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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:08 pm    Post subject: Re: EMPI Sportster Design One man's creative take. Reply with quote
Thing #6 wrote:
Just curious -- where is the VIN???

I know that the pans were shortened on these, where were the cuts made?


Just below the oval cover in the second picture above.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:01 pm    Post subject: Re: EMPI Sportster Design One man's creative take. Reply with quote
FOUND IT!

It was under several layers of paint and hidden behind the seat belt latch.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:24 pm    Post subject: Re: EMPI Sportster Design One man's creative take. Reply with quote
Thing 6, can you give a little details on how you found it? Any new pics you can show us?

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 9:01 pm    Post subject: Re: EMPI Sportster Design One man's creative take. Reply with quote
Not much to say. The number was right where it should have been, stamped directly into the tunnel, just ahead of the opening for the shift linkage.

I didn't see it earlier because the seatbelt latches were hiding it. A few strokes with a wire brush were enough to show it.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: EMPI Sportster Design One man's creative take. Reply with quote
Thing #6 wrote:
Just curious -- where is the VIN???

I know that the pans were shortened on these, where were the cuts made?


The cut was made about 1 1/2" behind the parking brake handle. The chassis serial number which is what is used as the VIN is 2" forward of the shift coupling access hole. It should be intact
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