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Old 01-17-2022, 08:58 PM   #1
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help decode frame

i'm having a hard time getting a straight answer for a K5 blaze frame i picked up. i am thinking its a '79 frame but not 100%

C87917986 is what i have near where the passenger door would be.

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Old 01-17-2022, 09:30 PM   #2
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i'm having a hard time getting a straight answer for a K5 blaze frame i picked up. i am thinking its a '79 frame but not 100%

C87917986 is what i have near where the passenger door would be.

Looks like a 1978, built in Fremont.
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Old 01-18-2022, 02:04 AM   #3
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i'm having a hard time getting a straight answer for a K5 blaze frame i picked up. i am thinking its a '79 frame but not 100%

C87917986 is what i have near where the passenger door would be.

I think I see: C8Z217986
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Old 01-20-2022, 07:52 PM   #4
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I think I see: C8Z217986
Think you are correct
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Old 01-20-2022, 08:32 PM   #5
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Re: help decode frame

Agree;

C= Chevrolet
8 = 1978
Z= Fremont
217986 = serial portion of VIN, starting at 100001

Here's the rub: are you sure it's a Blazer frame, and not a pickup?

All square utilities were built in Flint Michigan, not Fremont.

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