vin help

[pat english]

I've been searching all day and have had no luck.Can anyone help me figure out what year frame i have?its a long bed 4x4 frame.This is all that is stamped on the frame:ZA22557.Any help would be appreciated.Im trying to figure out what year frame i have so i can figure out what springs i will need for the front.I read somewhere that the 67-68 4x4 springs are different.Is there a way to tell if i have a 67-68 4x4 frame by measuring?HAPPY NEW YEAR!
PAT

[SS Tim]

Thinking it might be a 69 GMC built at Fremont, CA. Bruceman1968 is going to have to chime in here.

Now did you get a title to that frame on a non-op?

[special-K]

If you show pictures I can most likely help. We could at least tell you weather you can use the 69-72 springs or not. If no picture is possible, what is the width of the springs at the ends?

[bruceman1968]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Thinking it might be a 69 GMC built at Fremont, CA. Bruceman1968 is going to have to chime in here.

Tim, that's right.

[pat english]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Thinking it might be a 69 GMC built at Fremont, CA. Bruceman1968 is going to have to chime in here.

Now did you get a title to that frame on a non-op?

How did you figure that out?I had a frame in the past starting with "ZA" and i never could figure out what year it was...
That would be cool though.69 is my favorite year.

No i didn't get a title for this frame.I traded my 2wd frame for this 4x4 frame.
I have a title on non op for my cab.So when i do the inspection,ill tell them i changed frames and have this number added to my title.Its a salvaged title ,so it was never guna be all original anyways...

[pat english]

Originally Posted by special-K

If you show pictures I can most likely help. We could at least tell you weather you can use the 69-72 springs or not. If no picture is possible, what is the width of the springs at the ends?

Here are some pics.let me know if you need any more.

[pat english]

Originally Posted by bruceman1968

Tim, that's right.

Thanks bruceman1968.How Did you figure that out?

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by pat english

How did you figure that out?I had a frame in the past starting with "ZA" and i never could figure out what year it was...

Your kidding right! Bruceman1968 and I do a lot of decodoing for people. Since he is a lot more into GMC vagaries than I his crosscheck was important.

On a Chevrolet the frame VIN is eight digits. Year, plant and the serial (six digits).

The GMC is a little different.
In this case:
Z Fremont, CA asembly plant
A 1969 (B 1968 & Z 1970)
22557 unit serial number (10001 was start of MY)

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=570059

Originally Posted by pat english

...No i didn't get a title for this frame.I traded my 2wd frame for this 4x4 frame.
I have a title on non op for my cab.So when i do the inspection,ill tell them i changed frames and have this number added to my title.Its a salvaged title ,so it was never guna be all original anyways...

Suggest you start the process early and make sure there will not be a problem. It would be a bummer to find a problem after its built and fully funded.

[pat english]

lol no i wasnt kidding..Thanks for the confirmation though.

you mean check if the frame has been reported stolen?I cant actually get the vin inspection without the truck being altogether right?

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Your kidding right! Bruceman1968 and I do a lot of decodoing for people. Since he is a lot more into GMC vagaries than I his crosscheck was important.

On a Chevrolet the frame VIN is eight digits. Year, plant and the serial (six digits).

The GMC is a little different.
In this case:
Z Fremont, CA asembly plant
A 1969 (B 1968 & Z 1970)
22557 unit serial number (10001 was start of MY)

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=570059




Suggest you start the process early and make sure there will not be a problem. It would be a bummer to find a problem after its built and fully funded.