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Old 03-11-2013, 07:55 PM   #5
joeydirt
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Re: 67-72 Frame Swap

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Originally Posted by padresag View Post
there is a lot of good info out there on how to shorten them properly. find yourself a 73-87 !/2 t donor truck and put in the frt front end inc c/member and rear axle, you can convert to 5 lug then. if you can find a 71-72 they have 5 lug, but are getting a little more difficult to obtain for parting out. once in a while a short frame pops up, but I doubt many know where AVA is
you can get some of your upgrade brackets from captain fab here on the forum
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Heh ya I changed my location I guess thats not very helpful....ava = arlington virginia anyway my welder is rated for 1/4 but splicing the frame is probably testing the limits of the machine and maybe my skills
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