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I was thinking about this a little more. These pictures are how I repaired the frame on my SWB K10. I would check your frame really good for wallered out engine and crossmember mount holes, it’s super common on the K trucks. I would also check the area around where the steering box mounts for cracks before you install the engine. That’s another Another super common thing on the K trucks, that’s much easier to repair when the engine and front body clip are out of the way.

Someone at some point in time removed the very front frame crossmember and ran the trucks that way with 33” tires for who knows how long. The frame was cracked pretty bad at the steering box, as well as the upper holes were elongated on the frame and motor mount crossmember both. I drilled the holes to exactly 7/16” and then welded these thick washers to the frame. The washers were originally 3/8” that I drilled to 7/16” in an effort make sure the fit was as tight as possible to try and prevent any excess movement of the frame rails while driving. I had to do similar to my K20 at the very front crossmember as the rivets were all loose on it as well. My K10 is a long term project that I had to boot outside for a while so excuse the surface rust on the frame where it was repaired. I’ll get back on it one of these days.