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6bblgt

#15
November 05, 2020, 09:48:10 PM
the engineering drawing makes no mention of multiple colors or a method for deleting the hood "R/T" decal, but it has been heavily REVISED over its lifespan

https://www.e-bodies.org/Resources/Engineering_Illustrations/Decal_Hood_RT_71.pdf

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#16
November 05, 2020, 09:50:13 PM
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#17
November 06, 2020, 03:43:29 AM
Keep in mind, the hood lettering could have easily been removed by original owners...some people think it's big and gaudy and looks out of place :dunno:
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RUNCHARGER

#18
November 06, 2020, 07:18:56 AM
Left the bigblock out and the hood decal?
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#19
November 06, 2020, 09:17:16 AM Last Edit: November 06, 2020, 10:03:54 AM by Skdmark
My hypothesis is the hood decal is tied to the V6* code. No V6* = no hood decal.
Still haven't found anything in factory literature explicitly tieing the hood decal to the V6*.

Here are some other examples, besides the Hot Rod article, that I found without a hood decal.
The orange car is/was a 13,000 mile car with V68, per the article I found.
Sorry no pics of fender tag.

White Challenger is V5X and no hood decal showing.
Second owner who claims to have known the car since the 80s and bought it in 91.
N42 N85 R11 R31 V5X CTD

J54 J78 J81 M21 N41

C55 G11 G31 G33 H31 J25

V1X U A36 A45 B51 C16

GW3 H6X9 000 610 061860

E55 D32 JS23H1B426869
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#20
November 06, 2020, 09:26:27 AM Last Edit: November 06, 2020, 10:00:22 AM by Skdmark
The part number for the hood decal is 3443057. It does not show any color options in the assembly drawing or in the parts manual.

All of the side stripe part numbers have a dash and a number at the end to designate the colors.
-7 white
-9 black
-3 orange
-1 chartreuse


Anyone have a record of a non-black striped car with a black hood decal from the factory? I have not seen any.
All of the V6* cars in original paint I have seen are V6X black striped cars.

The 3443057 hood decal was also used on 71 Chargers.
I'm going to take a look at those next to see how the hood decal was used.
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Flatdad

#21
November 06, 2020, 11:54:22 AM
Just to muddy the waters a little... with all the non-r/t 340 Challengers built, the factory would be well used to sending cars out with a 'power bulge' hood & no r/t callout as normal.

RUNCHARGER

#22
November 06, 2020, 02:17:33 PM
The 71's could be bought with a 340 in an R/T actually. Not in 70 though.
Sheldon

Morty426

#23
November 06, 2020, 02:23:47 PM
I can't help out here. My 71 Challenger R/T was stripe delete.   :tired:

Skdmark

#24
November 06, 2020, 02:34:39 PM Last Edit: November 06, 2020, 03:21:07 PM by Skdmark
Quote from: Morty426 on November 06, 2020, 02:23:47 PM
I can't help out here. My 71 Challenger R/T was stripe delete.   :tired:

Does it have a rallye hood and more importantly does it have the R/T hood decal?
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