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Eo15475, the first thing you need to do is figure out if the "vin" is the engine serial number or the door post number.

It is neither of those. The number on the title is the engine block casting number in raised letters applied when the block was cast

47/55.1 Chevy AD trucks don't have the chassis number stamped on the frame but some years of GMC trucks had the serial number stamped on the side of the frame rail above the right hand front spring. I don't know if there is one on the side of my 51/53 GMC frame but I'll try to look tomorrow if the weather isn't horribly nasty.

I'd appreciate that

My truck is resting in the garage and I''ll go look, but I can't remember ever seeing anything. If I found something, I doubt it would match the title and will open another bag of worms

If you bought a crate motor from a vendor they may have the info on file that they can get to you to show you bought and paid for it. Same with anything you had done at a local shop as most keep a file on their customers rigs they worked on in the customer's name with the work order.

States don't usually care about anything except the body, frame, engine, transmission and rear axle. interior, gauges, wheels and tires don't usually mean anything until it comes time to place a value on it for taxes.

I figure I can produce receipts for about 40-50% of what I have into the truck, mostly for paint, interior and AC - all the rest was built from junkyard and CL parts. I have a 10 year long build log on this site and that may prove useful