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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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hey guys, i always wondered if my 88 monte was a clone or not. the guy i got it from really messed her up, she's far from original, cadillac seats, different doors, just a total mess. how can i find out if shes a true ss or not. her vin number is: 1g1gz37g4gr134761



 
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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this says it's base, which i would think means an ls?

http://www.decodethis.com/Default.as...GZ37G4GR134761
 
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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yea my buddy has a real ss that he got from his dad, everything original but his also shows up as base, thats why i wanna know if there is an actual way of telling
 
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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ohh hm, ill keep looking for you, do you have a vin from a real ls?
 
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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looks to me like its a real ss, because the ls' came with the v6 it says. heres an example of an ls:

http://www.decodethis.com/Default.as...GZ11Z6HP102986
 
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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8th digit of vin is G so its a real SS.
 
Old Dec 18, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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thnx guys. hey trewyn15, for my car and the LS that you looked up, did you notice that it showed the driveline as being FWD
 
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Originally Posted by nighthawk626
thnx guys. hey trewyn15, for my car and the LS that you looked up, did you notice that it showed the driveline as being FWD
yeah, thats weird because there wasn't a fwd monte until 95? i figured it was just an error in the site.
 
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Originally Posted by sideways
8th digit of vin is G so its a real SS.
x2, tool of the parts department trade says that it's a real SS.
 
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[QUOTE=nighthawk626;282039]hey guys, i always wondered if my 88 monte was a clone or not. the guy i got it from really messed her up, she's far from original, cadillac seats, different doors, just a total mess. how can i find out if shes a true ss or not. her vin number is: 1g1gz37g4gr134761

How you can tell if your SS is a clone are real is floor **** is on the floor ...top shifts were u pull the handle dow is is fack all ss has floor shift
 



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