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ecgate · 10-15-2012, 09:01 PM

Can anybody decode the numbers off of my frame. I have two frames and was wondering what exactly they are. The first one is 7J10064 and the second one is 9S857240.

71swb4x4 · 10-15-2012, 09:08 PM

Frame vins are partial vins. The last 6 are the truck number for that year/factory.

You may be missing a number in the first one. If the first one is off a Chevy I believe it's a 1967 (7) built in Janesville (J). Then there should be 6 numbers. Maybe the factory forgot the last one?

The other one would be a 1969 (9) built in St Louis (S).

I am no expert at this, but that is all the info I think you get. Basically you get the last 8 characters of the VIN. The first four aren't applied to the frame so the frame VIN won't tell if it's a 4wd or 2wd, 6 cyl or 8cyl, 1/2 ton etc, or ht ebody style. Of course you can tell almost all of that by looking at the frame.

ecgate · 10-15-2012, 09:17 PM

Thanks. That explains what I have.

10-15-2012, 09:01 PM	#1
ecgate Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa Posts: 280	Decode My Frame Vin Numbers Can anybody decode the numbers off of my frame. I have two frames and was wondering what exactly they are. The first one is 7J10064 and the second one is 9S857240.

10-15-2012, 09:08 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Decode My Frame Vin Numbers Frame vins are partial vins. The last 6 are the truck number for that year/factory. You may be missing a number in the first one. If the first one is off a Chevy I believe it's a 1967 (7) built in Janesville (J). Then there should be 6 numbers. Maybe the factory forgot the last one? The other one would be a 1969 (9) built in St Louis (S). I am no expert at this, but that is all the info I think you get. Basically you get the last 8 characters of the VIN. The first four aren't applied to the frame so the frame VIN won't tell if it's a 4wd or 2wd, 6 cyl or 8cyl, 1/2 ton etc, or ht ebody style. Of course you can tell almost all of that by looking at the frame. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

10-15-2012, 09:17 PM	#3
ecgate Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa Posts: 280	Re: Decode My Frame Vin Numbers Thanks. That explains what I have.



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