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Project 91 I purchased it new in Marysville Wa. (mid 1990) It took all afternoon to
convince them to give me the one off the showroom floor instead of the demo
for the same price. Since a hitch receiver wasn't available yet I had the
roll pan removed and a bumper installed. The mileage read 000004 when I drove it off the lot.
A Pendaliner went in the bed the next day. It has been in So Cal for most of its life and has been a really great truck.
It still drives like new, really tight and quiet. 
I've been rear-ended twice with little damage. The bumper folded downward both times, and the top side of the brackets snapped at the bolt holes. Looking back, I'm glad the bumper was on there. It's never been in a major accident and I'd happily drive it across the country without even thinking twice about it. There's no body-rot whatsoever, so I'm fixing it back up the way it was. The interior is in great shape, except for the sagging headliner and rubber mentioned above. I'll pop the windows out and replace all that when I spray. It'll take me a month to sand and strip it down right. Yesterday I removed, disassambled, and started sanding the tailgate. In the meantime I'll pickup the door hinge bushings and all the little parts I can think of (new clips for the tailgate latch rods, things like that.). 
 Work done so far: After putting on the new fender, I put some of the body kit back on the truck to make sure I still had all the parts. So far everything looks good. Now it all comes back off. Oops, I almost forgot to take a few pictures before I pulled the decals. 
While looking for other literature in my office (the other room) I came up with this. I must be getting close to the mother-lode. I know it's here somewhere, the info on the 3/4 ton road handling suspension package and engine mods. Here's a quote from the 1990 edition of Sport truck magazine which was doing a write-up on the GMC version. "It's very apparent that the optional handling package on our Californian, with gas shocks, larger stabilizer bars and fat Goodyears, contributes heavily to the track performance." "Ride quality on the open road and over pothole-dotted city streets leaves little doubt that the suspension is a bit stiffer than on stock S-Trucks. Most of the harshness came from the tail of our truck which also incorporated the optional 1625-pound rear-spring package-a must for those planning to load a jet-ski or a couple of trail-bikes into the bed. Add either of those and the ride smooths to perfection".  The sad story about my bumper coverHey stop laughing! It put a crease in the fender and a crack in the(previously perfectly waxed) bumper cover. A friend of mine says "Hey my buddy just got a new plastic welder and wants to try it out, let me see if he can fix it". It worked great!. The 4 inch crack on the outside corner of the cover was gone. I got it back from him on a Wednesday evening and was planning on installing it the next Saturday. Here's where it gets really stupid. On the side of the house we were renting there was a shed. This was a shed used for garden tools and, among other things, pallets with the trash cans sitting on them. Well, the landlord sends two yahoos over un-announced to remove a few things from the property...and the trash while I was at work. The cover..was...sitting (here's the part where I start to choke up)...over 2 trash cans, the most readily available form of sawhorses I could find out of the rain. He refused to replace it. (the guy was a dentist, I think they actually enjoy hurting people) So if you see one, or know where one is, (not the dentist) please contact me using the link below. I've looked at all the aftermarket products and may even buy one until I can find a replacement for mine. I only started my search a couple days ago. Also, if you have pics of your original Cameo I'm looking for more to host. I just created the site yesterday in order to compile what information I could find into one place. These trucks are about as old as the internet. RPO Codes (glove box)AJ1 WINDOW TINTED, DEEP, ALL EXCEPT W/S AND DRS K34 CRUISE CONTROL, AUT0MATIC, ELECTRONIC MD8 TRANSMISSION, AUTO 4 SPD, THM 700 R4 NA5 EMISSION SYSTEM, FEDERAL, TIER O N40 STEERING, POWER, NON-VARIABLE RATIO AU3 LOCK CONTROL, SIDE DR, ELEC UA1 BATTERY, HEAVY DUTY UX1 RADIO, AM/FM STEREO CASSETTE EQUALIZER U27 LAMP, INTR, I/P COMPT, COURTESY U52 CLUSTER INST, ELECTRONIC AV5 SEAT, FRT BKT, HIGH BACK XPP Not Found - UPDATED - Tire Size Code X96 Not Found YD3 Not Found - updated FRONT AXLE, BASE EQUIPMENT FOR SCHEDULING, GVW PLATE YPP Not Found G51 SPRING REAR, HEAVY DUTY, VAR 2 (Rear Extra Capacity Springs) ZY1 COLOR COMBINATION, SOLID 1SC OPTION PACKAGE 03 12U PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR SILVER MET (91) 18I INTERIOR TRIM, DK CHARCOAL, (I) (91) TR9 LAMP, GROUP A31 WINDOW, POWER OPERATED, SIDE C5D GVW RATING, 4600 LBS DC4 MIRROR I/S, R/V, TILT, DUAL READING LAMPS D44 MIRROR O/S, PAINTED V01 RADIATOR, HEAVY DUTY, VAR 1 LB4 ENGINE, GAS, 6 CYL, 4.3L, TBI, V6, 90 DEG MX0 MERCHANDISED, TRANS, AUTO PROVISIONS, O/D NQE FUEL TANK,20 GAL, SINGLE PO6 Not Found - updated- RING, WHEEL TRIM WHL TR RING (P06) ZQ2 SALES PACKAGE, DRIVER CONVENIENCE UP8 STEREO RADIO INSTALLMENT PROVISIONS U26 LAMP, INTR, ENG COMPT, COURTESY U28 LAMP, INTR, ASH TRAY, COURTESY U73 ANTENNA, FIXED, RADIO JM3 BOOSTER, BRAKE, 240MM TANDEM, HIGH FLOW X88 CONVERSION NAME PLT CHEVROLET YC2 CONVENIENCE PKG, DECOR LEVEL 2 YD5 Not Found - updated -SPRING, FRONT BASE EQUIPMENT ZJ7 WHEEL,SPECIAL HUB CAP 6 TRIM RING T63 ALARM, HEADLAMPS ON WARNING SYSTEM 06P WHEEL COLOR, BLACK/SILVER (91) 1SZ Not Found -updated PACKAGE OPTION- (1SZ) 18E TRIM COMBINATION, CLOTH, DK CHARCDAL, (E) 5V4 APPEARANCE PACKAGE, VEHICLE PROVISIONS l V73 ANTENNA, FIXED B32 COVERING, FRT FLOOR MATS AUX C60 HVAC SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONER FRT MAN CONTROLS D34 MIRROR, VISOR VANITY D55 CONSOLE, FRT COMPT, FLOOR QPP TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WL R/PE ST TL AL3 95H SLM Not Found - updated STOCK ORDERS VAX Not Found VXS Not Found -updated -LABEL COMPLETE VEHICLE ZL8 INVOICE, AUTO FAB, INC. ZPP Not Found 6CF Not Found - updated -SPRING COMPTR SELECT FRT LH 14065823/ 14087299 SUSP (6CF) E63 BODY EQUIPMENT, FLEETSIDE, PUBX SLA Not Found VP6 NOISE CONTROL, ZM7 SALES PACKAGE, COMBINATION - INTERMITTENT WIPER/TIL 7CF Not Found - updated - SPRING COMPTR SELECT FRT RH 14065823/ 14087299 SUSP (7CF) GU6 AXLE REAR, 3.42 RATIO  |
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