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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: hotrod24 on May 12, 2010, 05:10:21 pm
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How do you know if a cab is a 73-80 from the interior and the cowl if it has a had a 81-87 front clip put on it?
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somebody might be able to explain it better but if it is a 73-80 cab they would have to cut slots for the hood hinges and it should have alignment pegs for the hood in that area as well. I also believe that 73-78(could be wrong on year) had the vin tags on the door jam below the door latch rather than on the dash. Also, if they did put a new front end on the truck then they would also have to drill new mounting holes for the windshield wiper posts.
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ok thanks i am just not sure on it lol maybe these will help
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Looks like an 81-87 to me? not a 73-80
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well i know its got to be a 78 or 81-83 cab
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What's the vin#?
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vile i am going to try and get it this weeked and i will post it up, The guy said the title says 78 but i dont know about the one the truck
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Its at least a 80 or its been changed over to fit that hood check were the vin plate is at in the door jam or on the dash but you will find it when you go to post the vin anyway if the vin is 13 didgets long its a 73-80 any more and its older if its a 73-80 check the 6th didget if its really a 78 it will be a 8
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ok i did not get the vin but it is a on the door jam and the first of it is CC so it is a 73-80 so that is good news
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The windshield washer switch gives it away....
It's on the dash, last put there for '83. In '84 it went onto the column.
It is a pre 83 cab, for sure.
Oh, and 1969 and later should have the vin on the dash.
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what do you mean washer switch and pre 83?
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He's talking about your switch for the windshield wipers and washer fluid. (above the light switch)
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ok i understand now thanks, and yea its got to be a 78-83 cab
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Oh, and 1969 and later should have the vin on the dash.
i think he ment 79
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Looking at the truck from these lousy pics the cab is brown n the doors are blue.Which could mean the cab is 81-3 and the doors are a possible from the 78 this guy says it is.Unless you have the vin from the title/registration i still say the truck is 81-3.
thanks
pat
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well he did say it was on the jam but the doors are from a mid 70 style due to the vent window latch kit it doesn't have a push button they came out in 80 but like you said the doors are blue while the cab is brown so that means nothing
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Oh, and 1969 and later should have the vin on the dash.
i think he ment 79
No. VIN's were supposed to be put on the dash starting in '69
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well gm didnt put them up there
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ok i did not get the vin but it is a on the door jam and the first of it is CC so it is a 73-80 so that is good news
My 79 starts with cc and its up in the dash
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http://73-87chevytrucks.com/VIN.htm
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1973-1978 trucks had the VIN on the door jab, 79-80 trucks had them on the dash.
The truck looks like a conglomoration of parts.
Dash is 75-83
Seat is Post 81
Steering wheel is 81-83
Speedo is 85MPH version which is 80-83
Tailgate is a 77-80
Frame is a 73-80 (solid crossmembers)
VIN is 73-78
doors are 77-83
Vent latch is post 81.
Look at the hinge mounting area and you can elimininate the 81-83. If it is "cut" open, it is a 73-80. Same goes for the wiper area.
Based on what you have pictured It is possible it is a 78 with alot of 81-87 parts put on it.
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thanks guys here is few more pics, I am going to see if i can get the whole vin
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I would say it was a 78 with a lot of 81-87 parts on it.
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Thanks chris i am hoping it is 78
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the beds defintely not, it has a square gas hole? right?
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yep it would be a 79-80 81-87 and the bed does have dual tanks or did because the truck only has one
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well gm didnt put them up there
http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Rulemaking/Articles/Associated%20Files/newManf.pdf
"The VIN for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, low-speed vehicles, and trucks of 10,000 lbs. or
less gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) must be located inside the passenger compartment and readable,
without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing (windshield) from outside the vehicle
adjacent to the left windshield pillar. This is commonly called the “public VIN.”"
Since 1969.....
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"1969 and Newer cars will have the VIN on the drivers side dash viewable through the windshield"
In 1981 they went to the standardized world VIN format of 17 characters...that is prolly what you are thinking about.
My cousins 73 K5 ad Uncles 75 both had the vin on the dash, as well as my 75 Camaro.
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My 78, OE dash pad.
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well gm didnt put them up there
http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Rulemaking/Articles/Associated%20Files/newManf.pdf
"The VIN for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, low-speed vehicles, and trucks of 10,000 lbs. or
less gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) must be located inside the passenger compartment and readable,
without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing (windshield) from outside the vehicle
adjacent to the left windshield pillar. This is commonly called the “public VIN.”"
Since 1969.....
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"1969 and Newer cars will have the VIN on the drivers side dash viewable through the windshield"
In 1981 they went to the standardized world VIN format of 17 characters...that is prolly what you are thinking about.
My cousins 73 K5 ad Uncles 75 both had the vin on the dash, as well as my 75 Camaro.
well I guess gm might have broken a few laws then lol. Read what Chris said above a couple post. Not saying gm didn't put them in the dash on cars doesn't the older vets have them in a strange place also. But on our trucks the first 5 years or so they were in the jam I have a couple friends that took mid 80s cabs and put a dash cover on to cover the vin slot then remount a mid 70s vin in the jam just to get historic tags
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For what it is worth...All the square bodies that I have had, the vin was on the dash. I never knew that they came on the door post until I saw a few on this site.
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73-78 = VIN on drivers door jamb, 79-87 = drivers side dash...simple as that fellas. Gauges indicate 70's model, steering wheel indicates late 70's and newer. If the VIN is on the door jamb, then it makes it a 78 or older.
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thanks jeff
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lol i was on my cell phone viewing this post before and i thought he just took a picture of the side of the seat to show the wires couldn't see the Vin plate till now. whats the asking price?
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for the truck you mean?
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yes is it a good deal?
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$800 and there is alot of parts that come with it plus it has a new front clip and doors
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not bad it looks pretty solid just allot dirt lol. is the only rust on the drive side floor board?
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well i think so, See i went and looked at a 70 c10 and the guy showed the 78 so i said how much for both lol
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lol so 800 for both?
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lol $1200 for the 70 and $800 for the 78
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OK i almost fell out of my seat still a good deal tho
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yea i think so to thats why i could not pass it up lol
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My cousins 73 K5 ad Uncles 75 both had the vin on the dash, as well as my 75 Camaro.
Impossible...ALL 73-78 GM light duty trucks/Blazers/Burbs had them on the drivers door jamb. Either you are wrong on the years of those trucks, or they have had "work" done to them after GM rolled them off the line.
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yea i think so to thats why i could not pass it up lol
Please just say you won't do to this one what you did to the last one. :-\ It's so easy to get in over your head. Go slow and take it easy.
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oh yea that is one thing i said is, I will take it slow and easy lol but it is hard when you get in to these projects and get over your head you are right about that. ;D and trust me i regret what i did, Not tearing the truck down that was fun but scraping it.
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Hey guys I was going to wait but what the heck, I will be getting it in june and the 78 later on. but the 70 has a straight 6 with dual exhaust
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love it and really love the orange painted wires ::) again good deal
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The guy that painted it did not do that good of a job but it is still nice lol it has two new fenders and a hood.
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Ok i should be getting some pics of the 78 cowl without the cover. So i can tell if it is a 78 or a 81-83, So stay tuned ;D
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What rear end would this truck have...
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count the number of bolts. Looks like a 12bolt
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Yea thats what i thought, I will be going down there soon so i will check it out...