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09-11-2006, 09:13 AM
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do i have a 71 1/2 ?
my project has a rearview mounted to the cab not the windshield but the vin says it is a 72 and was born in flint
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09-11-2006, 10:18 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
That's interesting, someone else posted the same thing a while back. If the build sheet can't be found (in the seat springs somewhere) look for a date stamp on your frame rails. I don't know how the chevys are but my GMC is stamped on the passenger side between the front and rear cab rubber mounts.
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09-11-2006, 10:41 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
ok will do
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09-11-2006, 11:03 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
Any chance that the cab has been swapped? Does the vin plate have regular rivets or 'rose bud' style rivets?
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09-11-2006, 11:10 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
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09-11-2006, 11:41 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
my 71 chevy has the window mounted mirror just like my 69gmc does so i wouldn't say thats a good way to id a cab
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09-11-2006, 11:54 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
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Windshield mounted rear view mirror but has 71 Fremont VIN. VIN plate has rose bud rivets.
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09-11-2006, 12:25 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
Interesting to say the least. Possible that the plants had an excess of 71 cabs when the changes were made? Interested to know the answer myself.
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09-11-2006, 04:30 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
hey mine is the same way mirror on cab and 72 vin number
what do the doors look like , I ve heard that a 72 has a screw right below the vent window on the inside but mine does not have that either??? |
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09-11-2006, 05:48 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
are these all C-10's.The one tons may be slightly different,but I really do not know.
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09-11-2006, 06:07 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
My 72 one ton has the roof mounted mirror as well. BUT, the vin plate has been removed previously for rocker repair from a collision. I'm confident the cab is correct and the VIN on the door jamb matches the frame VIN. It might very well have been a by plant , by supply / or by mood kind of deal.
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09-11-2006, 08:28 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
My 71 has the roof mounted mirror. Is that what it's supposed to have?
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09-11-2006, 08:35 PM
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09-11-2006, 09:12 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
A 72 with the mirror mounted to the cab is easy to explain... we've all seen the mirrors fall off the glass, esp you guys in the south. After it falling down and glueing it on 2 or 3 times, you say screw it... literally, and get an older style mirror. They were avalible as a factory accessory, so the dealers probably had them on there shelf for all the 69 and older trucks that never came with one.
As far as a 71 with no holes in the roof, something else is odd there. in 71, and ONLY 71, there was a raised pad in the sheet metal where the mirror goes. That VIN plate shown is of a very late 71. With a serial number that high, I wouldn't be one bit suprised if it was one of the last 71's goin down the line.... with next year's cab. All you 71 owners with no holes, mounting pad, or evendence of tampering (cab swap, funny rivits) look at your VIN, and look at the sequence number... see if it is real high. |
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09-11-2006, 11:39 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
OK here is another ? do they make billit mirrors for roof mounted RV mirrors?
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09-12-2006, 07:34 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
All you guys with`72s and ceiling mounted mirrors,Do you have the`72 VIN numbers with the pre-fixes"C"(two total)for Chevys and "T" for GMCs?Sometimes the MVAs titled a truck by date of first registration.
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09-12-2006, 08:13 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
yup . CC in my VIN with a 2 where it's supposed to be. Longhorns explanation makes good sense. JMHO, Dean
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09-12-2006, 03:42 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
Didn't the 69-71's have a raised area on the ceiling to mount the mirror? 67-68 were flat just like the 72's.
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09-12-2006, 05:47 PM
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09-12-2006, 07:28 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
woodridge, in 69 the mirror was still an option, not all trucks had it. but no, the panel was flat there in ALL years except 71. I can show you shots on my 2 70's and my 69...
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09-12-2006, 09:03 PM
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Just came from looking at an all original 71 C-70, it was flat where the mirror would go, I know this is kinda apples and oranges since the carry over of C-40 and bigger cabs is more likely but you never know what was done in assembly, one plant may have run out of flat panels before production was over and used some 72 pieces and some plants may have just used up some left over 71 panels. Who knows, that one thing that makes these trucks even more interesting.
Longhorn, thanks for the info, seems like no matter how much you (meaning me) thought you knew, you can just learn some more.
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09-12-2006, 09:10 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
71 also has the black stripe around the grille but thats never a sure fire way to tell anything as someone could swap grilles, as for the doors as well too easy to swap them over, but vin numbers don't lie well unless they have been swiped lol
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09-12-2006, 11:27 PM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
wood... i learn plenty every night on here... I know what you're saying.
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09-13-2006, 07:38 AM
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Re: do i have a 71 1/2 ?
An interior rearview would be an option in all medium duty trucks.
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