# question about vin#/getting car inspected with different engine **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-vin-getting-car-inspected-with-different-engine/192735 **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive **Created:** [September 30, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-vin-getting-car-inspected-with-different-engine/192735 "2007-09-30T19:52:48Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN) #### Post date: [September 30, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-vin-getting-car-inspected-with-different-engine/192735/2 "2007-09-30T23:48:36Z")
> [@car wash/detailing](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wash-detailing/32747/26): > > for my first question… im restoring a 69’ camaro, and i found this: [http://www.ecklerscamaro.com/product.asp?pf\_id=731310&dept\_id=1427](http://www.ecklerscamaro.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=731310&dept%5Fid=1427) > > now, if i bought this, what would i need to do about the vin number/the plate on the firewall? > > I figured it would be cheaper to buy the whole body, than replace all of the parts i need. > > And for my next question… how are you guys getting your cars inpected with different engines in them, etc. > > Lets say I wanted to put a 350SBC in a 4th gen fbody… as much as i know, you cant get it inspected because of the OBD stuff… so can anyone tell me about this? > > Thanks! you can’t swap vins from one car to another… legally, unless you do get like a specially constructed title or something like that. legally you can’t take a 4th gen and stick a carbed 350 in it. PA has some loopholes in its exemption to do it but its not technically legal and its for sure against federal laws. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-vin-getting-car-inspected-with-different-engine/192735)._