i noticed in one thread that the build sheet is in the front re-bar. can anyone tell me what and where that is?

 

The build sheet is lodged between the bumper and the frame under the front (nose) piece. Without disassembly, you are not likely to get it out. The build sheet is the "router" if you will. It is the manufacturing instruction sheet that accompanies the car down the assembly and outlines what options are to be included on the car. If you are interested, one can be purchased from the National Corvette Museum.

https://www.corvettemuseum.com/libra...ts/index.shtml

Paul

 

Do you have the window sticker?

If not, like mentioned above, you need to order a build sheet in order to get a sticker. They are very nice.

 

My Chevy dealer printed out a build sheet for me. I believe hey can pull it up with your VIN.

 

thanks for the info guys, just ordered from museum. russ

 

I'd go to a lot of trouble to get the real buildsheet out of the car if reasonably possible. I've never heard this before, but it makes sense.
Can you describe the (more or less...I'm sure the "tuck" varies) exact location. Easier from underneath ? (or even possible...I'm not removing the bumper etc. )

 

Thanks for the original post.

 

Pics?

Did you get a build sheet or a options/build report.

 

The Build Sheet is a very nice piece of documentation to have, especially for the Corvette enthusiast. We took Museum deliver of our car in April of 2003. As part of the deliver, we received a VIP tour of the plant. During the tour one of the plant employees presented us with one of the original copies of our Build Sheet. On our copy, one of the assembly line workers had hand scribed the actual build date of our car in red grease pencil in the lower left corner just above the VIN bar code. Otherwise though, one would be hard pressed to tell the difference between one of the original copies and the reproduction copies from the NCM.

 

I'll scan what I got from them....he referred to it as a build sheet.

 

This is what the dealer gave me. They called it a build sheet...but this may not be what you are talking about.

 

From what I've seen, the build sheet information that the dealer's can print out and the actual factory printed build sheets are two totally different looking pieces of documentation. The dealers' can inquire and print from the GM Vehicle Identification System (VIS) what is called a build sheet which has a lot of the same information, but not near all the information that is contained on the factory build sheet. The dealer's print outs that I've seen are just a line by line print out of the information from GM's VIS on 8 1/2 X 11" inch or similar paper. The information on the factory build sheet is formatted in different blocks with some of the information such as the VIN also being bar-coded. The actual factory build sheet is also printed on 11" X 14" computer pin fed paper with the side holes and perforations. The dealer's print out from GM's VIS does however contain one piece of information that you will not find on the factory build sheet and that is the vehicle build date. Keep in mind that the factory build sheet is produced sometime prior to the build start and accompanies the vehicle down the assembly line as it is being built.

The reproduction copies of the build sheet from the NCM look very similar to the factory build sheets and, as I mentioned above, many people would be hard pressed to tell the difference.

Hope this helps.

 

Another vote for getting your build sheet from the Corvette Museum.

 

Nope they're two totally different looking pieces of documentation.

The vehicle build information that the dealers can print out is from the GM Vehicle Inquiry System (VIS). It has some of the same information, but not all the information that is contained on the factory build sheet. The information on the factory build sheet is formatted in different blocks with some of the information such as the VIN also being bar-coded. The actual factory build sheet is also printed on 11" X 14" computer pin fed paper with the side holes and perforations. The dealer's print out from GM's VIS does however contain one piece of information that you will not find on the factory build sheet and that is the vehicle build date. (Keep in mind that the factory build sheet is produced sometime prior to the build start and accompanies the vehicle down the assembly line as it is being built.)

As I mentioned above, the factory build sheet is a very nice piece of documentation for the Corvette enthusiast to have. The reproduction copies of the build sheet from the NCM look very similar to the factory build sheets and, as I mentioned above, many people would be hard pressed to tell the difference.

 

For those that have not seen one, here is a pic of the factory build sheet for our car. This one is not a reproduction copy, but one of the actual factory copies. If memory services me correctly, the factory build sheet initially contains 14 copies and this is one of them. This copy was given to us by one of the plant employees while on a VIP tour of the plant when we took Museum delivery of our car.

Notice the date hand scribed in red grease pencil at the lower left corner, just above the VIN bar-code. This is the build date for our car that one of the plant employee wrote on our copy. Otherwise, a machine printed build date does NOT appear on the factory build sheet as it is produced some time prior to the build start of the vehicle.

Sorry for the size and quality of the pic, but I did want to make it large enough that you could see some of the detail and block headings.