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Curious issue
My buddy went to Decatur swap meet this weekend and brought home what he says is a numbers matching 71 c10 long bed with a 350. The curious thing to me is that it is a leaf spring truck. I was under the impression that all half ton two wheel drive Chevys were trail arm and that gmc, and 4wd were leaf. I didn’t ask him to send me a pic of the inside of the glovebox door. He is happy with the truck and I’m happy for him. I was just curious if Chevy made a 1/2 ton leaf spring truck.
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Re: Curious issue
Yes they did, it was a option, one of mine has them
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Re: Curious issue
Thx for the reply. I didn’t know that was an option. That is why I wanted to see the glovebox door to see but didn’t want to ask him for a pic.
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Re: Curious issue
Chevy option leaf spring example. From a boat launching hitch to a 5th wheel and stepbumper, the original owner thought his 402 SWB would make the perfect recreational vehicle
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Re: Curious issue
Chevys generally had trailing arms as standard and leafs as an option. GMCs were the opposite. Also, there is no "numbers matching" for these trucks. GM didn't keep track of engines in trucks, so there are no numbers to match. By running the numbers on the block, you can determine if its the correct engine for the truck, but not if its the actual engine that came in the truck.
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Re: Curious issue
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So yeah, you can never prove some of those are original parts, but with that kind of consistency, period correct and that..........IMO that's numbers "matching".
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Re: Curious issue
I also have a 71 LWB with the G50 Heavy spring option, secondary overload springs on top of regular set.
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Re: Curious issue
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As mentioned in Post#6 there are many date coded components in these trucks other than engine.
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Re: Curious issue
RHere’s my leaf spring truck 1/2 ton short bed
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