Beginner mopar questions

Someone at work is twitching pretty hard for a mopar to call his very own.
Are there any good books or sites to learn the basic stuff, as in;
How to read a VIN
Where to look for body numbers
Why having the tag or sheet is in his best interest.

The basic stuff we all take for granted.

Thanks for any suggestions.

got the perfect site for him. great wealth of info

link

Heh, thanks for that but I was hoping for something a bit easier to read and understand than forums are.
I'll drag him here if he finds himself a car though.

If he has a smart phone google vin decoder,he can then look up and vin any time.

Help him pick an appropriate car that is solid & up & running as that is the #1 mistake for a beginner which is purchasing a "project". A project is fine if you have another mopar which is driveable but that's not the case here. Suggest that he waste as many hours of his day as he can get by with on the computer on this site. Everything I know came from the collective vast experience of the thousands of Mopar experts on here

Try to get him to narrow it down to a body type. It will help in the search. The engines are all pretty much the same from there. Body style often determines price and parts availability.

E-Bodies are overpriced. Not for the weak of budget but repro parts are plentiful.

A-bodies are often reasonably priced but if you want big block power some mods usually have to be taken into account. Not a lot but some things are issues, headers, clutch linkage etc.

B-bodies range from dirt cheap to ridiculous depending on year, body and options.

Later B, M & F bodies are cheaper but some parts can be hard because nobody give them respect.

C-Bodies are really cool and often reasonable priced, but parts are hard sometimes because most people don't keep them and most were junked long ago.

Find out how much can he spend and start looking at what he is looking for. Don't jump on the first one unless it is a smoking deal. There are always more out there.

Year One catelog has all the basic VIN and body info AND will give him an idea of what's available for parts and prices.

For the beginner, i would suggest the classic A-body, '67 - '76 Dart or Valiant.

If one wants bigblock power in one of those, it is as close as the nearest 4" stroker crank!

R.

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For the beginner, i would suggest the classic A-body, '67 - '76 Dart or Valiant.

If one wants bigblock power in one of those, it is as close as the nearest 4" stroker crank!

R.

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What he ^ said.