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Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
At our forum get together a couple weeks ago, Prich told me about the build sheet that came on each truck. He and I looked under my seat, but couldn't find anything. Well, guess what? Today I had to slide my seat forward so I could install my factory jack, and there it was in excellent condition, taped to the gas tank.
Here's the build sheet, and then below I'll give you a bit more insight ![]() First off, my truck and I share some history. We were both born in California, and then grew up in the Salt Lake area. It was sold from an old dealership that is no longer there, called Streator Chevrolet Here are some historical photos of the dealership ![]() ![]() ![]() And, here's what's come of the dealership today...a parking lot. I think I'll do it a little justice, and update this thread with pics of my truck in that same spot. ![]() Tim, or anyone else, I'd appreciate any other input you can tell me, based off the build sheet. Thanks Posted via Mobile Device Last edited by Mister-B; 03-17-2013 at 06:13 PM. |
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Pretty cool... I bet a lot of people are gonna be checking to see if their's is still there after seeing this (me included)!
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
That's pretty cool.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Very nice A.J. I am glad you found it. It has some very good information on there and tells you what was what. If you are going for originality, it is like a bible.
Have you checked it against the vin number yet? That is a good place to make sure you have the correct build sheet if there are any questions. Mine was given to me by the PO in a clear binder. I am happy to have it. I am sure Tim will help you with everything you need to know about your truck with the information on the build sheet. |
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
That is cool. Wish I could find mine but looks like its long gone
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Cool find Mr-B! Here's another California native. Mine's about 60 miles away from it's original dealer. Yours is a tad older.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Nice find! My Fremont truck is still in the same city as sold in. My build sheet was under the rubber floor mat insulation.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Nice find Mr B ! My Fremont GMC lived its life across st from its selling dealership !
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
The build sheet verifies what's on the SPID. I don't see anything we didn't already know,since the truck was so unmolested when you got it. The build sheet verifies that even further.
I'm diggin' the old dealership photos.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
There is of course a lot of information here. Much of it we already knew as far as truck RPO equipment.
However we now know it's scheduled build date was 10-22-68. So add another birthday to your calendar. The factory installed tires were in fact 700x16(6PR)(1800lb) bias ply, tube-type highway tires. These were a N/C option in lieu of the 8-16.5(8PR)(1730lb) listed as standard.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Very nice find! My Fremont truck is about 10 miles from the dealership it was originally sold at (at the end of route 66
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
very nice find..... mine was built in freemont, sold at fletcher jones in vegas... stayed in vegas till the last few months.. now in az..
will post build sheet tomorrow..
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Excellent find Mister-B. my truck is a Fremont truck and I haven't found the build sheet...yet. I'm still hoping its in there somewhere. I pulled my truck from the town it was purchased in - Lebanon OR. Second owner. Also to chime in on your keeping the spouse happy I actually bought the truck for me and my wife to restore together. She's a Arizona farm girl who drove her grandpas truck in high school. She gets almost excited as I do when parts arrive. In fact every time I get home from work the boxes are open and parts ate layed out on the table for inspection. Atta girl!
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
That's cool! I was going to send you a picture of one so you would know what to look for. I found two in mine, one under the seat and the other behind the gas tank cover. Someday, I'll try to put together a complete one from the two.
Cool pictures of Streater Chevrolet, too! I think that was still there when I was a kid. Check out that Panel in the last picture-the one with the window in the rear side. I'm going to go find a picture I have of one similar.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
This was at the Coalville SuperCruise a few years ago. It was obvious the window was factory. The owner said it had been a school bus in a tiny wyoming town.
![]() ![]() The one in your picture, while not the same year, could be the same thing.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
well like a sucker I went out to look looked behind the cardboard,nope, pulled up 2/3 of the crumbling rubber floor mat,nope. The seat was recovered before I got it so if it was in the seat I bet it was gone now,darn I really wanted to find out my trucks build date.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
You got me curious, so I took another look at mine. I didn't, really, when I first found them. I just put them away for a later date. I knew I didn't have much to work with, though.
![]() ![]() ![]() This is a Fremont truck and likes been said, sometimes there's two. One was under the seat. It's the cleanest of the two, but there's probably less of it. The other was behind the gas tank cover, but it had fallen down to the floor over the years and was embedded in 40 years of crud. It's mostly there, but unreadable. Enough there to see it was sold at Shuman Chevrolet in Novato, CA. We should find an out-of-work documents restorer guy and see if he'll give a group rate to restore our build sheets ![]()
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Neat thread
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
I never get so lucky to find cool stuff for my truck. Took me forever and a day plus a few duckets just to get steel wheels. (go figure)
They should come up with a super website that you can just type in your VIN and get repro copies of all this stuff. Too bad that technology didn't exist in 1969. LOL |
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
We had all that stuff at one time. Father in law had it in the shop and the mouses found all of it but the recept for the check and the fist tag recpt.Still have them put up.
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Re: Found my build sheet, and pieced together some cool history on my truck
Love the dealership photo.
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