Rebodied cars and do they get certified

[PeteLeathersac]

Can someone define "firewalling" for me? . Is this as car #5 above....using a donor cowl and door posts but grafting in "enough" of the original car to include the hidden Vin also the undisturbed Vin tag itelf....or is it like car #4 which uses the original car cowl w/ posts??? . Thanks! ~ Pete

[SamLBInj]

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Can someone define "firewalling" for me? . Is this as car #5 above....using a donor cowl and door posts but grafting in "enough" of the original car to include the hidden Vin also the undisturbed Vin tag itelf....or is it like car #4 which uses the original car cowl w/ posts??? . Thanks! ~ Pete

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Its all semantics, if the vin was on the gas cap you could screw it on any car you wanted and it would become "original".

[Allen]

So, at the end of the day.......

Do they look good? Sound cool? And go really quick?

[SamLBInj]

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So, at the end of the day.......

Do they look good? Sound cool? And go really quick?

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There are alot of cars under 20 grand that fit that profile, its when you pay 6 figures for a "gas cap" that make you wonder.

[PeteLeathersac]

Nobody on the firewalling question? . The cowl w/ tags as the only original part left is an old one in the car hobby....extensive restorations starting from no more than this is what some expensive Bugatti's, Duesenbergs and the like have been brought back from. . The've usually had to fabricate the other components though, not having the luxury of a mass produced donor car. . Usually all is well documented and the story is up front and available when sale time comes. . I'll go out on a limb and say, if not using a whole cowl w/ door posts and grafting "enough" of a vehicle to move the identity without disturbing the Vin tag and hidden Vin is what firewalling is, than this is where the line gets crossed. . Again anyone can do what they like but with the values now, the buyer should be aware in writing with any of the situations suggested. ~ Pete

[71SSNova]

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Can someone define "firewalling" for me? . Is this as car #5 above....using a donor cowl and door posts but grafting in "enough" of the original car to include the hidden Vin also the undisturbed Vin tag itelf....or is it like car #4 which uses the original car cowl w/ posts??? . Thanks! ~ Pete

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My understanding of firewall is car #5. Taking the firewall with the vin tag and hidden vins of the super car and welding into a good body of a plain jane 6 cyl.

[PeteLeathersac]

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Can someone define "firewalling" for me? . Is this as car #5 above....using a donor cowl and door posts but grafting in "enough" of the original car to include the hidden Vin also the undisturbed Vin tag itelf....or is it like car #4 which uses the original car cowl w/ posts??? . Thanks! ~ Pete

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My understanding of firewall is car #5. Taking the firewall with the vin tag and hidden vins of the super car and welding into a good body of a plain jane 6 cyl.

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Thanks....that's what I expected but it seems to be something that some don't want clarified? ~ Pete