Please post pics of your tail art (differential housing markings)

[bull]

I'd like to see some pictures of the factory markings on people's diff housings. I have to assume that some of them would be similar to others on this site since one person was likely to be marking mutliple housings. Mine looks somewhat complex and it appears to have been made with a paint brush since there seems to be what looks like a run. If it is a run the run itself is odd since the housing would have to have been upside-down for it to run that way.

Here's a couple of diff marking links I dug up in a search prior to posting this thread. I seem to recall there being a thread with more specific info/pics on this topic but I can't seem to find it.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,41774.0.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,20200.0.html

Anyway, please post your diff housing pics!!!! Here's mine. What does it mean?

[Richard Cranium]

Here's what mine looked like prior to sandblasting..............

[John_Kunkel]

More rear end marking info:

[Richard Cranium]

Just add a 2 year old......

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

A few that I have found  

Bottom pic was mine!

[bull]

So what is this stuff? I can't believe the yellow is tire chalk because it's nearly bullet proof. The pics I took of mine below were shot after I wire-wheeled part of it and I saw no effect.

Also, were they marked off the car or after they were installed?

[UFO]

On my 69 R/T.
Probably marked off the car.I'm sure some of the codes would I.D. each assembly for each build.

[maxwellwedge]

Some good pics here....    http://www.rogergibsonautorestoration.com/product_review.htm

[maxwellwedge]

Some pics off of Doc-Tona

The B = B-Body

The Assembly date is between the U-bolts.

The rear ends had all the war paint on them before they went on the car.

8-3/4's can have tons of markings......Dana's  - Not near as much

[maxwellwedge]

My 69 Swinger. Note the "pumpkin" assembly date on the bottom.

[bakerhillpins]

This is quite interesting..    

[1969chargerrtse]

Wouldn't this be under the rearend section?
Anyway, here's mine.
I have no idea what it means?

[maxwellwedge]

Looks like most of a B.  It means B-Body.

I have 70 E-Bodies (for instance) that have F E on them.....F= F Series (1970) and the E for E-Body. 69 seemed to use the B for B-Body.

Yes - This should go in the drivetrain section.

[1969chargerrtse]

Looks like most of a B.  It means B-Body.

I have 70 E-Bodies (for instance) that have F E on them.....F= F Series (1970) and the E for E-Body. 69 seemed to use the B for B-Body.

Yes - This should go in the drivetrain section.

Thanks. 

[maxwellwedge]

I'd like to see some pictures of the factory markings on people's diff housings. I have to assume that some of them would be similar to others on this site since one person was likely to be marking mutliple housings. Mine looks somewhat complex and it appears to have been made with a paint brush since there seems to be what looks like a run. If it is a run the run itself is odd since the housing would have to have been upside-down for it to run that way.

Here's a couple of diff marking links I dug up in a search prior to posting this thread. I seem to recall there being a thread with more specific info/pics on this topic but I can't seem to find it.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,41774.0.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,20200.0.html

Anyway, please post your diff housing pics!!!! Here's mine. What does it mean?

Bull - The one symbol looks like a "D". D Series - 1968

[oldgold69]

 my 69 has what looks like a b  on the housing  under the white paint the former owner painted on it  so what is correct black with the big b showing or just paint it black and forget it

[bull]

Bull - The one symbol looks like a "D". D Series - 1968

What about the "O" beside it? Any ideas?

[resq302]

Bull - The one symbol looks like a "D". D Series - 1968

What about the "O" beside it? Any ideas?

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that the "O" was for an open rear and if you had an "O" with an x or / through the "O" it was a sure grip.

[DC_1]

 

[BlaineKaiser450]

2.94 suregrip out of a 1969 Satellite

[bull]

Thanks for the pics, guys. So if I were to guess (which I am) I'd say these markings were applied with a paint brush. Or maybe a combination of chaulk and paint. Is that the case? For those of you who have tried to replicate the markings after painting/powder coating the housing did you use paint or what?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Thanks for the pics, guys. So if I were to guess (which I am) I'd say these markings were applied with a paint brush. Or maybe a combination of chaulk and paint. Is that the case? For those of you who have tried to replicate the markings after painting/powder coating the housing did you use paint or what?

Yellow paint for the "B" & a white tire crayon for the "circle X"

[tan top]

forgot i took this picture , when i striped mine down to do the resto

this    was the only  paint mark/dabs on mine  !!   , letter B  original axle !  car SPD of  novenber 22nd 68   3.23 gears  no sure grip

[bull]

Some good pics here....    http://www.rogergibsonautorestoration.com/product_review.htm

Thanks. Nice link.

Thanks for the pics, guys. So if I were to guess (which I am) I'd say these markings were applied with a paint brush. Or maybe a combination of chalk and paint. Is that the case? For those of you who have tried to replicate the markings after painting/powder coating the housing did you use paint or what?

Yellow paint for the "B" & a white tire crayon for the "circle X"

Do you have a before pic, Chris?

My "O" looks white and it looks like paint. The "X" is obviously tire chalk/crayon.

[maxwellwedge]

Some good pics here....    http://www.rogergibsonautorestoration.com/product_review.htm

Thanks. Nice link.

The 68 Runner on that site has a D on it as well. That's at least 2 68's with a D - so I guess the 68 thing was the year/series and the 69 thing was the body style.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Do you have a before pic, Chris?

My "O" looks white and it looks like paint. The "X" is obviously tire chalk/crayon.

No, no before pics since it was repainted a bit already when i got the car.....I just modeled it after some pics I found on line

[JPL]

[HeavyFuel]

mine

Orange dab for sure grip, and the three black dots over white for 3.23 check out, according to the chart posted earlier.



Not sure what "1 22" means, could be an assembly date I suppose.....my car came off the line on 2 Feb 1968, according to the paperwork and all of the scribbling under the hood.

[resq302]

the 1 22 is the assembly date of the third member.

[histoy]

HeavyFuel.... what year is your car that is pictured here?

[maxwellwedge]

Should be a 68 with the "D" on the housing.

[histoy]

My bad.  He said the car is a '68 in one of the pictures.  I believe that the chart he mentioned was for 1970 cars, so I just wanted to verify if it is correct for '68 cars.

Our car is a '68 with a 3.23 Sure Grip rear end.  It has the white stripe, and orange daub, but it doesn't appear to have the 3 black spots on the white stripe, that are shown in Heavy Fuel's picture.

[HeavyFuel]

Yep....mines a '68.....don't think the rear was ever changed out, so I think the markings are legit.   

[histoy]

Do you think that the tail markings vary according to the assembly plant, or were all the B-body rear ends assembled in one plant, then shipped to the different assembly plants?

[Bob T]

Bull, I didnt realise you had a thread going already, anyway,

This was brought on by bulls reproduction of his factory marks in his build thread. Unfortunately my 68 R/T has a big coat of underseal on it so any history is,  well, lost to history

Anyway, I was under a mate of mines 69 R/T SE this week checking out his new 15 x 10 5''b/sp Magnums and he was laughing about some new stuff he'd never seen before, he has owned the car 11 years and done a full resto number on it but never noticed these before. As far as he knows this is original, I'm inclined to agree

Sooo, there must have been a peacenik working on the line that afternoon in 1969  

[bull]

That peace sign is classic. I would most definitely replicate that one.

Here's my before/after pics by the way.

[440]

That peace sign is classic. I would most definitely replicate that one.

Here's my before/after pics by the way.

Why does there appear to be brush strokes in the black paint ?

[bull]

Simple explanation, I used a brush.

[440]

That's the most logical explanation...  Stupid question I know, but unless I'm missing something that's like painting the Mona Lisa with a spray can  

[bull]

That's the most logical explanation...  Stupid question I know, but unless I'm missing something that's like painting the Mona Lisa with a spray can  

Our moderator, Chris, recommended I use a certain kind of paint that is applied with a brush. And since I didn't want to pay to have it powder-coated, and didn't have a good place to spray it, I figured his recommendation would work for me. Unless you're really close to it you can't tell it's been brushed on.

[bull]

Looks like most of a B.  It means B-Body.

I have 70 E-Bodies (for instance) that have F E on them.....F= F Series (1970) and the E for E-Body. 69 seemed to use the B for B-Body.

Yes - This should go in the drivetrain section.

Thanks.  

This is the drivetrain section. It doesn't get more drivetrain than "Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust." Did it get moved here?