vin help?
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vin help?
need some VINS deciphered to see what actual came with my trucks
- 1973 f100
f10YKQ48083
133 6BF 101 2 4 G025
-1972 f250
f25YKN66688
131 u F250 1 4 G38
I know hat some of the numbers mean but not all
- 1973 f100
f10YKQ48083
133 6BF 101 2 4 G025
-1972 f250
f25YKN66688
131 u F250 1 4 G38
I know hat some of the numbers mean but not all
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Here you go - a link from one of the sticky threads:
Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net
Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net
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The same people do, but for some reason, they use separate domain names: .com for '67-72 and .net for '73-79.
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Y = 360 2V
K = Kansas City MO Assembly Plant.
Q48083 = 1973.
133" Wheelbase.
COLOR 6B: 6 = Bright Medium Blue / B = Light Blue.
F101 = F100 2WD Pickup .. 4,650 lbs. GVWR
2 4: 2 = Light Blue & Medium Blue Vinyl - 81A Custom / 4 = Styleside Pickup.
G = C6.
02J: 02 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.00-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity // J = Power Steering.
4,650 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
DSO 53: Kansas City MO District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
1972 F250 / F25YKN66688 / WB: 131 / COLOR: U / MODEL: F250 / BODY: 1 
4 / TRANS: G / AXLE: 38 / MAX GVW LBS: 7500 / DSO:
4 / TRANS: G / AXLE: 38 / MAX GVW LBS: 7500 / DSO:
Where in the sequence of the Warranty Plate does 6BF belong?
F25 = F250 2WD
Y = 360 2V
K = Kansas City MO Assembly Plant.
N66688 = 1972.
131" Wheelbase.
U = Lunar Green.
F25 = F250 2WD .. 7,500 lbs. GVWR
1 4: 1 =
No such code as 1 / 4 = Styleside Pickup.G = C6.
38 = Dana 60 Rear Axle / 3.73-1 / 5,250 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
7,500 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
DSO:
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yeah I wrote them down wrong and didn't go back and check, the axle number off the 73 f100 is 02J - which from what I found is ford 9" with LSlip with a 3.00 ratio, the color code of the 73 is 6BF
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1959 thru today: If the AXLE code begins with a letter: Limited Slip / If with a number: No Limited Slip.