What year?

[no moa]

I hauled this out of my neighbors woods, I think it's 83, he couldn't remember, I know the plow is older than me, cause he remembered the year he bought that.

She's very rusty, tranny was new just prior to parking it. Not sure what I'll do with it.

[Keith Seymore]

Take a look at the last 8 characters in the VIN.

It will have the model year code, the plant code, and then the sequential serial number portion.

If it's an 83 it would be:

DF523456

D = 1983
F = Flint Assembly plant
5xxxxx = serial number, starting at 500001 for GMC.

K

[no moa]

Cool thanks, i'll grab the numbers when i go back.

[russgt]

I'll throw in a guess, 86?

[RandyP]

Grille and 2 tone separation agrees with 83 or 84.

[520CheyenneK10]

I say 1985

[bnoon]

If it would run, I'd put it to work for a few winters and make some money with it clearing snow. Problem is, usually vehicles are parked for a reason and the reason usually isn't easy/cheap reasons. Therefore you'll probably end up parting it out.

[no moa]

He is an older guy, he started using a snowblower on his driveway, as its only 60ft long. He used to drive it all the time, retired, got a nice little car, and just parked it. Used it a couple winters, it just became more work then he wanted to deal with. So it sat outback since 05. He said it will run, just the fuel lines are rusted away. I'm going to use some of the interior parts for my dads 87 k5. The rest will probably go to scrap.

[57ToyBox]

I wish I could see the rims
I'll get in on this. I'll guess it is an 1984

[no moa]

Originally Posted by 57ToyBox

I wish I could see the rims
I'll get in on this. I'll guess it is an 1984

Standard GM 6 lug rallys

[Your41Plague12]

The grille is either 83 or 84. Here's a quick way to tell: are the wiper controls on the dash or on the column? 83 had them on the dash and 84 had them on the column. That's where the transition was.

[f.monroe]

If it was a truck I would say 1984. The two tone in the center seemed to be more 84 than 83. The majority of 83's had the two tone below the belt line molding and on the roof. In 84 the trucks went to the two tone in the center like the one above. The grille is 83-84 only .
Frank

[Keith Seymore]

Frank - the ZY5 two tone paint scheme (as in the original post) was available starting in '81 and through '87, so the availability of the paint scheme would not be a way to discriminate.

K

[83GMCK2500]

That is an '83/'84 grille and headlamp trim, I see an impact strip on the bumper, not sure when that became available.

[gchemist]

'83 have a foot dimmer light switch.
'84 have the dimmer switch on the steering column.

[83GMCK2500]

Also, '83 wiper control above light switch; '84 wiper control on column.

[motornut]

Originally Posted by no moa

I hauled this out of my neighbors woods, I think it's 83, he couldn't remember, I know the plow is older than me, cause he remembered the year he bought that.

She's very rusty, tranny was new just prior to parking it. Not sure what I'll do with it.

Streetable? if you want it to look better quick,roll on rust paint may help

[gchemist]

I would sand it down and paint it in my own garage!!

[DREAMER1]

Detach the plow. Sell it on Craigslist and use the money to freshen up the motor. Fuel lines, oil, filters and plugs. Looks like it's fairly straight.

[no moa]

All the panels are shot, it would cost a fortune to make it roadable

[Your41Plague12]

If you decide to part it out, those grilles are actually fairly hard to find. My truck was an 83 GMC and I looked for 3 years for an OE one without any luck. They're like $300 in LMC. Certain GMC stuff can be hard to find.

[BONUSCAB]

Um, why not just look on the door sticker or under hood sticker or the glove box sticker to find the year?

[no moa]

Originally Posted by BONUSCAB

Um, why not just look on the door sticker or under hood sticker or the glove box sticker to find the year?

Wasn't in the glovebox, the tag in the door was covered, but I cleaned it up and that's where i found the 8/84. I didn't realize it was there.

[no moa]

It's an 84. Column dimmer switch. And I found the tag that's says 8/84.

Here's some of the rust.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by no moa

It's an 84. Column dimmer switch. And I found the tag that's says 8/84.

By way of confirmation it should have an "E" in the VIN, then:

EF523456

E = 1984
F = Flint Assembly plant
5xxxxx = serial number, starting at 500001 for GMC.

K