Have i decoded this VIN correctly????

[Jordi]

@Jordi I am curious as to when squarebodys landed in the UK. Have American cars always been imported to Europe or maybe just the UK? I am really wondering. I feel like it is just a recent thing, last couple decades???

This one was imported in 85 according to my registration docs, so was pretty new when it arrived. I have no idea when all the modifications were done.

No LHD American vehicles were imported in any great quantity as for a multitude of reasons they aren’t very practical over here.

There are small scale importers who bring collectible or sellable items over and Dodge / Ram have a few authorised dealers.

The small scale importing has been done for decades and a lot of it is to order or done independently by people wanting specific American vehicles.

 

[AuroraGirl]

Thank you very much. The title says 1981 c10. I am looking into getting new leaf springs, but apparently they differ before and after 1973.

If the wheel base of the current frame is the same as the original one (do you have you SPID label by chance?) then the leafs should be the same

 

[Jordi]

Nope. Those are K30 axles. Well, to be more accurate the front is a K30 axle. The rear could be a K20 14 bolt or a K30 14 bolt. If you measure spring pad to spring pad on the rear you'll know whether it's a K10/20 frame or a K30 frame. One tons had the springs closer together. K10/K20 rear spring pads are 42.5 from center to center. K30 would be 40.5 center to center.

Just to confirm this, my wife works in the warehouse this is stored in, so i need to explain how to measure and don’t want any mix up between American or English terminology.

If i ask my wife to measure the width from spring centre to spring centre along the length of the axle tube this will give me an almost definite answer if it’s a K10/20 or K30 chassis?

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Apologies for the crude diagram but is this correct?

Thanks.

 

[pkiller]

I apologize ArouraGirl, I thought I already thanked you. I do appreciate your help.

 

[RaisedK5]

Just to confirm this, my wife works in the warehouse this is stored in, so i need to explain how to measure and don’t want any mix up between American or English terminology.

If i ask my wife to measure the width from spring centre to spring centre along the length of the axle tube this will give me an almost definite answer if it’s a K10/20 or K30 chassis?

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Apologies for the crude diagram but is this correct?

Thanks.

That's exactly right.

 

[Jordi]

That's exactly right.

Thanks. Very specific instructions passed onto my wife.

Hopefully this will 99% confirm what the chassis is.

 

[JamesSam]

Just to confirm this, my wife works in the warehouse this is stored in, so i need to explain how to measure and don’t want any mix up between American or English terminology.

If i ask my wife to measure the width from spring centre to spring centre along the length of the axle tube this will give me an almost definite answer if it’s a K10/20 or K30 chassis?

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Apologies for the crude diagram but is this correct?

Thanks.

Oh Jesus lord the damn metric system!!!

 

[CountKrunk]

Oh Jesus lord the damn metric system!!!

Oh jesus lord the damn imperial system!

 

[Jordi]

passed the details onto my wife but I did not say what the measurement should be.

“Measured as best I can, 41.5inchs”

Bang on in the middle, presuming it’s 40.5 as she did say 42.5 went either side of the springs.

 

[pkiller]

My phone is on and off with reception. Anyways, miss aurora girl I apologize this is the third time I have tried to send this. You are awesome thank so much.

 

[pkiller]

I am new obviously but don’t want to piss people off, so tell me if I need to post this elsewhere. My trucks frame, thank you AuroraGirl, is a 1979 short bed (k10), I bought the rear leaf spring bracket but cannot seem to get the name of the piece that’s attached to it mounted under the frame rail. An help is definitely appreciated.

 

[Jordi]

I am new obviously but don’t want to piss people off, so tell me if I need to post this elsewhere. My trucks frame, thank you AuroraGirl, is a 1979 short bed (k10), I bought the rear leaf spring bracket but cannot seem to get the name of the piece that’s attached to it mounted under the frame rail. An help is definitely appreciated.

Yes, you have hijacked my thread about a frankensten truck i’m trying to identify.

Please start your own thread to deal with your specific issue.

Thanks.

 

[Jordi]

Price agreed. 5ft10 person for scale. Be fun trying to work in that engine bay.

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[Keith Seymore]

Bah - you just climb right on up in there -

K

 

[Jordi]

Kinda got things moving. Just have to make the garage door bigger to get it in.