swissarmy
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It is both ridiculous and awesome at the same time.
Factory EFI and 22 mpg. I get its not for everyone!
Factory EFI and 22 mpg. I get its not for everyone!
What are 68-69 Charger Dash and VINs going for?
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So, let me get this straight. You have a titled Ford, that you want to change to a Dodge, which is NOT the Dodge that is now sitting on that Ford.
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swissarmy
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Man I was so excited... that dude is ..."difficult".
72 BLUE 400
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not difficult at all add says MUST PU IN SW MICHIGAN ,you didnt read the add clearly.the answers to your questions are right in the add,AND JUST TO BE CLEAR THERE IS NO TITLE WITH THE DASH.
dragonfly
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It’s already a rebuild, so if it has a vin# that should already be valid.
swissarmy
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Yes, my car has a vin and title that match. All good.
I have a 2000 Vic and I love that thing, I kicked around the idea of building one of those combos, won’t deny it. Just what’s changed preventing it from being smogged as a Vic?
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Things I know about so far:
Check Engine light does not come on (bad connection on the Flexible Circuit board).
I believe cats have been removed (and this is california, so it's like 2x the price or more)
Fuel cap venting (the builder of this car used the Charger filler cap (cool!) but it is not sealing.
I'm going to fix the CEL and take it in for smog and start the list of things to fix...
69hemibeep
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Only issue I see is getting pulled over for a stolen plate being registered as a Ford.
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The car is a vehicular version of a transgender. It is not a Charger, it never will be titled as a Charger.
For the sake of stunts and off pavement fun, I think it is great because it is a LOT cheaper than an original Charger.
To try to pass the car off as something that it is NOT, that is not cool.
While I'm one of the first to criticize CALIFORNIA policies, this car started out as a Ford and always will be one. It was built after the model year 1975 so it has to retain it's original emission equipment and all functions have to remain operational.
That emission rule is what prevents me from buying and building any 1976 and newer car.
You have two choices....pony up and make the car pass a CA emissions test OR register it in Nevada/Oregon/Arizona.
For the sake of stunts and off pavement fun, I think it is great because it is a LOT cheaper than an original Charger.
To try to pass the car off as something that it is NOT, that is not cool.
While I'm one of the first to criticize CALIFORNIA policies, this car started out as a Ford and always will be one. It was built after the model year 1975 so it has to retain it's original emission equipment and all functions have to remain operational.
That emission rule is what prevents me from buying and building any 1976 and newer car.
You have two choices....pony up and make the car pass a CA emissions test OR register it in Nevada/Oregon/Arizona.
I like the idea because I'm not interested in passing a car off as something its not, I still correct people when they call my Coronet a Charger. All I really care about is if its cool looking to me and if I can drive the snot out of it, but that means on road. I wouldn't do it to a solid car, but give me a charger that has its bottom half rotted away and I would rather do the swap than try to rebuilt it back to stock.
I'll admit in my mind it seems perfect, like the B body panther will be on the freeway doing 80 as nice and silently as my Vic does, when the reality may be weird wind and whistling noises and a rattle I can never track down.
I'm on a lot of forums and rebodying a car comes up often. Some report being told by officers to title the vehicle as what it appears to be. So if your old 60s C10 is on a 2000s station wagon frame, with the wagon floor and firewall to retains HVAC etc, still register it as the old C10. I guess going back to the dash tho, keep the truck's dash with the vin on top. It would be good to get a professional opinion from a LEO or DMV employee.
Lest us forget, it's a coronet
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Sorry, dude. You dont get to pick what your car will be titled as. Federal law states this as fact no matter what some bowlegged, tobacco chewin small town cop tells you.
I haven't read the federal law, maybe you have. If you say that it addresses the scenario where two halves to make a whole and which half gets precedence then I'll take your word for it, not my hill to die on.
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In a practical sense I gotta say most likely if I ever get pulled over and have my day ruined it will be by my local cop, not a federal agent, so I do kind of want to know what he/she thinks.
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This is exactly who I was thinking of.
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