77 SWB 4x4 frame under a 71 Body? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

courtnb · 02-16-2006, 10:05 AM

Can this be done with to much difficulty? I found a 77 chev shorty 4x4, Also can I use a Blazer frame? I found one of them too? I also have a 56 chev shorty stepside that I put a 76 Elcamino Frame under and i am thinking of making it a 4x4 too. Has anyone done this stuff?

**71blksuper4x4** · 02-16-2006, 11:22 AM

I'll help you out. Yes it can be done, but it will take some adjustment by you to get the body to correctly fit on there. Mudder67 has done this swap on his swb Stepside on a later frame. You might go over to the 4x4 discussion forum on here and look around for it. It's a fairly common question over there. I had done the swap once by taking a lwb 73' 3/4 ton 4x4 and cutting it down and putting a 72 cheyenne body on it. Mine wasn't done half as good as Mudder67 (Randy) did on his. I 'll try to find a link to that if it's possible. Here is a pic of my old converted one until I bought my new Cheyenne Super. Trevor

Mudder · 02-16-2006, 02:40 PM

I moved this over here. If you look in the My Truck link in my sig you can see pics of the truck. If and when you get serious about doing this pm me your email addy and I will send you pics of the mounts and what I had to do.

02-16-2006, 10:05 AM	#1
courtnb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1	77 SWB 4x4 frame under a 71 Body? Can this be done with to much difficulty? I found a 77 chev shorty 4x4, Also can I use a Blazer frame? I found one of them too? I also have a 56 chev shorty stepside that I put a 76 Elcamino Frame under and i am thinking of making it a 4x4 too. Has anyone done this stuff?

02-16-2006, 11:22 AM	#2
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,155	Re: 77 SWB 4x4 frame under a 71 Body? I'll help you out. Yes it can be done, but it will take some adjustment by you to get the body to correctly fit on there. Mudder67 has done this swap on his swb Stepside on a later frame. You might go over to the 4x4 discussion forum on here and look around for it. It's a fairly common question over there. I had done the swap once by taking a lwb 73' 3/4 ton 4x4 and cutting it down and putting a 72 cheyenne body on it. Mine wasn't done half as good as Mudder67 (Randy) did on his. I 'll try to find a link to that if it's possible. Here is a pic of my old converted one until I bought my new Cheyenne Super. Trevor Attached Images __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

02-16-2006, 02:40 PM	#3
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Re: 77 SWB 4x4 frame under a 71 Body? I moved this over here. If you look in the My Truck link in my sig you can see pics of the truck. If and when you get serious about doing this pm me your email addy and I will send you pics of the mounts and what I had to do.



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