Squarebody SPID Picture Thread

[KDO]

Originally Posted by russgt

I figured that by 86 the 3 on the tree and AM radio were on the uncommon side?

I would agree, but the more rural dealerships always had a few farmers who wanted simplicity and the least expensive truck they could find. My Dad usually bought base model trucks until he grew older. When I found my current truck, I knew I had to have it. A V8, column shift is just fun to drive with tons of low end torque.

[SKT]

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Squarebody Syndicate Series 02

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

only rpo that gets me is the trans code, MM4
as far as i can tell there has never been a clutch in my truck. no shifter holes or anything, i got the big brake pedal....
it's got a t400, and as far as i can tell, looks right orig to me. it was a gov truck orig, so maybe something to do with when buying fleet?
Hello Keith, can you shine any light?
i do notice it's a merchandised code, but i don't see any other trans rpo's anywhere on my spid

MM4 is absolutely the merchandised code for the M20 trans.

How does everything else look on the SPID? Accurate? Is it a high hump floor?

K

[44th Miss Inf]

I see a lot of folks are getting ones with changes made, but do you just make copies of one that are worn/faded?

[russgt]

Originally Posted by KDO

I would agree, but the more rural dealerships always had a few farmers who wanted simplicity and the least expensive truck they could find. My Dad usually bought base model trucks until he grew older. When I found my current truck, I knew I had to have it. A V8, column shift is just fun to drive with tons of low end torque.

It’s a custom deluxe but it looks like the dealer put Silverado emblems on it when it was new. Lol

[KDO]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

MM4 is absolutely the merchandised code for the M20 trans.

How does everything else look on the SPID? Accurate? Is it a high hump floor?

K

Does the VIN number on the spid the correct VIN? Maybe some parts got swapped?

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

MM4 is absolutely the merchandised code for the M20 trans.

How does everything else look on the SPID? Accurate? Is it a high hump floor?

K

thanks for the reply Keith.
everything else on the SPID is 100% whats on the truck, every option on it is in the truck. it was orig a gov forest service truck, other than holes drilled all over it for radio's and water tanks, it looked un-molested till i got it...
and the floor is the non-removable high hump. shifter is on the column. just wondering, should the t-case be listed on there too? again, far as i can tell it looks like the factory 205 to me, does'nt look swapped at all.
does the fact it went to Canada to be sold make any diff?

[Hugh in NC]

I just accidently bought this 1978 Big Ten. I thought it was just a plain old c10 until I got home and found a copy of the spid in the paperwork in the glove box (the sticker was missing). The guy I bought it from told me that the cab was the only original body part. Everything else he had replaced from the LMC catalog: hood, inner and outer front fenders, doors, bed sides, tailgate, front and rear bumpers and brackets, door handles, mirrors and the entire interior. He also eliminated the Scotsdale trim and added the Custom Deluxe to the fenders. Everything but the cab was replaced. Interior is all LMC. The good news is that all the parts are new. The bad news is that all the parts are new and do not fit right. All of the frame and running gear is original. Has number matching 350 v8 that has been rebuilt. Truck runs and drives like a new (1978) truck. I did not buy the truck to be a show truck. I bought it to just use as a truck and drive around town. I was fully aware of all the fit and finish problems when I bought the truck but was pleasantly surprised when I found the spid and found out it was a Big Ten. I also get a kick out of telling everybody that it has a LS9 engine.

[stomper]

I think chrome front bumpers were standard in 81? So do I have a no option stepside here?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by stomper

I think chrome front bumpers were standard in 81? So do I have a no option stepside here?

White bumpers standard on Custom Deluxe. Chrome would be optional, then included in the Scottsdale and Silverado packages.

K

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...olet-Truck.pdf

[stomper]

Thanks Keith! So chrome bumper my only real option?

[Keith Seymore]

Well - a spare tire is optional, so it could have been built without a spare.

K

[stomper]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Well - a spare tire is optional, so it could have been built without a spare.

K

That's the 'ZKM'?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by stomper

That's the 'ZKM'?

Yes.

X = front
Y = rear
Z = spare

then the two character portion references the specific tire option.

That way the buyer could mix and match different tires as he saw fit.

K