azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Cleaned out the inside and removed the carpet. Got 2 Christmas presents, clean floors and a full build sheet! Just hope i can read it.
NOT MINE 1973 Dodge Polara Poss police pkg Mesa AZ
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71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
71 is when you started seeing 8.25s light duty in C bodies, mostly small block furies, but a 73 4 barrel 400 car i would expect to see an 8.75, especially considering its a DK41. Should have 3.23 489 case, maybe even a suregrip.
74 is when you started seeing 8.25 and 9.25 as commonplace in C bodies
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
On the build sheet under Axle the code is 5 1. Does that tell anything? I'm not good at numbers!
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Inside the drivers door in an Arizona State University asset tag. So at some point it belonged to the college. I'm wondering if it was a campus police car? That's only a guess but it's all I got.
GOLDMYN
Senior Member
With your 73 being a 400, would the gear ratio be 3:21 with the tag, not the common 3:23 in the 8:75, I mean don't the 9:25 and 9:75 look the same , The white books don't have any c body axle codes.
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69CoronetRT
Senior Member
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Thanks! Now I have no idea why there's a spare rear end in the trunk!
PH27L7
Well-Known Member
Agree with the 2.76-8-3/4, strange it was not on the tag. 1973 is not my forte but this is the best I can do from the tag-
Y39 special order
F58 heavy service package, rear cross member reinforcement welds
F72 single key package
G11 tinted glass, all
H51 AC & heater
L25 trunk light
R11 AM radio, 2W
EW1 white paint
U ??
F10 ??
F33 left side pillar mounted spotlight, 6-in
F38 roof light reinforcement
F43 reinforcement for pillar mounted spotlight
EW1 white roof?
A1B8 ??
J39 ??
E68 400 high performance
C34 front seat shield
Quite the score for the $!
Y39 special order
F58 heavy service package, rear cross member reinforcement welds
F72 single key package
G11 tinted glass, all
H51 AC & heater
L25 trunk light
R11 AM radio, 2W
EW1 white paint
U ??
F10 ??
F33 left side pillar mounted spotlight, 6-in
F38 roof light reinforcement
F43 reinforcement for pillar mounted spotlight
EW1 white roof?
A1B8 ??
J39 ??
E68 400 high performance
C34 front seat shield
Quite the score for the $!
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69CoronetRT
Senior Member
U ?? Built for sale in the USAgree with the 2.76-8-3/4, strange it was not on the tag. 1973 is not my forte but this is the best I can do from the tag-
Y39 special order
F58 heavy service package, rear cross member reinforcement welds
F72 single key package
G11 tinted glass, all
H51 AC & heater
L25 trunk light
R11 AM radio, 2W
EW1 white paint
U ??
F10 ??
F33 left side pillar mounted spotlight, 6-in
F38 roof light reinforcement
F43 reinforcement for pillar mounted spotlight
EW1 white roof?
A1B8 ??
J39 ??
E68 400 high performance
C34 front seat shield
Quite the score for the $!
F10 ?? Police Alternator
EW1 white roof
A1B8 Interior trim code A - A class trim; low level. 1 cloth and vinyl bench seat, B8 dark blue
JB9 inner upper door frames dark blue to match interior
D34 Automatic transmission
PH27L7
Well-Known Member
Excellent, I have D34 being a 904 automatic, didn't think that was possible with the big motor?
69CoronetRT
Senior Member
D34 on a 73 tag, whether it's a /6 or 440 HP simply means automatic transmission regardless of the actual unit used. We have to look at other documentation to tell us WHICH automatic transmission was used.
good buy man. good bones - that should spruce up nice if thats your plan for it. congrats. i got one of these. u code, wsp statie, overdue for a year running around/stretching its legs.
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azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Holy cow Ray! I really wish you didn't post those pictures! Now you're making me want to restore it and make it look like yours! If only I was 20 years younger!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I always presume Ray has at least one of everything.
its strange in a way. that phase of my life ended 20 years ago and retirement looms
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a Few things got away from me brother and i'm outtta the acquisition business now that im an old man but i mighta grabbed this one if i didnt have one , just to save at least.. if i had chris' skill and i was younger id surely have more.
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Emptied out the trunk and cleaned it up. Was an oily mess but all that oil kept it from rusting! Now I can officially say this car is 100% rust free!
i have /had every year of c squad (( except newport) but since they are/were different grades if restoration (some we did new suspensions on, some not) i only did cursory "seat of the pants" comparisons. couple observations: the big block u code) cars are bada** vs even other non-k 440 mopars. fast, handle on rails, 0-100-0 to 120+ all day and will curl your hair/pin your ears back. they were engine wise stouter pre-72 (when they all were high compression) obviously so as you move toward EOP of 440 they were a little less fun.
EOD, i dont have corroborating or refuting s-o-p experience on the '73's as i dont know how police spec evolved over the years. all that said, im willing to bet any U or A38 c -squad. one would know you got something different than other factory built big block civi cars of all makes. there are modified c's ( i own a couple those too)that are badder, but i generally dont pit/test one vs the other or otherwise get on these old cars. if i break it, i got no skill at repair
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