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Originally Posted by Chris Haynes
Charlie,
Had you taken a day to expose the frame number you wouldn't have gotten the "Blue Tag". It is a major pain to do but worth it in the long run. Removing the fender, lifting the body and running board can spare a lot of grief in the future. I am rebuilding my truck from the ground up. When the chassis and running gear are finished I will set the body on it and take it in for inspection before things are bolted together.
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When I went to the DMV in the early seventies to register my truck the engine number matched the paper work and they did not ask me to remove the body. They just wouldn't use the engine number to register the vehicle in my name (I asked it they would but they refused). It is possible that the engine had been replaced over the years and the paperwork updated so I would have ended up with mismatched numbers between the engine/paperwork and the frame. I didn't pursue the question but since the frame number would not be visible to a police officer if I was stopped, I assume they still would have given me the blue tag. Do you know of any cases in California where the serial number under the body was used to register the vehicle without putting a tag on the door jam?
Charlie Stephens