What have I got?

That might not work, either. Let's say you "go through" another state and manage to get a "clean" title for the 68 numbers, then he tries to transfer into Texas

Surely Texas inspects cars (VIN) before transferring title?

So if you happen to get an inspector that's a little too attentive, he might just look at both the rad support and dash VIN

And if Texas searches, they will probably still show that VIN as a "salvage."

THAT could be a lot of trouble for nothing.
I really dont think if another state issues a good title and it's done legally that you will have a problem with that title/car in any state,all these greedy phucks want is the revenue/taxes/etc...they could car less about the car...they usually issue a id tag mounted on the car by hwp of that state that matches the re-issued title,a friend of mine had a 68 RR with a missing vin tag but had the title and the rest of numbers matched,took it over from Mo to Ks to a Kansas HWP he inspected it,ran a stolen car chk,passed it gave my friend some paperwork to give the DMV and they issued a title and a vin tag[in Ks] took it back to HWP he installed the tag..got title in mail in less than 2 wks cost less than 175 bucs,then transferred to Mo a couple months later,no prob,was totally legit...all they care about is the $$$$