pushead Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Hey All, Just a quick question, the blue plate behind the firewall shows the engine/chass/colour/model info etc and was wondering what happens if you see a car without one? does that mean it is a dodge? refer to pic Thanksssssssss! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr33 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 could be a front cut / rebirth? not sure exactly, wouldn't be its original spec engine at a "guess", of course its only a guess Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-679675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushead Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 Thanks paulr33. maybe stolen? race car? any other possibilities? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-679677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 there are so many possibilities, but it will make it hard to sell the car imo Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-679685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylwgtr2 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Thats the japanese ID tag.....if a car doesnt have one ...its a possibility that a car is running around in japan with the identity of that paticular car on it......Usually this happens with more expensive cars such as GTR's or NSX's Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-679716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 could of been a stolen car in japan... you can't comply them in aus without those plates. also the VIN number of the car has been stamped onto the chassis in the pic, so it must have gone thru compliance. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-679832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Dudes, i know of this particular car in question (not the one pictured) ... it is complianced and has the compliance plate but there is no build plate/id tag... hence funkymonkey, how would this have complied. I guess the question is, would buying such a car be an issue? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 eg. note top left where id tag is missing. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 that is odd, the compliance plate is right next to the strut, you could get the plate number, rng up canberra and find out the chassis number its approved for, then find the chassis number on the car. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 yeah i see it... it has a complaince plate tho... hmmm dodgy... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 spoke to a few people regarding this, and the no body seems to have a problem with it... as long as the car is registered and complied, then it's fine. just hard to explain to someone why it was removed. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamezilla Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I remember reading an article in HPI about R33 N1s - saying many of the original cars don't have the plates as they are often stolen and put onto other 'normal' GTRs for them to be sold at a higher price as an N1 - dodgy. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Hence, a car with the id plate missing isn't such a big issue, rather a car with the wrong id plate maybe. A major reason why the id plate maybe missing is because the car is complianced as a different year due to the limited number of compliance plates...... hence they have to remove the id plate.... that in itself is dodgy, but once complied and registered, then it's no hassles... so i have been told. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedLineGTR Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I remember reading an article in HPI about R33 N1s - saying many of the original cars don't have the plates as they are often stolen and put onto other 'normal' GTRs for them to be sold at a higher price as an N1 - dodgy. Yep thats true heard about that, read the article Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-680869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylwgtr2 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 dont need that tag for compliance....however i wouldnt buy a car without it....the authenticity of the vehicle has been lost... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-681260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 that's a really good point about the authenticity.... i'm actually in the position of purchasing a brilliant car and the only thing that is of concern is the missing id tag... i guess it's just a decision of whether you want a good quality car or an authentic car. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-681302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylwgtr2 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Id be getting a check done in japan by the VIN ...I have done this before...... if its still on the road in japan....its sure to raise some alarms... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-681320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR34TION Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 ylwgtr2... how would one go about doing these checks? i'm actually quite concerned, on the one hand, the car is exactly what i want and on the other hand i'm troubled by this missing tag. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-681326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylwgtr2 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 check with the japanese registry board...... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-681328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNBLOW Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 hey ylwgtr.......how r ya.... quick question...do u work at auto one in niddrie?? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33919-engine-firewall-blue-plate/#findComment-681437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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