and better than the original and can get my hands on a title or registration, you bet your posi rear end I would use it. Better resale better chance of insurance and better chance to finance it too.