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Post by jdcrawford on Oct 19, 2021 12:10:49 GMT -5
I had the car appraised, which confirmed a number of neat tidbits that some of you might find interesting:
VIN Plate: W- Car Line code- Dodge Charger Car Line code P- Price Class code- Premium Price Class code (WP identifies a Charger 500 model) 23- Model code- Two Door Hardtop Model code N- Engine code- 383 Cubic Inch, Four-Barrel HP V-8 Engine code 1- Model Year code- 1971 Model Year code A- Assembly Plant code- Lynch Road, Michigan Assembly Plant code
Body Tag: V1X- Black Colour Full Vinyl Roof code C16- Centre Console with Wood Grain Panel Insert code FC7- Body Colour code- Plum Crazy Body Colour code D6X9- Trim code- Deluxe Black Colour Vinyl Bucket Style Seat code TX9- Upper Door Colour code- Black Colour Upper Door code A09- Build Date code- Friday, October 9, 1971, Build Date code B34064- Vehicle Order Number code (Assembly Plant Schedule Number Only) E65- 383 Cubic Inch, Four-Barrel Carburetor, 300 HP V-8 engine code D32- 727 Series, Three Speed Automatic Transmission code
Engine stamp: 383 cubic inch, high performance V-8, dated 1970 Carburator: Carter AVS four-barrel carburetor, factory style dual snorkel air cleaner assembly, factory style 383 Magnum “pie plate” air cleaner insert Transmission: factory heavy duty 727 series automatic three speed transmission Brakes: Disc front, drum rear Rear Axel: 3:23 to 1 gear ratio sure grip differential unit. All restorations appear to be factory-correct and in good shape
Also, I read elsewhere that only 6 plum crazy chargers were shipped to Canada in 1971, so I was lucky to find this one 50 yrs later.
Regards, JD
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Oct 19, 2021 17:15:45 GMT -5
WP will identify it really as SE IF GETTING 29 after that! So WP is not a 500 by default
Well in Fact, WP could be even a Coronet, being a Brougham... WP41
Just thinkiing out loud LOL.
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Post by jeremy on Oct 19, 2021 21:32:21 GMT -5
I like the standard 71-2 grills myself, although I wouldn't turn down a flip-up grill. It just isn't a "must have" for me.
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Post by DynoDave on Oct 20, 2021 9:46:05 GMT -5
Cool stuff. Another proud Lynch Road MICHIGAN car! 383, 727, 3.23:1 with sure Grip...a fun, proven Road Runner / Charger powertrain!
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Post by 71se3834v on Oct 20, 2021 21:28:34 GMT -5
It has disc brakes and was hard to stop? I'd look into changing the master cylinder for the correct disc/drum one. Would have a larger reservoir for the disc side and possibly a larger bore to push more fluid. Built about a month before mine at Lynch Rd!
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Post by 71se3834v on Oct 20, 2021 21:33:21 GMT -5
WP will identify it really as SE IF GETTING 29 after that! So WP is not a 500 by default Well in Fact, WP could be even a Coronet, being a Brougham... WP41 Just thinkiing out loud LOL. Just wondering also...How many SE's were FC7? Seems more like a color chosen for the R/T & Superbee.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Oct 21, 2021 1:59:36 GMT -5
I don't know the full breakdown of the models
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Post by jdcrawford on Oct 22, 2021 22:07:41 GMT -5
It has disc brakes and was hard to stop? I'd look into changing the master cylinder for the correct disc/drum one. Would have a larger reservoir for the disc side and possibly a larger bore to push more fluid. Built about a month before mine at Lynch Rd! I'll check into it, but maybe I'm just not used old brakes. My modern challenger has very sensitive pedals. Right now its just decorating my garage while I wait for insurance to finalize.
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Post by jdcrawford on Oct 23, 2021 10:21:56 GMT -5
So I took it out for a short spin in my 'neighborhood' (I live in the country). Here are my first impressions:
(Note that I'm used to a 2018 Hemi Challenger, which I traded in for this car).
Engine: once it warmed up, it ran smooth and had plenty of power for my normal driving. (So far idling as a mystery to me - sometimes the car sits still in gear, sometimes I have to brake hard to stop it from going.)
Steering: pretty 'floaty feeling' driving in a straight line but OK on wide turns. (I need to get used to the long wheel base - a 3 point turn on my driveway became 5 point turn)
Brakes: very non-linear compared to what I'm used to. Nothing much for the first half of the pedal, then it bites but need to push hard. Is that normal? .
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Post by jeremy on Oct 23, 2021 12:38:59 GMT -5
Are the brakes power or manual?
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