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sc4474

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X55 R/S ??
« on: October 19, 2005, 01:03:11 AM »
I purchased a feb X55 with hide away and back-up lights.

It was all taken apart but the tail pan looks right.

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2005, 02:25:26 AM »
Post a pic of the backup light hole (click Additional Options).
Something's not right. Either someone did a good job or tags have been swapped....

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2005, 06:02:53 PM »
Hello Kurt,

You were correct someone swapped the tag.
The tag was 02 build date but vin was 012, 12 bolt rear was correct for vin & the back up lights look correct.
What will i do for a tag ? Call repo tage people?

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2005, 07:11:48 PM »
Got a picture of the tag?  Maybe someones already visited the repro tag guys.  How many fuel lines are on the car, one or two?
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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2005, 09:36:49 PM »
Mark,

The car has two fuel lines.

I cannot post a pic of the tag because of the pics are 150kb, the lowest setting on camera is 640.
Don't know how to compress smaller.

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2005, 09:46:17 PM »
Curtis,

Send it to me and I'll reduce it for you.

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2005, 09:56:51 PM »
Sent it ed ,

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2005, 10:04:00 PM »
Here you go...

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2005, 12:51:23 AM »
Tags real.  What's holding it on the car?  Is your car a December built car, or a January built car (previous reply says 012).  Two fuel lines on small block cars were used with L48's and LM1's before 1/1/69 and with L48's after 1/1/69.  Every other small block used a single 3/8" fuel line.  Two fuel lines were also used on L35's and L34's during the whole production production year, but we're talking about a small block here.
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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2005, 01:09:11 AM »
How you know it's a small block car?

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2005, 01:32:42 AM »
That tag  I know is wrong because is does not match vin date -557203 12 bolt rear date bm1121g2

I guess it is a small block,all the a/c is gone so I can't tell there.

What about the motor mounts?

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2005, 02:10:57 PM »
Why would someone swap out the tag on an original big block car with an X55 tag?

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2005, 01:48:39 AM »
With the above vin would this car have a X code ?

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Re: X55 R/S ??
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2005, 12:25:19 PM »
I don't think 557XXX would have an X code, probably a 12A or early 12B car.  There are some 12B cars that didn't have X codes.