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Roadhawk not built by buick, where is build sheet in car/????


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The Roadhawk skyhawk is not built by buick but built by Robins Products, so where is the build sheet for the car in the car it self, back seat, roof, door panels, side panels, gas tank? cant find yet, not behind seat of bucket plastic as told by one owner. reply to c_geske@earthlink.net

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In the case of vehicles that went to a "converter" after they left the assembly plant, there would be no additional build sheets to that effect in the vehicle, only the build sheets which would have been on items installed in the original assembly plant. In this situation, it appears that Robbins did what SLP does (or did) in a more recent timeframe (Pontiac TransAm Firehawk, Camaro Z-28 SS, for example, plus other packages which could be installed at the customer's request and customer's expense later on).

IF the conversion to "Roadhawk" status was orchestrated and paid for by GM, then there might be a notation on the build sheet that the particular vehicle would be "special handling" or "ship to Robbins Ind" with an appropriate option code on the build sheet for the Roadhawk package.

IF it was a "parts/ornamentation/cosmetic" kit that was sold to dealers for installation on their stock unit vehicles, there would be no documentation (other than in the original vehicle's folder at the dealership, where the parts and labor for installation were charged out, typically) available. Similar in concept to some of the decal packages that some dealers added to their vehicles back then to give them "special" status and pricing. Some of these decal/ornamentation packages were local dealer group marketing activities (possibly supplied by GM/Buick), where a certain number were sent to many dealers who were in charge of getting them installed.

Typically, a build sheet could be attached to any loose trim assembly that would need to be dedicated to a particular VIN in the assembly plant. This would include each of the seat assemblies (fronts and rear cushions)--hoping that the workers on the line would put the correct seats with the correct VIN rather than going by looks and trim level rather than matching the VIN to the parts.

Just some thoughts,

NTX5467

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