Advice on how to track down my deceased friends old charger?

[HAZZARDJOHN]

My plans are as follows. First of I am going to do a complete tear down to a roller (already half way there), then I am goint to put it on a frame rack and straighten her out. It has a 360 in it and that will be a nice starting motor, just a rebuild and a mild cam, something streetable.  Then I want to paint it B-5 Blue, Why? Because me and Jake love that color. Jake wanted to paint it that color, but never thought he'd have the money to do it. Then a bulge hood, Hideaway headlights, older style taillights, and 17" torque thrust II's (Jake was pretty insistent on these wheels) Then Bucket seats and new carpet with a B & M floor shifter (Jake bought this and I have had it in my garage for years).

Like I said the goal is to complete Jake's dream not mine.

~HJ

[Nacho-RT74]

wooops, what a sad story!!! sorry!!

but first you know to need that is a 73 not a 74

GREAT YOU FOUND it!!!

will be a nice memorabilia to your friend

How is it a '73? It is title and insured as a '74. as well as it was titled in Cali as a '74? This would be news to me. I was with when he bought it.  I am not doubting ya, as I am a first and second gen charger man, but if the paper work is wrong it would be nice to know.

~HJ

74s have complete and integrated fully retracted 3 points and one terminal seatbelt system bolted and hanging from "B pillar" area, plus I can't see a reset button for the interlock at a side of the ECU module. Check for hump on trunk floor area where spare tire is. . 74 are with humped trunk floor. some other diff too, but those are the main and easy to check ones.

on 74s the lower quarter panel ( interior ) has a cut out and extra panel to hide the shoulder belt retractor. 3 spokes wheel is fully padded in the middle. The pad is the horn switch.

[Nacho-RT74]

and well of course being 74 the VIN should state the number 4 on 6th digit ... 3 for 73

I'm just talking about I can see on pics, not saying IS one of another by fact

[HAZZARDJOHN]

wooops, what a sad story!!! sorry!!

but first you know to need that is a 73 not a 74

GREAT YOU FOUND it!!!

will be a nice memorabilia to your friend

How is it a '73? It is title and insured as a '74. as well as it was titled in Cali as a '74? This would be news to me. I was with when he bought it.  I am not doubting ya, as I am a first and second gen charger man, but if the paper work is wrong it would be nice to know.

~HJ

74s have complete and integrated fully retracted 3 points and one terminal seatbelt system bolted and hanging from "B pillar" area, plus I can't see a reset button for the interlock at a side of the ECU module. Check for hump on trunk floor area where spare tire is. . 74 are with humped trunk floor. some other diff too, but those are the main and easy to check ones.

on 74s the lower quarter panel ( interior ) has a cut out and extra panel to hide the shoulder belt retractor. 3 spokes wheel is fully padded in the middle. The pad is the horn switch.

It does have the under hood reset switch for the seat belts, and it had a Weight sensor in the passenger seat. I know he was complaining about how it wouldn't start one day and it turned out it was because his college books were on the passenger seat. I disabled it.  I know it was there even though I don't see it in the pics.

[HAZZARDJOHN]

I have the VIN written down at home, I'll have to look.

[General_01]

That's great that you found it. Good luck with the transformation into a B5 Bee.

[Nacho-RT74]

It does have the under hood reset switch for the seat belts, and it had a Weight sensor in the passenger seat. I know he was complaining about how it wouldn't start one day and it turned out it was because his college books were on the passenger seat. I disabled it.  I know it was there even though I don't see it in the pics.

Yes thats the weird part, I can't see either the reset button on engine bay ... and 72/73 did it have the seat sensors too just on passenger side to make work the warning buzzer and signal.

maybe all that stuff was removed with seatbelts too

[HAZZARDJOHN]

You know I might be thinking of his black one. His first car was a black '74 that was so rusted out it wasn't funny. I just have vivid memories of hitting that reset button. Why would his car be titled as a '74 I wonder. I can't find my post it with the vin on it so I'll have to wait til I get the car.

~HJ