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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 04/19/2018 at 09:58 • Filed to: None

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I cleaned up the area more did the ol’ paint and wipe. Now I see C ___ 203371

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:14

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Two vertical lines to the right of the C as well. “H”? “N”? “M”? Could be multiple characters, too.

CalzoneGolem > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 04/19/2018 at 10:22

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It looks like an M to me but I’m unwilling to commit to that haha.

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:25

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my best guess

C 1/L A ? 2 0 3 3 7 1

Wallaby > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:39

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I wonder if you could get a little more detail by trying a pencil and paper rubbing to trace the relief a little.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:39

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It does, but that would make it a lot shorter than the C and numbers, which is unlikely. Hence I would expect it to be as tall as the C, which doesn’t rule out an M, but makes the other two possible.

I would expect the characters to be the same size/width/frequency, so there should be 3 characters there unless the stamp was a group of characters that didn’t change (and were on a single die).

CalzoneGolem > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 04/19/2018 at 10:42

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That’s why I couldn’t commit haha.

CalzoneGolem > Wallaby 04/19/2018 at 10:43

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I tried but it was not helpful maybe I will try with a crayon.

Agrajag > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:53

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That didn’t work at all like I expected.

punkgoose17 > MonkeePuzzle 04/19/2018 at 10:56

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Maybe a 4 instead of an A?

MonkeePuzzle > punkgoose17 04/19/2018 at 10:57

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possible. I was basing the A on the seeming meeting of two angled lines at the top.

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:58

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I am stumped. C 14#263371 ? It looks like the part number for the frame rail. I cannot find the part number of an S10 frame rail online. The part number should be 8 digits.

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 10:58

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do we know the standard format? all numbers? 1 letter 9 numbers?

CalzoneGolem > Agrajag 04/19/2018 at 11:20

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Press it harder onto the screen.

CalzoneGolem > MonkeePuzzle 04/19/2018 at 11:23

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I don’t really know because I’m not certain what year the truck is but it looks like it should be nine characters with the last six being the chassis number C means it’s a chevy. Two characters tell you about the config and then this was number 203371 produced.

CalzoneGolem > punkgoose17 04/19/2018 at 11:23

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This is supposed to be a partial vin.

Future ND Owner > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 11:35

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My best guess is “c 1 7 3 2 0 3 3 7 1"

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 11:45

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C 1982 S10

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/quickly-use-vins-to-determine-model-year-and-country-of-1480596214

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 11:48

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hmm, so likely it’s C, then three letters (or two letters and a space), then 203371.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 04/19/2018 at 12:34

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It’s hand-stamped, you can tell from the legible ones. Same height characters, but rotation and spacing are a little variable.

CalzoneGolem > punkgoose17 04/19/2018 at 13:07

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I’m confused how do you get 1982 from that?

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 04/19/2018 at 13:11

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C##263371 are probably the final digits of the VIN. C would be the model year 1982 or 2012.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/19/2018 at 13:12

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I am not seeing this. It looks like they put dies in a holder and stamped all at once, even though the numbers look rotated oddly, they’re rotated consistently. It reminds me of the way they do VIN plates to avoid ambiguity.

The missing characters look to have been removed by corrosion over an extended period of time...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 04/19/2018 at 13:24

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You could be right. I was thinking the 2 looked a little out of plane, but some type of jig would be suggested at a minimum. I have a number of cars with pieces hand-stamped *badly* out of line, and some that are better.

CalzoneGolem > punkgoose17 04/19/2018 at 13:34

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Oh yeah that makes sense. Thanks! That’s really useful to know.