Repair or Replace

[turp mcspray]

The camaro dash is a welded piece of the car. The VIN tag is rivited to it. When repacing a rusty dash, you have to remove and install the VIN tag. On a cuda, the VIN tag is rivited to the dash pad. I restored a 71 cuda a couple of years ago. The dash pad was toast. When I replaced the dash pad, I had to remove and install the VIN tag, with rosette rivits, just like many camaros I have done. The numbers on the cuda core support are simply a partial VIN, the sequintial number. By itself, it means nothing. Many mopars have had quarters and radiator supports replaced with new factory parts back in the day. No more number. Many have been replaced with used pieces, which now have the wrong build number. There are MANY mopars out there that don't have all these numbers matching.
My point is, VIN tags get removed and reinstalled all the time, when restoring rusty cars and trucks. That is NOT a crime! Trying to fraud someone by switching VIN tags to build a fake for profit, or cover up a stolen vehicle is. It is all about intent!
Somewhere I have a copy of the FEDERAL statute, for VIN tage issues. It has been posted on the forum in the past. It specifically states that a VIN tag can be removed and replaced, if deemed reasonably necessary for doing repairs, (as in replacing a camaro dash, cuda dash pad, or in this case, a cab that is too far gone to repair.)
If this guy buys a cab from a parted out junk truck, and put his tag on it to restore his truck, what will the law find when they inspect it? They will find matching VIN numbers on the cab and frame. Are they going to be to prove wrong doing, when there is none?
Every time someone even mentions the subject, everyone makes it sound like you will spend the rest of your days in jail, if they so much as find your fingerprint, on your VIN tag!
The law is about criminal wrong doing, not someone fixing their rusty car or truck.