78 el camino SS or not

dnelson · Spanner Necoa #: 3026 Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 6

How do you know if you =have a true SS or not. Someone told us it was by the VIN others have said no.

We have a 78 El Camino VIN 1W80U8K541369. We have decoded the VIN but it doesn't really tell us if its an SS.

thanks

7d8ss · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 10:34 am Post subject:

Look for a "Z15" on the RPO cowl tag. Jon
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dnelson · Spanner Necoa #: 3026 Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 6

Thank you for the info. -- will look at the cowl tag again -- could the SS package have been added after it left the factory?

87ElCamino · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject:

dnelson · Spanner Necoa #: 3026 Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 6

Thank you for the info -- very helpful

highrider_44s · Spanner Necoa #: 3390 Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 6

would this be the same thing to look for on a 73

87ElCamino · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 6:24 pm Post subject:

The 1973 SS-350 and the SS-454 used the Z15 RPO also. Does your VIN start with 1D80Y or 1D80K ? What engine do you have?

Here is a link to some more info:

http://www.chevelles.com/shop/ss_ident.html#73-77
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