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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 139 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 139 | here's one for you all:
has anyone tried this swap before?
i looked into wheel bases, the 66 c20 long box fleetside is 127" and our 1980 2wd c10 suburban is 129.5"
i was going to swap over the entire drive line and frt suspension which will give me 5 bolt wheel studs, disc brakes, pwr strg etc.
i then thought why not just swap all the sheet metal over as it might be less work.
any thoughts on this?
cheers,
mike
1947 Studebaker M15 on 76 GMC one ton dually chassis with 454 4 spd
1953 Chevrolet 1/2 ton p/u
1957 Oldsmobile 88 2dr hardtop
1959 B130 International one ton dually
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Given how similar the frames are you would think the body swap would be easy. My bet is you'll find it less work and a more successful result swapping suspension instead.
By the time you shorten the frame or move the rear suspension to get the wheel base right, you'll have done more work than adapting the rear suspension to the '66 frame should be.
The front suspension is almost a bolt-on swap.
Unless your '66 frame is damaged I'd suggest keeping it.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | it might work, for the wheel base could you just increase the space between the cab and bed just a little but not enough to notice?
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 112 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 112 | Seen this swap in my local town. For some reason, it did not "sit" right. I think the 66 frame has a drop in it. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 189 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 189 | Save yourself some time and just swap the suspension over to your frame. | | |
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