Vin trouble
@76roadrunner I think you have what the vin says you have. If the bill of sale says 76 and the vin says 78 I would go back to who you bought it from and have a new bill of sale produced. (Less complications down the road)
At this point I would forget everything you thought you knew about the car and start from the vin knowing it is a 70s car and nothing about it is a 60s car.
NOW the vin should be attached to the dash. There MIGHT be a sticker on the door pillar that would have the vin on it. There MIGHT be a tag under the hood on the drivers inner fender or rad core support that MIGHT have the vin on it.
I suspect like in the 60s and early 70s cars the VIN or partial VIN is stamped in "hidden" locations on the car. I have no idea where the F body cars have it.
If the dash VIN matches the Door Pillar sticker you probably have what the vin says. If the door sticker is missing or illegible look at the fender tag under the hood, if that is missing look for the hidden VIN stampings.
IF the dash VIN doesn't match the other VIN markings, someone did some part swapping and you MAY have issues with that.
This post has info that might help you particularly post #6.
Some of the first 7 of the VIN you posted do not align with the info in this post.
fender tag-78 dippy coupe
from a different post
L = low price point
2 = 2 door
9 = coupe / special
0 = does not fit the decoders
8 = 1978
2 = does not fit the decoders
@76roadrunner I think you have what the vin says you have. If the bill of sale says 76 and the vin says 78 I would go back to who you bought it from and have a new bill of sale produced. (Less complications down the road)
At this point I would forget everything you thought you knew about the car and start from the vin knowing it is a 70s car and nothing about it is a 60s car.
NOW the vin should be attached to the dash. There MIGHT be a sticker on the door pillar that would have the vin on it. There MIGHT be a tag under the hood on the drivers inner fender or rad core support that MIGHT have the vin on it.
I suspect like in the 60s and early 70s cars the VIN or partial VIN is stamped in "hidden" locations on the car. I have no idea where the F body cars have it.
If the dash VIN matches the Door Pillar sticker you probably have what the vin says. If the door sticker is missing or illegible look at the fender tag under the hood, if that is missing look for the hidden VIN stampings.
IF the dash VIN doesn't match the other VIN markings, someone did some part swapping and you MAY have issues with that.
This post has info that might help you particularly post #6.
Some of the first 7 of the VIN you posted do not align with the info in this post.
fender tag-78 dippy coupe
from a different post
N = aspin
L = low price point
2 = 2 door
9 = coupe / special
0 = does not fit the decoders
8 = 1978
2 = does not fit the decoders