Ira, you will get the build info on the car that left the factory with that
engine, and since you've stated that your engine is not original to your
chassis, you won't be getting any information about the chassis you actually
have. Since you have no body number and have found no number on the shock
tower, there is no way to identify the original number of the chassis (to my
knowledge). The most you could do is use the chassis number you would get
from BMIHT for the engine.
I think your chances are slim of finding out if that chassis number is
already being used by another car unless the DMV does a national search on
that number before allowing you to register the car. Of course, the
BT7-I/-II registries would be a source to check to see if the VIN exists
somewhere.
I also think you're going to get some static from DMV to changing the number
on your title anyway unless they buy the engine number on the certificate as
proof of the correct chassis identification. Since engines are obviously
replaceable, I would be surprised if the DMV would cave in just on that
evidence.
The BT7 experts can chime in, but to my knowledge there is no place on the
chassis of 3000s where the chassis number was marked except for the shock
tower number of later cars.
It's just my opinion, but putting a VIN on a car you know not to have been
that number originally isn't quite kosher. Some owner of the car in the
future is going to get an unpleasant surprise when he finds out. I just
experienced that with a new BJ8 owner when I told him his beautiful new car
was not the VIN that he thought he had bought.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
From: I Erbs [mailto:eyera3@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:01 PM
To: BJ8 Healeys
Cc: healey help
Subject: Re: [Healeys] heritage certificate question
OK, so from looking at the Anderson/moment book # 9267 was built between
march and may '60.
as stated originally,
1`. I would like ot get the build info on my car, engine number is all I
have for a 3000.
I do have the BN4# that came with my original car (it has been parted out
after being hit) My current body and engine were mated by me over 30 years
ago. replacement body came with no markings, so I just moved the BN4 stuff
over to it.
2. I would like to find out the actual reg # and register it accordingly.
3. Then I would like to know if anyone has that ID# on their car?
If not, then I want to reg it correctly.
so could there be an ID # stamped somewhere else on my BT7 body/chassis?
thanks for the time on this,
Ira
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