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I need help with vin number. I looked it up on vin decoder and all it says is the engine and made in Michigan. I have title that says same vin number also. The truck is a 72 Sport Custom SWB. Vin is F17YLP84725
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Originally Posted by SportCustomWalt
I need help with vin number. I looked it up on vin decoder and all it says is the engine and made in Michigan. I have title that says same vin number also. The truck is a 72 Sport Custom SWB. Vin is F17YLP84725
For the rest of the information about your truck-look on the actual VIN plate-located on the door face near the latch. Post all those numbers here on FTE. I can decode it.
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Thanks for the info.Here is what the tag says 115 VM F170 F 8 C H2 04450 157 4000 24 The tag is hard to read but the letters and numbers are stamped so i can read them on other side. The info will be really appreciated.
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115 VM F170 F 8 C H2
04450 157 4000 24
this is what i can get
Model Year: 72
Series: F100 - 4x2 Chassis & Cab
Engine: 8 Cyl, 360ci, 2bbl
Assembly Plant: Michigan Truck
Transmission: 4 spd, Manual, Warner T18
Front Axle: Invalid code. Please double check your entry
Rear Axle: 3.50 Limited Slip, 3600lb Ford WFF
04450 157 4000 24
this is what i can get
Model Year: 72
Series: F100 - 4x2 Chassis & Cab
Engine: 8 Cyl, 360ci, 2bbl
Assembly Plant: Michigan Truck
Transmission: 4 spd, Manual, Warner T18
Front Axle: Invalid code. Please double check your entry
Rear Axle: 3.50 Limited Slip, 3600lb Ford WFF
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Originally Posted by SportCustomWalt
Thanks for the info.Here is what the tag says 115 VM F170 F 8 C H2 04450 157 4000 24 The tag is hard to read but the letters and numbers are stamped so i can read them on other side. The info will be really appreciated.
V = Dark Green
M = Wimbleton White
F170 = 1972 F100 4X2 Cab & Chassis / 4450 GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
F8? = Interior Trim Code = Light Green & Medium Green Vinyl / Custom Cab
FB? = Black ALL Vinyl / Custom Cab
C = 3 Speed Manual
H2 = Ford WFF / 9 Inch Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / Limited Slip / 3600 lb Rear Axle Capacity
04450 = 4450 lbs Gross Vehicle Weight
157 HP @ 4000 RPM
24 = Truck was ordered by the selling dealer from the Jacksonville, Florida Ford Zone Sales Office
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Hard to read VIN plate?? Both F8 and FB are listed for interior colors, so I listed both
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Thanks and i've double check the tag and thats the info i got as mentioned. I can't read what it says above stamped letters and numbers but i can read the stamped items. At the top its 115 VM F170 F 8 C H2 under that line is 04450 157 4000 24
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Originally Posted by SportCustomWalt
Thanks and i've double check the tag and thats the info i got as mentioned. I can't read what it says above stamped letters and numbers but i can read the stamped items. At the top its 115 VM F170 F 8 C H2 under that line is 04450 157 4000 24
Some trucks of this vintage don't have a front axle code UNLESS the front axle is an option over the standard axle.
The rear and front axle codes are listed together. The first two digits are the rear axle = H2. The 3rd digit (not listed) is the front axle code.
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It says C some i guess it had a 3 speed. I got it with no motor,tranny,interior. I'm installing a 302, C6 and putting buckets in. I removed the gas tank from cab and had a tank made and installed it in the rear.
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Originally Posted by SportCustomWalt
It says C some i guess it had a 3 speed. I got it with no motor,tranny,interior. I'm installing a 302, C6 and putting buckets in. I removed the gas tank from cab and had a tank made and installed it in the rear.
What body did this truck have? A 115" wheelbase cab & chassis is kinda rare. Cab & chassis means there is nothing behind the cab bodywise...no pickup bed, no nothing..just the bare frame.
Could it of had a short flatbed body for hauling crates of oranges, perhaps?
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It is a 72 F100 SWB and has emblems on bedside and fender cowling saying Sport Custom. The person i got it from had a 302 with a C4 auto on the floor. The Vin says it was a 360 3 speed as you decoded. I'm putting a 302 with a C6 in it. I just wanted to know what it was originally. I don't intend to get rid of it any time soon. I got it apart right now and have got the chassis about ready to put cab,bed, and fenders back on. I'm not putting it back to original. I have collected parts from different years to put on to my taste.
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