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Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics #2164119 09/29/16 01:59 AM 09/29/16 01:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda OP Too Many Posts
autoxcuda OP Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	I've got a skid plate K-member with the numbers stamped in it: 130032 Is this a E-body and 71-72 Body K-member or a 70 B-body K-member? Last edited by autoxcuda; 09/29/16 02:35 AM.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164152 09/29/16 04:34 AM 09/29/16 04:34 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA M Morty426 master
Morty426 master M Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA	Are you sure that is not the vendor code? The part number would be on a coin if the K member had a coin

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164237 09/29/16 11:09 AM 09/29/16 11:09 AM
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 567 Indianapolis, IN B B5Cuda440-6 mopar
B5Cuda440-6 mopar B Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 567 Indianapolis, IN	Morty is correct, the last 2 digits of the part number are located on a small coin welded on the front of the skidplate. The only numbers stamped into the K member itself would be the vendor and date codes.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164288 09/29/16 12:29 PM 09/29/16 12:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,653 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,653 Hamtramck, PA	Vendor codes are 5 digits.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164356 09/29/16 01:43 PM 09/29/16 01:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda OP Too Many Posts
autoxcuda OP Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	No coin on this k member. Anyway else ID it as 70 b-body OR E-body/71-72B-body ???

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164379 09/29/16 02:20 PM 09/29/16 02:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,951 northwest USA N NANKET master
NANKET master N Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,951 northwest USA	are there any other numbers stamped in the front center of it? They would face the front of the car and get bugs splattered on them when driving.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164407 09/29/16 03:01 PM 09/29/16 03:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 103 Central Texas B b_body_fan member
b_body_fan member B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 103 Central Texas	I have an original 71 Charger R/T with a skid plate and no coin welded to the K-member, I would say it is a 71-72 b-body, e-body skid plate.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: NANKET] #2164495 09/29/16 04:57 PM 09/29/16 04:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda OP Too Many Posts
autoxcuda OP Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	Originally Posted By NANKET are there any other numbers stamped in the front center of it? They would face the front of the car and get bugs splattered on them when driving. Those are the only numbers I can see. It's been blasted and powdercoated. Any angles or features to determine the differences.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: autoxcuda] #2164625 09/29/16 08:02 PM 09/29/16 08:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,894 Harriman NY 7 71GTX471 top fuel
71GTX471 top fuel 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,894 Harriman NY	I think E body had a different steering box mounting angle you would need that spec. & measure then you would be closer to knowing.

Re: Help in ID'ing Skid Plate K-member w/pics [Re: 71GTX471] #2165401 09/30/16 09:07 PM 09/30/16 09:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida C cataclysm80 master
cataclysm80 master C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida	70-74 E body and 71-72 B body are the same. Earlier B body has a different steering box angle. 3 degrees different I think. 1970 sway bar mounts different than the earlier bars. 73 and later B body is also different due to isolators. Tav

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