69.5 or 70 Mav. How to tell?

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  1. tbirdz12

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    Can some explain the deal 69.5 mavs. My vin says 70 but im not sure if 69.5's would be considered a 70 or not. The plastic owner card says 6-30-69 on it.

    What info do i need to provide to tell.

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    is your key on the column or in the lower dash.
     
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    lower dash.

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    That would make it a 69.5. Also will not have a locking steering wheel because of that. Most likely has a horn ring as well. The build date also indicates it is a 69.5.

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    69.5...:yup:
     
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    That is it.
    So is that a bad thing. Ive read that upgrades to the spindles were made in 70... and anything else?

    Thanks for the info.

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    Besides the key location, I have found at least some of them to have a metal door tag instead of paper.
    Seems to me that they (69.5's) have 1969 side markers.
     
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    theres lots of really small diffrences but the key spot is the most aparent

    non-stagered rear shocks, smaller trans hump, slight diffrence in the front valence and i think a smaller ring gear are the only difrences i can think of right off my head. i think they all had 170's as well
     
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    '70's have non-stagered shocks, smaller trans tunnels and the 7.5 ring gear too, '71 was the year all that changed
     
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