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Anderslober 
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 Topic: Emmissions decal.Posted: 15-January-2020 at 2:59AM |
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Hello Forum,
I dont know if I should be nervous or not.....my car is a verified Q-code 72 GTS car.
I found this decal on the right front wheel well............wassup?  |
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handsofstone
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 4:32AM |
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Standard location on our cars.
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handsofstone
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 4:34AM |
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Hope it was a replacement wheel well. Q codes were 4V. It may have been slapped on there because it was the closest one at hand for the line worker.
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handsofstone
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 5:54AM |
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Do you have the Marti Report? Maybe it was ordered with 2V?
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torinomike650
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 8:06AM |
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Is there anywhere to find replacement decals? My car is a '76, but am replicating a '75 so I'm not sure if mine is supposed to have one?
My old one was located on the valve cover, but with the older style 351 W valve covers I got, IDK if there would be any room to stick one on there...?
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Anderslober
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 8:38AM |
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2v is the issue. I dont think any Q codes were ordered 2v.
My car is canadian Ford production....maybe something to with that? I just ordered my deluxe Marti. Strange though...fender looks completely original. My valve covers are 8 bolt. I think 8bolt valve covers were used on Q code cars....please correct me if I am wrong. I will check tomorrow for the `4` on the upper left side of the head...just to verify again... |
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Big Bird
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 11:04AM |
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Do you have a "Q" in your VIN#? If so. likely someone swapped an inner fender some time in the last 48 years. Accidents, rust, who knows. Maybe a line worker was still drunk that morning at the factory.
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 1:13PM |
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Like Randy says, it it's a Q-code it will have the Q in the VIN. Make sure your VIN matches the sticker in the door jamb. It is possible that someone swapped out the VIN plate.
I think more than likely the wheelhouse was changed a long time ago and a used one was installed. All Q-codes are 351-4V which means all have 4-bbl carbs. A 351-2V is a H-code. Being built in Canada doesn't change any of this. From the pics you posted, you definitely have a 351C and if it has 4 on the head corners it has the 4V heads. Autokrafters, Macs, Dearborn, etc all make repro emission stickers.
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 4:03PM |
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alloy valve cover cars got the sticker located to the fender well
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Posted: 15-January-2020 at 11:56PM |
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I am happy to report all numbers check out as hoped (for a Q code car). The emmissions decal must have been slapped on wrongly, or a new wheel well was mounted at some point.
The heads have a `4` and small `bump` in upper left corner of both heads. The small `bump` indicates closed chamber heads I think. Engine is original to car, as is the 4sp trans.  |
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Posted: 16-January-2020 at 1:25AM |
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Excellent. You will sleep better tonight.
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Posted: 16-January-2020 at 3:17AM |
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yeah...I dont know why I got so nervous because of a friggin decal! The car had been verified a true Q code a while ago. Anyway...all is good!
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