Engine Overhaul: Dataplate

When i began dissassembly of the engine, the shop queried that the sump did not have a dataplate attached. I looked into it (see the initial post here), and it seems an experimental engine doesn't need a dataplate. 

 In fact, I contacted contacted the Sport Aircraft Association (SAAA) here. They are the body who looks after all the Authorised Persons (AP's) which sign off experimental aircraft (and issue the Experimental Certificates). 

They said:

Never heard of a dataplate coming off or missing. If it doesn't have one, get one made, give it a number.  Maybe pick something that sorta looks close to factory serial layout, or get creative. X360EIEIO-RSPCA-RSVP... Nobody will care.... An X might be a useful giveaway that it's now an EXP engine.

So, off to Niddrie Nameplates, who made me the dataplate out of 1.2mm aluminim photo anodised plate! 

This is not laser engraved, rather the image is anodised onto aluminium, then it is covered in a clear outer layer - I think it came out pretty cool! 

This is where it will mount to the sump. 

Unfortunately, the first time they printed it, the black came out a little weird. So they did it again, meaning my toolbox also gets some bling!