FSC Forum - View Single Post - How to identify if your 73-87 was repaired by GM's fuel tank recall

GreaseDog · 12-20-2007, 05:18 PM

and in a major side impact accident, the fuel tank is the least of your worries.

do you have links to GM's records stating that this is a severe problem? i'm calling BS on the K series truck's "lack of frame flex", because i have seen the part numbers, and the rails between a C truck and a K truck (of equal rating, C10/C20 to K10/K20, and C30 to K30) carry exactly the same part number. there are no extra crossmembers in a K truck to make the frame flex less.

i build and wreck these trucks on a regular basis, probably 15 or so a year, so i've got a little background in this area.

12-20-2007, 05:18 PM	#6
GreaseDog King Of The Hill Status: Online Join Date: Dec 2004 Member ID: 21917 Pics: My Gallery Location: IN Age: 27 Posts: 6,750	Re: How to identify if your 73-87 was repaired by GM's fuel tank recall and in a major side impact accident, the fuel tank is the least of your worries. do you have links to GM's records stating that this is a severe problem? i'm calling BS on the K series truck's "lack of frame flex", because i have seen the part numbers, and the rails between a C truck and a K truck (of equal rating, C10/C20 to K10/K20, and C30 to K30) carry exactly the same part number. there are no extra crossmembers in a K truck to make the frame flex less. i build and wreck these trucks on a regular basis, probably 15 or so a year, so i've got a little background in this area. 1977 Chevy K20 - 1980 GMC K2500 - 1992 Chevy C1500 SWB - 1993 Chevy C2500 SAS - 1994 Chevy K1500 READ HERE BEFORE ASSUMING YOU NEED A NEW ENGINE!