original motor ??
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That is not a VIN, and how do you know the engine was originally in a Mustang?
The only parts of that number that are VIN related are the first two digits.
9 = 1969 / R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant
A correct FoMoCo passenger car 11 digit VIN (thru 1979) will have one number for the year / one letter for the assembly plant / two numbers for body code / one letter or number for the engine code / the last six numbers are the numerical sequence of assembly: Example: 9R03M123456.
18 would be the body code, but there's no 18 body code listed for a Mustang or any other Ford car or truck.
After the 18 is the digit 1 or mebbe it's the letter I.
Doesn't make one damn bit of difference, because there is no engine code of 1 or I used for any Ford car or truck.
Since nothing jives after the second digit, this is not a VIN.
Ask and ye shall receive:
The 1965/72 Ford Passenger Car Parts Catalog is available on a CD from hipoparts.com.
Buy, beg, borrow or steal one, then try decoding this so called VIN. Lotsa Luck!
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Like was pointed rather sarcastically earlier... it isn't my pic. It's from Mustang 428 Cobra Jet Registry and THEY consider that particular picture as some sort of Holy Grail.
My transmission has the vin stamped on the tail shaft.
Josh
My transmission has the vin stamped on the tail shaft.
Josh
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Like was pointed rather sarcastically earlier... it isn't my pic. It's from Mustang 428 Cobra Jet Registry and THEY consider that particular picture as some sort of Holy Grail.
My transmission has the vin stamped on the tail shaft.
Josh
My transmission has the vin stamped on the tail shaft.
Josh
Go ahead, post a PICTURE of that so called VIN off your extension housing.
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Maybe you will recall that about 8 months ago, a member of FTE posted a bunch of brochures in this forum, claiming them as his own.
They weren't his, they were from another site...he took them without permission.
The fellow on the other site that owned the brochures threatened legal action if they were not removed ASAP.
Once FTE got the message, the brochures were gone within seconds.
The member that posted them here was BANNED for SIX months.
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did not mean to get this started I was just trying to learn something about the best truck around to rebuild.
I never really get an answer to which I should do (crate or rebuild) but its time to let this go.
I never really get an answer to which I should do (crate or rebuild) but its time to let this go.
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If he wants to get so worked up about it, its easy to block photos from being copied from a website. Just write it in the site's code.
Not that I care if this guy's pic of some stampings on an engine get posted all over the interwebs... 'Legally', it's not public domain if it is registered.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ66.pdf
Circular for online registration
Not that I care if this guy's pic of some stampings on an engine get posted all over the interwebs... 'Legally', it's not public domain if it is registered.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ66.pdf
Circular for online registration
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Mike,
If I were you, I wouldn't worry about production times I would instead take this into account....
If you rebuild your engine then you will be "giving" life to your new found best friend and will know all the ins and outs. If I 100% knew the motor was original I would rebuild it, if I thought it was switched out I would probably do a crate motor. Depends on your wallet and your ability. Since there is no way to tell when the motor was manf. it doesn't really matter either way.
If I were you, I wouldn't worry about production times I would instead take this into account....
If you rebuild your engine then you will be "giving" life to your new found best friend and will know all the ins and outs. If I 100% knew the motor was original I would rebuild it, if I thought it was switched out I would probably do a crate motor. Depends on your wallet and your ability. Since there is no way to tell when the motor was manf. it doesn't really matter either way.
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You could also consider that the swap, if already done in the past, is a part of that truck's history. Kind of like when a vintage guitar was refinished, say in the 80's, that refin is part of the guitar's history. Just food for thought.
Or you could just get the truck usable and make it valuable in that way
Or you could just get the truck usable and make it valuable in that way
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haha I love this site. Great afternoon entertainment! For future reference, dont get into a parts arguement with Bill. He will win, period. Appreciate that we have someone with such a wealth of info and experiance and dont get on his $h!+ list. You'll probly need his help eventually.
To OP, what motor do you have now? Rebuilds are generally cheaper than crate. and you get to be a part of the process.
To OP, what motor do you have now? Rebuilds are generally cheaper than crate. and you get to be a part of the process.
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