Took the gas tank off my '70 Skylark today and lo and behold, there on the top of the tank nestled under the insulating mat is the BUILD SHEET in almost perfect condition. :TU: It is truly amazing that it is in such excellent condition considering it has been hiding under there since May 27, 1970. Hmmmm, I think its birthday is coming up pretty soon. Too bad my Skylark is a GS clone and not a real GS, but I knew that when I bought it! Can anyone direct me where to go to decipher all the codes?
You'll find the Build Sheet in all sorts of crazy places - I've only heard of one other instance where the BS [sic] was found on top of the tank. I've heard of them located: under any seat, inside the fender near the cowl, up under the dash, side kick panels, under the carpet insulation, and so on. It wasn't a requirement to include the Build Sheet with a car. I'm sure each assembly line worker had their own signature location.
70-72 Flint built vehicles commonly have Fisher Body buildsheets on top of the gas tanks. Other plants placed buildsheets in different locations. Jim, Your particular 70 skylark was different from any other I had decoded before. I offer a decoding service for various Buick buildsheets, and the cost depends on the amount of time I need to do this. I charge $20.00 to decode Production Order Body Final (POBF) buildsheets. You get a nice representation of the buildsheet on the front, with all the decoded info listed on the back. It's not a bad price when you figure in the fact that it took me 18 years of cross-referencing buildsheets to figure out all the codes. Duane
