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Originally Posted by Category4performance
Thanks so much for all the information we build jeeps and clocking the transfer case can solve issues i am not 100% sure about the GM product, As for it being a C or K it was picked up as a cab a chassis. and the VIN shows a CK so if someone can give me a clue on that one. the original owner who is 81 now after a stroke has been to tell me little other than he ordered it withe the steep gears and heavy duty stuff.
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Sure.
Up thru Model Year 1971, Chevy and GMC both used C for ''conventional'' [2 wheel drive] and K for Four Wheel drive in the VIN. Next letter was the engine: E for eight [V8], S for six [L6] and M (GMC-only) for V6.
But in MY '72 they added a letter. C for Chevrolet and T for GMC Truck, in front of the sequence.
So my '68 C/10 has a VIN of CS148Z123XXX. C = 2WD, S = L6 [292], 1 = 1/2 ton, 4 is the model: Stepside/cab, 8 is the year 1968, and Z is the plan in Frement, California. The 123 etc is the sequence.
I also have a parts truck, a '72 Chevy K/5 Blazer with the VIN:
CKE182F178XXX. So C = Chevy, K = 4x4, E= V8, 1 = 1/2 ton, 8 = K/5 body, 2 = 1972, F = Flint, MI, Sequence =178XXX.
GMC numbers are more confusing because '67 thru '70 they used a letter code for the year, while Chevy had used the last number of the year.
So a Factory Chevy 1972 3/4 ton 4x4 w/V8 longbed pickup would have a VIN starting with CKE2 34 2- [then the Plant code and production sequence].
Hope this is clear. It can get confusing, especially with the 1972 differences.
Anyway, Welcome to the Board.