Need help with VIN decode...

[Dale3RulzForever]

im in the process of tryin get get this 1980 stepside with a LS1 fuel inj. swapped in and im tryin to decode the org. vin and im coming up short....  here is the vin

CCZ14AJ132838

its a 1980 model.. if ya wanta pic here ya go

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[BowtieCowboy]

Hey Dale fan- according to the   catalog, your VIN decodes as follows:
C- Chevy division
C- conventional cab
Z-350 diesel motor in 1980
1- half ton
4- pick up body type
A-Year (1980)
J- assembly plant- Janesville
132,838- sequence number of your truck...probably the 32,838 th truck produced that year. Hope this helps you out some.

[Dale3RulzForever]

thanks bowtie

its got an LT1 in it now with a turbo 350..  im pretty sure about thinkin gettin this.. tryin to talk the dealer out of an askin price of 3100  (it was a traded in truck that they paid 500.00 for... and i talked the boss into sellin it  insted of goin to auction..)  and with the issues it has.. i think imma try to get em to sell it 1500 even or less....

[BowtieCowboy]

Dale3-
Sounds like a plan to me. I used to work at a dealer (years ago) and i sold new and used cars. The fact that the dealer took it in on trade for only $500 tells me that they didnt "inflate" the price of the trade in just to sell the new car. This gives you a good starting point to bargain with. Do you work at the dealership? If so, go to the used car manager and talk to him. He might let you have it for around $1500 or so if you present it to him correctly. Ask him if he wants to make $1000 profit on the truck for doing nothing more than a little paperwork on it. If not, let it sit out on the lot for awhile and see if it sells. Most dealers like to move a vehicle as soon as possible. If it sets out there for a month, the dealership will start putting pressure on him to either sell it or send it to auction. In the mean time, see if you can get one of the mechanics (if you are not one yourself) to check out the truck thoroughly. This will give you even more of a bargaining edge if there are a few small things wrong with it that you can easily fix yourself. Good luck and let us know how it works out!!!    

[Dale3RulzForever]

yea im a cert. diesel mechanic and im good with stuff.. i dont work there no just the fact that it was like a ment to be.. the dude traded the truck in for an 03 s10 20 min before i got to the dealer ahahha

and i talked the dealer into sellin it

but i got the old owners phone ## had a nice talk with him last night.. found out the tranny slips a lil bit evey one in a while (turbo350)  which are cheap..   and that the injection on the motor aint right cuz the computer was rigged up on there rong i was like dotn matter i got a carb and new intake sittin in my room bye bye fuel injection hello carb:-D  what i love haha im only 19 and i miss my old i had an 85 dodge ram dually  that i put an org. 426 in.. then sold it got an  83 k10 lifted with 250/6 blew the rear end apart muddin with it.. then  got an 89 s10 which im tryin to sell now ..   1000 obo  and i just want my bigger truck back and this rig is big nuff and its fast:-D everythin i want in a daliy driver  if i get it haha its gonna get redone   JET blak with a set of dark silver racin stripes

[Dale3RulzForever]

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