Reading a damaged metal engine bay plate

[Mikes Z car]

The metal engine bay plate on my 70 240 was damaged due to what looks like the inspection lamp dragging back and forth across it for years making it difficult to read due to the heavy scratches. I took it off the car and cleaned it up and noticed the VIN was more readable on the back due to the impact apparently from the labeler that Datsun used.

FWIW

Mikes z car

[Carl Beck]

Mike: Post a higher resolution, larger image. That one is too small to see.

thanks,

Carl B.

[Oiluj]

Cover with thin paper and rub a pencil across it. It the numbers are stamped, you may be able to read them that way.

[Seppi72]

I can only assume that you want the original engine S/N so that a new plate can be created. The VIN is on the plate on the driver's door frame as well as stamped onto the top of the firewall above the brake M/C.

[Mikes Z car]

Sorry,

I exceeded the file size limit of 1 MB so it got truncated to a much smaller image. This new picture should have a much higher resolution. It is reversed (mirror image) to make it easier to read the backside. I was wanting to further verify the VIN (it does) and to get the engine number in case that matched (it doesn't).

Thanks for the input, I didn't notice the file was too low in resolution.

Mike

[Mikes Z car]

Bob,

I'll be darned I didn't know the VIN was on the firewall, I just went and looked and sure enough it is there and matches the VIN in the other places. This website is a tremendous source of Z information.

Thanks,

Mike H.