[sd7767]

Hello- sorry to keep asking minor questions, but I am trying to document and research all I can for my "back to factory" Mailibu restoration.

I know that Chrysler hid buildsheets behind backseats etc.

Where did GM usually hide these?

I do not have access to the car until it gets here in a few days.

Thanks-
Steven Dean

 

[Super70]

Rear seat of my '70. Do a search on TC and discover other places on same year and other years; there are located in various places.

 

[ACES-70]

I have found build sheets in the following places, Im sure others will have more spots,, seat springs, top of gas tank, inside door panels, under dash pad,inbetween foam and seat cover, wrapped around head liner bows,inside of kick panels, under carpet insullation.

 

[BillsCamino]

Found two on mine...ATL built Malibu.
One in the rear bottom seat springs; the other glued, face out, on the inside of the driver's door panel.

 

[704EVER]

I found mine by accident, I was removing the rug because my aunt spilled nail polish. While I had the rug out, I scraped the sound barrier up to see what the sheet metal looked like while I was in there, Lo and behold there it was upside down 1/2 burned but legible. It was directly under the front passengers side feet, my car is an Arlington car. PS. my friend has an Arlington car that has a build date 2 weeks prior to mine and he found his in the same place after I told him where I found mine. I guess the guy on the line that month stood on the passengers side and just chucked them on the floor.

 

[sd7767]

Wow- guess the situation was similar Chrysler's - they just stuck them where convienient for that particular line on that particular day.
Also- looking at the title - the 7th position of the VIN is a 1, which means Oshawa, Ontario. I hear the Canadian Chevys were tracked rather well. You send them your VIN (and about 40 bucks) and they tell you about your car.
Thanks to all for answering.
Steven Dean

 

[DaleM]

If you don't find one, don't despair too much. These weren't left in cars so folks could go on a treasure hunt 30 years later, they were left because the worker failed to put them in the trash where they were suppose to go when the they were done with them :thumbsup:

 

[Auto Theft]

I found two build sheets in my 1970. It was an Atlanta built car and had one under the back seat bottom cushion and an identicial one glued to the inside door panel (driver's side). This is a LS5 car and everything matches the protecto-o-plate and a copy of the original bill of sale. The car was purchased in Murfreesboro, TN, in January 1970.

 

[Super70]

Dale - What I do not understand is that if the buildsheets were to be thrown in the trash, why were some of them folded up nice and neat tucked in the springs on the rear seat - some were even hog-ringed to the springs? I found two in my Chevelle and that is the way I found them. The upholstery section line assy workers apparently did this for some odd reason. Right now I have yet to find one in my Arlington built 71 Chevelle. I have looked under the carpet and underlayment, however I have not torn out the headliner to check. I have checked everywhere that was suggested so far.

 

[Resq302]

Found mine in between the inner and outer fender on my driverside on my elky.

 

[DaleM]

Dale - What I do not understand is that if the buildsheets were to be thrown in the trash, why were some of them folded up nice and neat tucked in the springs on the rear seat - some were even hog-ringed to the springs? I found two in my Chevelle and that is the way I found them. The upholstery section line assy workers apparently did this for some odd reason. Right now I have yet to find one in my Arlington built 71 Chevelle. I have looked under the carpet and underlayment, however I have not torn out the headliner to check. I have checked everywhere that was suggested so far.

I suppose maybe some assembly line workers were neat with their trash while others weren't. People have found buildsheets in their cars that didn't belong to that car. Sequence numbers two or three off, one found a buildsheet for a Monte Carlo in the rear seat, go figure.

If the buildsheet had been that important a document, I would think it would have been folded nicely and put in with the warranty book with all the other paperwork for assembly - boy wouldn't that have been nice.

Think about it, if you were servicing 10/15/20 cars an hour, regardless of the particular job you were doing - installing seats, carpets, mating rear end housing to chassis, whatever - would you take the time to walk to the trash bin between each one and discard the paperwork you didn't need anymore? Remember the old comedy routine with Lucille Ball and Ether Mertz boxing chocolates on an assembly line? Sure didn't want to get behind and hold up the assembly line.

Many Arlington-built Chevelle owners have found build sheets on top the gas tank - most have never found one.