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oklahomaduner · 02-02-2009, 11:30 PM

I need to find out what year my frame is. where would i need to look at on the frame? i just know it is 81-87. Please Help me

Thank you, Austin

**thinair** · 02-03-2009, 12:00 AM

top of the passenger frame rail under the cab should be a number

73CheyenneSuper20 · 02-03-2009, 12:22 AM

Both my '73 and '74 have it stamped vertically on both sides of the frame right next to the front cab mounts.

Maybe different for 81-87?

**thinair** · 02-03-2009, 12:54 AM

aren't those just part numbers?

73CheyenneSuper20 · 02-03-2009, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinair

aren't those just part numbers?

Made me look...
Hadn't noticed, but they are different numbers ending in 73 and 74.
Huh, I didn't notice they were different, just that they were there.

But I know for a fact that most of the VIN is on the top of the frame, driver's side, between the steering box and motor mount! I looked at those real carefully already!

Rollinsqrbdy · 02-03-2009, 09:26 PM

Just a question, but are the 73-87 chevy frames all pretty much the same?

gchemist · 02-03-2009, 09:29 PM

Post a picture.
Is the emergency cable on outside the driverside frame rail? If so 84+. If not, 83 and older.

oklahomaduner · 02-04-2009, 05:12 PM

i'll try to get a picture but its a 1ton frame and the cable comes outside the frame on the drivers side.

oklahomaduner · 02-04-2009, 05:14 PM

the only number i can really find is tcs506467

gchemist · 02-04-2009, 08:19 PM

Okay the frame is at least 84+. 1 tons were made up to 91.
Does it have any fuel lines on it? Any axel codes available?

**thinair** · 02-04-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73CheyenneSuper20

Made me look...
Hadn't noticed, but they are different numbers ending in 73 and 74.
Huh, I didn't notice they were different, just that they were there.

But I know for a fact that most of the VIN is on the top of the frame, driver's side, between the steering box and motor mount! I looked at those real carefully already!

that is true for 73-80,81 up are not in that spot on the rail from what I have seen.....buddy of mine bought a K5 from the local police auction years ago.....TBI motor,83-4 custom deluxe front(grille,bezels,etc).....searched all over for some vins(besides windshield) and only thing that we found was top of RH rail,under cab,near where the tank would be.....gonna need a mirror to see them.

oklahomaduner · 02-05-2009, 12:48 AM

ii dont have the axles and this is the condition of the frame as it sits and i looked all over it

oklahomaduner · 02-05-2009, 12:49 AM

i dont know if any of you might be able to tell by the look of the body but this was it before it went to scrap

**thinair** · 02-05-2009, 01:23 AM

looks like it is going to be nice.You could have filled the numbers in with primer and paint

oklahomaduner · 02-05-2009, 02:27 AM

Thanks man and i might have covered it with paint.

02-02-2009, 11:30 PM	#1
oklahomaduner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 447	How can I find the year of make from a frame? I need to find out what year my frame is. where would i need to look at on the frame? i just know it is 81-87. Please Help me Thank you, Austin

02-03-2009, 12:00 AM	#2
thinair thinair Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omaha,ne Posts: 1,006	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? top of the passenger frame rail under the cab should be a number

02-03-2009, 12:22 AM	#3
73CheyenneSuper20 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 92	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? Both my '73 and '74 have it stamped vertically on both sides of the frame right next to the front cab mounts. Maybe different for 81-87? __________________ '71 C25 Camper Special, 402, TH400, Longbed, Power Loc axle, Figuring out the rest of the details.... '10 Dodge Charger SXT - DD '91 Kasel M101A2 3/4 ton trailer (It has Chevy rims!)

02-03-2009, 12:54 AM	#4
thinair thinair Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omaha,ne Posts: 1,006	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? aren't those just part numbers?

02-03-2009, 09:26 PM	#6
Rollinsqrbdy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dexter, N.M. Posts: 1,082	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? Just a question, but are the 73-87 chevy frames all pretty much the same? __________________ Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers New Mexico Member --- Member of the Square Body Club---

02-03-2009, 09:29 PM	#7
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? Post a picture. Is the emergency cable on outside the driverside frame rail? If so 84+. If not, 83 and older. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

02-04-2009, 05:12 PM	#8
oklahomaduner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 447	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? i'll try to get a picture but its a 1ton frame and the cable comes outside the frame on the drivers side.

02-04-2009, 05:14 PM	#9
oklahomaduner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 447	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? the only number i can really find is tcs506467

02-04-2009, 08:19 PM	#10
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? Okay the frame is at least 84+. 1 tons were made up to 91. Does it have any fuel lines on it? Any axel codes available? __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

02-05-2009, 12:48 AM	#12
oklahomaduner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 447	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? ii dont have the axles and this is the condition of the frame as it sits and i looked all over it

02-05-2009, 12:49 AM	#13
oklahomaduner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 447	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? i dont know if any of you might be able to tell by the look of the body but this was it before it went to scrap Last edited by oklahomaduner; 02-05-2009 at 12:50 AM.

02-05-2009, 01:23 AM	#14
thinair thinair Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omaha,ne Posts: 1,006	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? looks like it is going to be nice.You could have filled the numbers in with primer and paint

02-05-2009, 02:27 AM	#15
oklahomaduner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 447	Re: How can I find the year of make from a frame? Thanks man and i might have covered it with paint.



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