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(We will also provide the foam sealing pad that goes behind the part.)

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Hi Dave,
Just thinking,does the screw get screwed into the firewall or does it screw into heater core?
Bob

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Most non A/C a-bodies 67 to at least 72.

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Thanks Steve. It looks to be a reinforcement plate of some type. The firewall doesn’t appear to be any weaker in that area as compared to other Chrysler vehicles that I have researched. Does anyone know why the A Body cars used this plate but other cars did not?

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B & E body use a "donut" type seal that sandwiches between the firewall and heater box.
A-body boxes don't have a flat surface on the box for a donut seal to seal against.
Why I don't know; perhaps the A-body box design was less costly to manufacture and made the "plate seal" design necessary.

Rick

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B & E body use a "donut" type seal that sandwiches between the firewall and heater box.
A-body boxes don't have a flat surface on the box for a donut seal to seal against.

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It's just a cover plate to keep fumes going through the fire wall. No reinforcing that I can remember.

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These items came with the car and add a little nostalgia to the overall project. The license plate was the original one issued to the car in 1970 and the windshield inspection tag was never applied. The small liquid chain spray can was also a "period" correct detail item that was in the trunk. (Not factory items but still kind of interesting and unique!)

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wanna sell the plates ? My Dart is a 71 and I can register it with those plates because they are year of manufacture.

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The plate is actually dated for a 1970 registration. The “Dec 71” decal would indicate that the vehicle was current with the state up to that ending date. The car was built April of 1970 so this plate and the Dec 71 sticker would have been issued to show it was DOT certified until the end of the 71 calendar year. I believe that a new 1971 vehicle would have had a decal that referenced the year “72” for it’s first year of registration.
You think the police would even notice if I slapped this plate back on the car and drove around the block a few times?

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Dave,I have one question.How does a vehicle get inspected and the sticker not applied ? (if its done legally).

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The car was made in April of 1970. I would have thought that there would be another decal stuck under that one for the remainder of the 1970 year. I think that the DOT agency probably issued the 71 decal and plate to eliminate the redundancy of registering the vehicle, two times in a 14 or 15 month period. I am not familiar with Connecticut’s laws for that particular time so all of this is purely speculation. Someone else might have some insight regarding their guidelines for licensing in those years.

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Could the previous plates (from a trade in?) been transfered and when they expired new plates were issued? In most States the license plate is a registration not a vehicle safety inspection (to a point). We have E-Check counties now (not back then) that is required before you can register and get the license plate sticker but non E-Check county residents "just pays the money and gets the sticker" no one looks at or inspects their car No yearly or bi-yearly State safety inspection here in Oh! Maybe the same back then it CT????


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Could the previous plates (from a trade in?) been transfered and when they expired new plates were issued?

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