Year?

[Rubble]

If it's a 79, the mirrors have been changed then.They didn't come that style til 1980 if I remember correctly..

[nekkidhillbilly]

i think your right on that.

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by 75gmc454

It is a 79. Black grille gives it away. All 80 model silverados had square headlights. The truck looks nice. The buckets are original, not very common in these trucks. Check the spid in the glovebox. It will have all options listed.

my great uncles red 80 model had round headlights was very early build had all options but buckets and square lights.

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by 1774btcrew

77 did not have a lip on the front of the hood. I own two of these both with original paint. Assuming the truck hasn't had a whole bunch of parts changed it is a 1979. Looks to have some nice options.

you can def till a 79-80 from the others from the trim around the turn signals is the easy way. looks like a sharp bronco besie it btw.

[Keith Seymore]

Here is a link to the generic info kits in the GM Heritage Center archives:

http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-h...tion-kits.html

In case anyone wants to know for sure, these are the definitive answer on trim levels and option content.

I am going to make a statement on round light/square lights for 1980, and I want to be very clear:

Custom deluxe: round lights

Scottsdale (Z62): round lights, unless RPO V22 uplevel grille was ordered, and then you got square lights.

Silverado (YE9): square lights (V22 included with YE9).

That's how they came.

I always bought Scottsdales, so that I could get manual windows, manual locks and the full vinyl flooring. But - I ordered my '80 with V22 just so I could get the square lights and chrome grille. (I spent the whole summer in the Inspection/Reliability office pouring over the VDS (Engineering Vehicle Description Summary) figuring out how I wanted to option my truck out).

FWIW -

K

[nekkidhillbilly]

hmm the truck my great uncle had had pw pl tilt and cruise was bought in 80 but had round headlights. would it have been a well equipped scottsdale?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by nekkidhillbilly

hmm the truck my great uncle had had pw pl tilt and cruise was bought in 80 but had round headlights. would it have been a well equipped scottsdale?

Could be.

Sidebar: That's how I ordered my '87, too. It's a Scottsdale, manual windows, manual locks, manual trans, vinyl floor, but opted up to B85 Chrome Side trim and the V22 Chrome grille with stacked square headlamps. Old habits die hard, I guess (lol).

K

[4x4k30]

its a 79 they are probably asking bout 8k for it. very few had the buckets i would love to have it but its a half ton be nice if was a k30

[motornut]

Originally Posted by Rubble

If it's a 79, the mirrors have been changed then.They didn't come that style til 1980 if I remember correctly..

my 78 burb had dumbos and the jimmy has the below eyeline rpo
same glass,just different arms.
and the other 79 has them

[SamsAutoParts73-87]

Originally Posted by 4x4k30

its a 79 they are probably asking bout 8k for it. very few had the buckets i would love to have it but its a half ton be nice if was a k30

Possibly, it is sitting at a dealership, that specializes in vintage autos.
-Sam

[dishow]

Thanks for all the info guys! I'm not a long box truck person, but can't get past this one for some reason! Lol

[Rubble]

Originally Posted by motornut

my 78 burb had dumbos and the jimmy has the below eyeline rpo
same glass,just different arms.
and the other 79 has them

I just looked thru the gmheritage site that Keith posted,but it just shows the small sport below eye level mirrors or camper style.Any chance your doors or mirrors been changed? I had a 78 & 79 and both had the west coast/3 arm style.Our old 77 was same too..It's dark & snows too deep to get a picture now.

[SamsAutoParts73-87]

Originally Posted by dishow

Thanks for all the info guys! I'm not a long box truck person, but can't get past this one for some reason! Lol

I have been eying this truck for weeks (I have not stopped to look at it, since I know I don't have the money). Nut I do think it is a nice clean looking truck for the year, and our area. If I was in the market for one, I would not hesitate to check into it.

-Sam

[Rubble]

Originally Posted by motornut

my 78 burb had dumbos and the jimmy has the below eyeline rpo
same glass,just different arms.
and the other 79 has them

Learned something new today!!I was under the impression the molded...dumbo mirrors came out in 1980.Looked in the LMC catalog & they are saying 1977 if that means anything.We had lots of neighbors that had 77-79 trucks and never saw these mirrors on them.Any I ever saw had the tri pod mounts.

[motornut]

Originally Posted by Rubble

I just looked thru the gmheritage site that Keith posted,but it just shows the small sport below eye level mirrors or camper style.Any chance your doors or mirrors been changed? I had a 78 & 79 and both had the west coast/3 arm style.Our old 77 was same too..It's dark & snows too deep to get a picture now.

doors don't think so,mirrors maybe
my rpo shows 1D29 ,as supposed to be (7.5X10.5) painted but mine are SS?
and the arms are bent funny i thought swapped too,I even changed them out for a while
till i was told they were stock
I changed the vents and door glass and I realized the vent glass was even ground down for these to swing by
nothing marked for GMCs?

[Rubble]

Originally Posted by motornut

doors don't think so,mirrors maybe
my rpo shows 1D29 ,as supposed to be (7.5X10.5) painted but mine are SS?
and the arms are bent funny i thought swapped too,I even changed them out for a while
till i was told they were stock
I changed the vents and door glass and I realized the vent glass was even ground down for these to swing by
nothing marked for GMCs?

Ya,none of my 80 thru 87 trucks that have the molded mirrors have the curved arms like that. I don't think any of my trucks have the build sheet any more eh!!

[motornut]

Originally Posted by SamsAutoParts73-87

I have been eying this truck for weeks (I have not stopped to look at it, since I know I don't have the money). Nut I do think it is a nice clean looking truck for the year, and our area. If I was in the market for one, I would not hesitate to check into it.

-Sam

yes it does look good

[motornut]

Originally Posted by Rubble

Ya,none of my 80 thru 87 trucks that have the molded mirrors have the curved arms like that. I don't think any of my trucks have the build sheet any more eh!!

I think I've seen one other truck here with them funky bends .late 70s too

[f.monroe]

The mirrors with the funky bends are van mirrors or aftermarket mirrors. They did not come on trucks.
Frank

[f.monroe]

Originally Posted by motornut

thought 79 was first year pwr windows? s

The first year for power windows and or power locks was 1977.
Frank

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by f.monroe

The mirrors with the funky bends are van mirrors or aftermarket mirrors. They did not come on trucks.
Frank

Agree.

K

[motornut]

Originally Posted by f.monroe

The first year for power windows and or power locks was 1977.
Frank

oh, i was reading 78/79 Jimmy/Blazer brochures said "new" for 78

[motornut]

Originally Posted by f.monroe

The mirrors with the funky bends are van mirrors or aftermarket mirrors. They did not come on trucks.
Frank

thats what i was told before here
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448707
electric and from a Van
so I switched them to "normal" ones ,then somebody else mentioned having them
and I put them back on
weird the vent glass was even ground to fit them but i guess anybody can grind the glass

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by motornut

thats what i was told before here
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448707
electric and from a Van
so I switched them to "normal" ones ,then somebody else mentioned having them
and I put them back on
weird the vent glass was even ground to fit them but i guess anybody can grind the glass

We never had a factory installed stainless buckeye electric mirror on C/K/R/V.

We also never had factory ground vent window glass.

We did, however, install the GMT400 (black) power mirrors on the R/V utilities in the '88 and later timeframe. That's the weird looking one that covers up the side glass.

K

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

......

Scottsdale (Z62): round lights, unless RPO V22 uplevel grille was ordered, and then you got square lights.

Silverado (YE9): square lights (V22 included with YE9)......

K

Now theres something I didnt know. I "thought" square headlights were Silverado only. I didnt realize you could upgrade a Scottsdale too.