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Offline Flatdad

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'71 R/T, Indiana
« on: January 31, 2017 - 11:37:56 AM »
Hi folks. Long time lurker, first time poster. Been a member on other sites for a while, figured its time to register here.

 Got into E-bodies just a couple years ago. I had torn down my Road Runner for an engine build, and decided to buy another mopar to daily drive in the mean time. Happened upon a rusty B5 '73 Rallye which turned out to be the most-fun car I've ever had. Sold it a year later, thinking the Runner with the new engine would fill the void... it didn't.

 April 2016 I bought a '71. I had wanted a legitimate '71 R/T but it had to be rough enough (and cheap enough) that it wouldn't bug me to drive anywhere and this one fits the bill perfectly.

 It was originally a 383 auto, console, B7 dark metallic blue, black vinyl top, std black interior, and stripe delete. The fender tag is all but disintegrated with large chunks missing. Remarkably though I figured out all but three digits on the entire tag by looking at the partial codes, other tags on the net, and the original equipment still on the car.

 Current plans are to fix up the structural damage, and re-skin the rear for a rough and ready daily driver this summer.
'70 Road Runner-B7 383 Auto, now with more cubes
'97 Ram 1500 Sport 4x4-Bright Red 318 magnum
'67 Belvedere II-Dark Blue 318 Auto, now owned by my brother
'73 Challenger Rallye-B5 318 Auto, had a 360 in it, SOLD :(
'42 Harley Davidson 42WLA-U.S. army green 45ci flathead
'71 Challenger R/T-B5 383 Auto, now 400 powered and rusty!
'86 W100-Yellow 318-2bbl 4x4 4spd, off road toy
'06 Magnum R/T AWD-Red 5.7 Auto, daily driver




Offline 70chall440

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2017 - 11:56:17 AM »
Welcome from WA state. Looks like a good project.
Current Mopar
70 Challenger RT 440-6 EFI, 73 Cuda 416-6 EFI
05 Hemi Durango, 01 Ram 4x4, 14 Ram 2500 4X4, 10 PCP Challenger 6 spd RT, 01 Viper GTS ACR, 52 B3B w/330 Desoto Hemi, 70 Hemi RR (under const)
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9 x Challengers. AAR Cuda, 4 RR, 2 GTX, 4 Chargers, etc... (too many to list)

Offline YO7_A66

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2017 - 12:11:49 PM »
 Congrats and good luck to you from the North side of Indy!

Offline js29no

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2017 - 05:00:39 PM »
Welcome from central New York!!!  :wave:  Congratulations and good luck. :working:

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2017 - 09:32:29 PM »
Welcome from California! Ebodies best cars around. :2thumbs:
I've used a uhaul trailer twice  love the way it towed.
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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2017 - 01:25:46 AM »
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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2017 - 01:53:45 AM »
Welcome to C.C.com great project drv as you go . 1971 IMO is a great looking car .Have fun  :cheers: :aussie:
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Offline Flatdad

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2017 - 07:43:26 AM »
Thanks guys, I know some folks like to collect fender tag data so:

+ R11 R31 V68 EN2     +
J46 J54 M21 N41 N42 N85
V1X  U  C16 C55 G36 J25
GB7 H6X9 000 C1x C289xx
E65 D32 JS23 N1B 245843

The lower case 'x's are numbers missing that I'm not sure of. The scheduled build date is either C14 or C15 for sure though, most likely C14. Let me know if there is anything out of place, most of the tag was pretty rotten.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2017 - 12:57:54 PM by Flatdad »
'70 Road Runner-B7 383 Auto, now with more cubes
'97 Ram 1500 Sport 4x4-Bright Red 318 magnum
'67 Belvedere II-Dark Blue 318 Auto, now owned by my brother
'73 Challenger Rallye-B5 318 Auto, had a 360 in it, SOLD :(
'42 Harley Davidson 42WLA-U.S. army green 45ci flathead
'71 Challenger R/T-B5 383 Auto, now 400 powered and rusty!
'86 W100-Yellow 318-2bbl 4x4 4spd, off road toy
'06 Magnum R/T AWD-Red 5.7 Auto, daily driver

Offline jason340

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2017 - 08:18:42 AM »
Welcome from the panhandle of Florida.

Offline js29no

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2017 - 09:52:19 AM »
I don't want to be THAT guy, But A JH23 means it is not an R/T. JS23 would mean it is an R/T, check your dashboard VIN tag to verify that number.    :2cents:

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2017 - 10:31:42 AM »
Looks like a cool project 1971 Challenger
The 71 RT is rarer then the 70, as less were made and B7 blue is a rare color
Best of luck with the resto!

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Offline Flatdad

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2017 - 12:56:49 PM »
I don't want to be THAT guy, But A JH23 means it is not an R/T. JS23 would mean it is an R/T, check your dashboard VIN tag to verify that number.    :2cents:
Yep typo, I'll fix it.
'70 Road Runner-B7 383 Auto, now with more cubes
'97 Ram 1500 Sport 4x4-Bright Red 318 magnum
'67 Belvedere II-Dark Blue 318 Auto, now owned by my brother
'73 Challenger Rallye-B5 318 Auto, had a 360 in it, SOLD :(
'42 Harley Davidson 42WLA-U.S. army green 45ci flathead
'71 Challenger R/T-B5 383 Auto, now 400 powered and rusty!
'86 W100-Yellow 318-2bbl 4x4 4spd, off road toy
'06 Magnum R/T AWD-Red 5.7 Auto, daily driver

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2017 - 09:43:55 PM »
Welcome to the site from  :canada: and good luck with the new project!  :wave:

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Re: '71 R/T, Indiana
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2017 - 10:13:18 AM »
love seeing these saved from the dead!  that car is well worth the effort to bring back to the road