79-80 crossover
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Yes, things sometimes happen on the assembly line. This is a true story, I swear. In '69 or '70 I was working with what I then thought was an older gentleman who was a GMC fanatic. He would regale us with how much better they were than Chevrolets. One day he ordered a new GMC and we kept telling him that he was paying more for the same truck since the only difference was the quad headlights and the badges. When the truck came in it said GMC on one side and Chevrolet on the other. Boy, was he mad! 
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I think you have to go to Kevin Marti for the Build Sheets these days and they cost ~$15; it's in the Sticky but I'm not sure how current that info is.
This reminds me, I need to rotate the JY Wishlist thread; prolly tomorrow morning as it's bedtime.
Only 4 bolts hold on the bench seat, might remove them and see if there's a Build Sheet between the foam and springs; it'll look similar to this:
This reminds me, I need to rotate the JY Wishlist thread; prolly tomorrow morning as it's bedtime.
Only 4 bolts hold on the bench seat, might remove them and see if there's a Build Sheet between the foam and springs; it'll look similar to this:
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From: Indian Falls, New York
I think you have to go to Kevin Marti for the Build Sheets these days and they cost ~$15; it's in the Sticky but I'm not sure how current that info is.
This reminds me, I need to rotate the JY Wishlist thread; prolly tomorrow morning as it's bedtime.
Only 4 bolts hold on the bench seat, might remove them and see if there's a Build Sheet between the foam and springs; it'll look similar to this:
This reminds me, I need to rotate the JY Wishlist thread; prolly tomorrow morning as it's bedtime.
Only 4 bolts hold on the bench seat, might remove them and see if there's a Build Sheet between the foam and springs; it'll look similar to this:
Someday I'll take a look, but I probably won't go through it until I rip the cab apart to fix the floor again.
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Damn lol. I would have never found it there.
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There is no way to be sure of anything done at factories ~30 years ago, all I can offer is my experience and that of others dealing with 1980's-vintage stuff.
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Hmmm...just from reading OP comments I'm reminded how memories fade and incorrect info repeated enough times eventually is taken as fact. If he really needs to know the gear ratio he will have to pull the cover and count teeth, or get the part number off the ring gear. But after 30 years anything could have happened that is lost to memory... ~Bill
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Yes, things sometimes happen on the assembly line. This is a true story, I swear. In '69 or '70 I was working with what I then thought was an older gentleman who was a GMC fanatic. He would regale us with how much better they were than Chevrolets. One day he ordered a new GMC and we kept telling him that he was paying more for the same truck since the only difference was the quad headlights and the badges. When the truck came in it said GMC on one side and Chevrolet on the other. Boy, was he mad!
Case in point: A good freind of mine used to be a service writer at the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer (you know the one, was at 41st and memorial forever). They had a Mercury that was sold, and came back the same day (10 minutes later) with the buyer complaining about a "Thump" on a left hand turn. After having the suspension/alignment techs check it over, including test driving, they could not locate the source of the noise, though they could hear it too.
Finally, the service writer got in and told the tech to drive. He hear the noise, and traced it to the passenger door. They popped off the door panel and found, I kid you not, a Coke bottle (remember the glass bottles) tied on a string inside the door, resting against the inner structure. A left turn would cause it to swing out, and then back into the inner structure.
They assumed the car was built on a friday, just before quitting time/shift change..........
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If I ever sell my F150, I'm gonna have to write up an essay explaining to the new owner why the certification label says it's an F100 Custom 4x2 with a 4.9 I6 and burnt yellow interior, and why it instead is an F150 Ranger Lariat Trailer Special 4x4 with a 6.6 400 and a black interior. 
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If I ever sell my F150, I'm gonna have to write up an essay explaining to the new owner why the certification label says it's an F100 Custom 4x2 with a 4.9 I6 and burnt yellow interior, and why it instead is an F150 Ranger Lariat Trailer Special 4x4 with a 6.6 400 and a black interior.
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They quoted me $17. :/Hmmm...just from reading OP comments I'm reminded how memories fade and incorrect info repeated enough times eventually is taken as fact. If he really needs to know the gear ratio he will have to pull the cover and count teeth, or get the part number off the ring gear. But after 30 years anything could have happened that is lost to memory... ~Bill
Sometimes the assembly line workers got bored too, and did silly stuff just for the heck of it.
Case in point: A good freind of mine used to be a service writer at the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer (you know the one, was at 41st and memorial forever). They had a Mercury that was sold, and came back the same day (10 minutes later) with the buyer complaining about a "Thump" on a left hand turn. After having the suspension/alignment techs check it over, including test driving, they could not locate the source of the noise, though they could hear it too.
Finally, the service writer got in and told the tech to drive. He hear the noise, and traced it to the passenger door. They popped off the door panel and found, I kid you not, a Coke bottle (remember the glass bottles) tied on a string inside the door, resting against the inner structure. A left turn would cause it to swing out, and then back into the inner structure.
They assumed the car was built on a friday, just before quitting time/shift change..........
Case in point: A good freind of mine used to be a service writer at the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer (you know the one, was at 41st and memorial forever). They had a Mercury that was sold, and came back the same day (10 minutes later) with the buyer complaining about a "Thump" on a left hand turn. After having the suspension/alignment techs check it over, including test driving, they could not locate the source of the noise, though they could hear it too.
Finally, the service writer got in and told the tech to drive. He hear the noise, and traced it to the passenger door. They popped off the door panel and found, I kid you not, a Coke bottle (remember the glass bottles) tied on a string inside the door, resting against the inner structure. A left turn would cause it to swing out, and then back into the inner structure.
They assumed the car was built on a friday, just before quitting time/shift change..........
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