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  1. 134282

    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ
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    #1 134282, Mar 14, 2006
    Where's the VIN...? The chassis number is stamped on a plate on the steering column behind the steering wheel and there's a plate in the engine bay with the full VIN. Where else...? Is the VIN stamped or noted anywhere else on the car...?
     
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    #2 dstacy, Mar 14, 2006
    yep its underneath on the frame

    Dave
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    #3 134282, Mar 14, 2006
    Thanks, Dave... So the VIN is only noted in two places on the 400i...?
     
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    #4 dstacy, Mar 14, 2006
    Let me check my manual, I'll let you know tomorrow

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    #5 134282, Mar 14, 2006
    Awesome, thank you...
     
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    #6 Ashman, Mar 14, 2006
    I don't know if by engine bay you mean the block, but the full VIN is stamped on the front right side of the engine block.

    John
     
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    #7 andrewg, Mar 15, 2006
    The Vin is stamped in the engine bay on the chassis member by the passengers side front wheel arch housing......alongside the front of the cylinder head...

    Will post pics later if nobody else beats me to it



    Are you chassis number hunting or have you finaly decided you need to have a proper Ferrari?
     
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    #8 Ashman, Mar 15, 2006
    Do you mean that all this time I've been looking at that number and thinking it was stamped on a flat faced flange off of the block when it really is a chassis member? Ooops!

    Go for the V12 baby! Once you go V12, you won't go back!

    John
     
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    #9 andrewg, Mar 15, 2006

    John, once you take all the injection / exhaust manifolds (headers)and other assorted junk off that side of the engine you can actually see it quite well........when everything's in place its a bit of bugger to see :D
     
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    #10 GrigioGuy, Mar 15, 2006

    He's probably irritated that people keep covering the one on the steering wheel. Neither rain, snow, Vegas security or electrical tape shall keep Carbon from his self-appointed rounds...
     
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    #11 andrewg, Mar 15, 2006
    For a minute I was hoping he'd finally saved enough money to buy a 400, think a black one with tinted windows would suit the little scamp
     
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    #12 GrigioGuy, Mar 15, 2006
    I fully agree, nothing like a big black sinister roller
     
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    #13 andrewg, Mar 15, 2006
    With a nice straight through stainless exhaust....can see it in my head now.....my have to build one for myself :D
     
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    #14 134282, Mar 15, 2006
    John and Andrew, I didn't know that, thank you... I know it's stamped on the chassis in the engine bay and on a rectangular metal plate in the engine bay, but I didn't know the whole VIN was stamped into the block... I'd really like to see pictures of that...


    Just being thorough - no car searches yet unfortunately... :)
     
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    #15 andrewg, Mar 15, 2006
    Its not, that was my point, it just looks a little like that!
     
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    #16 134282, Mar 15, 2006
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    LOL...! That's only happened to me once with a 400i Automatic (see below)...

    And if I were to get a 400, 400i or a 412, I would have to go with a black cut-conversion, like 45769 (second picture below - minus the shields!)...
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