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

 

Here you go - a link from one of the sticky threads:
Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net

 

NumberDummy could you take a look at these when you get time?

 

thanks bkaul your always pretty quick with those and they help a lot.

 

No problem.

 

I messed up on the 73's end it 02J not 025

 

where would I go for the 72 one does the link have the older ones?

 

The same people do, but for some reason, they use separate domain names: .com for '67-72 and .net for '73-79.
Technical Articles Index - FORDification.com

 

that web site said I have a 3.00 gear ratio that's small in my opinion/ unless i'm a complete idiot and can decipher anything worth a darn

 

oh my computer is slow the post for the other link didn't show up till now.

 

thanks for that help

 

F10 = F100 2WD Pickup.

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.
Geez Louise, what a mess! Some of the codes were out of sequence / 1973 MODEL code missing the F / trans/axle codes typed together / some of the codes are missing.

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:

 

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

 

COLOR code contains a single digit or 2 digits if tu-toned.

1959 thru today: If the AXLE code begins with a letter: Limited Slip / If with a number: No Limited Slip.

 

i removed the pic