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HELP decoding 69 charger vin!!

Started by hesd19, August 17, 2017, 01:42:45 PM

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hesd19

Okay, the car was salvaged with the ORIGINAL TAGS but had no insurance or ownership. The original engine and parts, as well as some of the interior were taken for parts (used in 70 charger as mentioned earlier).

Moving on...after putting the current engine it has in it now and other things to make it drivable, my dad brought it to Canada as a 17/18 yr old and bought the CURRENT TAGS on it from a friend that were off a recked charger that used to be parked not very far from where I currently live. He took the ORIGINAL ONES off and says he doesn't know what he did with them. He said he just misplaced them over the years as he never really thought about the importance of holding onto the original tags being a young kid.

So, I personally have little doubt that the car was an actual R/T car anymore, I just can't prove it (legally that is). The diff is actually a DANA 60 I believe (I could see the number 60 on it). There are also 2 fuel lines running to the fuel tank as was mentioned to be an R/T thing in an earlier post. I'm not too sure what to compare the torsion bars to to show that they're more "beefy," but they also look to be a good size. The tranny is also the original 4 speed from the factory.

Today, I just tried to clean it up a bit and also removed the power-train and separated the engine and transmission. The body itself is going to need a lot of work...

Lastly, I wanted to thank everyone for their helpful posts with me being a newbie and all. I would also like to add that the car has been in the family for over 30+ years and I or my dad have every intention on doing a full restoration. My dad has had many people over the years see it from the road just driving by and try to make him an offer for it. We have no intention on selling car. I will post a couple pictures in the next couple posts.

JB400

Glad to hear that you now know the full story.  Hopefully, your family can find the original tags and title for it.

hesd19


hesd19

And here are the engine and trans separated

Troy

The transmission should have a VIN stamp...

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

6bblgt

& that LH exhaust manifold is c-bosy

hesd19

Quote from: Troy on August 18, 2017, 09:18:46 PM
The transmission should have a VIN stamp...

Troy


Just wanted to post this picture, just went outside to check it out!

If you can't make it out, the vin reads: XS29L9B250230

Looks like the numbers matching vin for the body and trans, I hope...

Montclaire

You might want to hold off on pulling the car apart any further until you get the VIN issue resolved.  Photograph whatever you do have apart in detail.  Tell pops to start looking for those tags!   

dual fours

OK this is the current motor but not the original, can anybody tell me what these two lines cast on the heads mean.
Thanks in advance. :popcrn:
1970 Dodge Charger SE, 383 Magnum, dual fours, Winter's shifter and racing transmission.

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