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10-22-2019, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Fort Collins CO
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Suburban Cummins swap
In gathering parts for my pending Cummins/Suburban Swap I found a site - “Rob Bonney fabrication” that makes a frame boxing kit for a 67 to 72K 20 trucks
Do you think this would be close enough to use on my K10 suburban frame to box the frame in or will I be doing lots of crazy modifications & should make my own? http://www.RobBonneyFab.com/ Thanks for input in advance.... |
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10-23-2019, 12:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Temple City
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Re: Suburban Cummins swap
Just make your own. Some of it will fit, but you can get a dimple die if you really want the holes.
It's going to require plenty of mods between the wheels. |
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10-23-2019, 11:50 AM
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Location: Montezuma, Iowa
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Re: Suburban Cummins swap
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I don't know a lot about the swap but I do know if you type "diesel swap" into the google box at the top of the page, click on the circle in front of "67-72chevytrucks.com", and click on the Google button you will see a lot of threads on the subject. Make sure that the thread you click on is for the '67-'72 trucks because the search will include all years. LockDoc
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10-25-2019, 03:43 PM
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 Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Re: Suburban Cummins swap
Suburban 4wd frame rails are exactly the same as pickups except at the rear bumper mount and various body mount holes so the kit should work.
I boxed my frame on my crew cab cummins truck using 3/16 plate, i had it sheared to fit the inside frame channel height, metal and shearing was about $120 or so, i boxed it from front to the front rear shackles just like that kit. For the front curved areas i had the metal sheared a few inches taller, held it up to the frame and traced it out, cut the lines using a portaband set up as a bandsaw table, it was easy. My truck frame is very stiff even with just a lower transmission crossmember, i would highly recommend boxing the frame. Kind of funny, the crossmember i made is very similar to the one they sell and ive never seen a 6bt mounted using the 94 and up mounts.... |
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