Cowl Vin Numbers

[jimbyr]

Hi All

Have replaced the firewall and cowl in my 71 challenger and would like to stamp the vin numbers into the new AMD piece. Need a rough location and the sequence. Pretty sure they were stamped by hand and probably not all in the same place but a ball park figure would be good. Also was the complete vin number stamped there or just a partial. Thanks for the help

Jim

 

[Avalanche]

It would be best to cut the vin# off of the old cowl and weld it on.
There is only a partial Vin stamped.

 

[js29]

The assembly plant code, ether B or E. year 0 for 1970 1-4 for the remaining year's. then the 6 sequence numbers of your VIN.

 

[jimbyr]

It would be best to cut the vin# off of the old cowl and weld it on.
There is only a partial Vin stamped.

There was no old cowl, it was replaced with sheet metal years ago

 

[jimbyr]

The assembly plant code, ether B or E. year 0 for 1970 1-4 for the remaining year's. then the 6 sequence numbers of your VIN.

Thanx

So if my vin is jh23h1b123456 the # on the cowl would be B1 123456 correct? Any idea where on the cowl it was stamped

Jim

 

[js29]

Near the left [driver's side] cowl grill, ether in front of next to it. I don't be leave they were in the exact same place on every car! and yes B1 123456 would be correct.

 

[Adam]

Where will you get the correct size & shape stamps?

 

[jimbyr]

Adam

I have a machine shop in Central Florida, have 6 or 7 different sets of stamps. One of them is got to be close enough. If I really wanted to go crazy I could make a set

Jim

 

[jimbyr]

Thanks for the info

Jim

 

[AUSTA]

If your top radiator support is original there should be a matching number on the top left near the radiator if not it should be on the inside back edge in about the same position this number should have been close to identical to what was on the cowl .
This is copy of a cowl number i made doing an acid etch process using a bitmap picture of the original
On a later version i also managed to copy the double strike on the 7