Pictures of Cab Swap Progress (slowly but surely) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BigRed · 01-31-2003, 03:36 PM

Check out the progress on my cab swap. It will be a very SLOW process because of money and of my two kids that need lots of attention.

http://www.shelbournes.net/trucksite/cab_swap.htm

We pulled most of the front end off the donor last night and should be removing the engine, tranny, and (time permitting) the cab.

We will check out the 350 that's in the donor, but it looks like maybe it threw a rod because there's a small hole in the oil pan.

79BIG10 · 01-31-2003, 04:34 PM

Looks like alot of parts there for a swap meet soon

Can't wait to see the new parts on the truck.

Bowed · 01-31-2003, 10:35 PM

There sure are a lot of parts to remove or disconnect . I made a cab swap one time all by myself , just using wood planks and a couple of jacks ( almost rolled the cab

) and that was the last one I ever wanted to do . Good luck with the swap .

**swervin ervin** · 01-31-2003, 10:56 PM

Cool. Looks like a lot of fun.

bigblock73 · 01-31-2003, 11:43 PM

Me wants a parts truck to tear apart too!!

-Jeff

79BIG10 · 02-01-2003, 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by bigblock73
Me wants a parts truck to tear apart too!!

-Jeff

I thought you got one then turned around, fixed it up and sold it Jeff?

bigblock73 · 02-01-2003, 10:53 AM

still for sale...been too cold for anyone to go "truck" lookin I guess. What I want is a truck to tear apart...just for fun (as long as it is as clean as Scotts)!

-Jeff

Marks 85 · 02-05-2003, 11:18 AM

What did you do about the VIN? Did you just title it to the new cab?

BigRed · 02-05-2003, 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by Marks 85
What did you do about the VIN? Did you just title it to the new cab?

I haven't got to that point yet. The vin plate is on the door frame part of the cab. I'll probably just drill the rivits out of the old plate and put mine on there. You have any better suggestions? Hadn't really thought about it too much. Just thought of something else. My VIN is etched on my two side windows so I'll probably want to pull them and put them in the new doors.

Marks 85 · 02-05-2003, 11:53 AM

The rivets are special from the factory, If you put take it off, wont you get into trouble for tampering?

BigRed · 02-05-2003, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by Marks 85
The rivets are special from the factory, If you put take it off, wont you get into trouble for tampering?

I doubt anyone would ever care really. Nobody ever checks the vin number anyway. Even when you go to get your truck registered, they don't visually inspect the truck. The inspection stations look, but they don't really care. If I was really worried about it, I guess I could just rivet the plate back on the new cab. Or, I actually have the title for the new cab and could register that too.

Marks 85 · 02-05-2003, 12:26 PM

Oh! With all the stolen vehicles out there I thought there would be some kind of penalty for doing that

**swervin ervin** · 02-05-2003, 12:39 PM

It is technically illegal but people do it all the time.

SCOTI · 02-05-2003, 01:29 PM

As long as you hold both titles...no harm, no foul. Just don't get rid of the extra title.

PHOENIX · 02-05-2003, 02:22 PM

You may be able to obtain the factory rivets if you contact a dealer in your area and explain the situation. They will most likely make you pay them to install them. Its a very big deal for the factory, they are very picky about were the rivets go.

Bowed · 02-06-2003, 01:24 AM

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Originally posted by BigRed

I doubt anyone would ever care really. Nobody ever checks the vin number anyway , I actually have the title for the new cab and could register that too.

Police check VIN'S in accidents and some traffic stops. Also to use a titled cab that is not a match to the frame VIN can be problematic to , I went through that one time . If you want To reinstall a VIN plate so it won't be noticeable They do sell the special factory rivits on line , some one must have the company name and link .

bill_ont_canada · 02-06-2003, 01:35 AM

Does anyone know what year GM moved the Vin from the Door frame to the Dash.???????????????????????

ElGracho · 02-06-2003, 01:40 AM

I knew we did this before recently, look at the bottom of this thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=vin+plate

BigRed · 02-06-2003, 09:36 AM

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Originally posted by ElGracho
I knew we did this before recently, look at the bottom of this thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=vin+plate

In that thread, he said that '78 was the first year for the VIN on the dash. However, that's not completely true because my '78 has the VIN on the cab. Maybe they moved it up to the dash in the later production runs that year?

PHOENIX · 02-06-2003, 12:53 PM

Who has the link to buy the rivets online? I would be interested in knowing that.

79BIG10 · 02-06-2003, 02:13 PM

My 79 has it on the dash pad. Big Red is keeping the same frame just swapping cabs (vin plates will change from cab to cab) and and front end.

This shiould be legal since body shops have been doing this for some time now changing cabs over that have been in accidents.

Bowed · 02-06-2003, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by PHOENIX
Who has the link to buy the rivets online? I would be interested in knowing that.

I might have gotten that link over on Chevy Talk but lost it when my computer went down . They were selling just hardware ( I think ? ) and had the factory duplicates and the installation tool .

01-31-2003, 03:36 PM	#1
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Pictures of Cab Swap Progress (slowly but surely) Check out the progress on my cab swap. It will be a very SLOW process because of money and of my two kids that need lots of attention. http://www.shelbournes.net/trucksite/cab_swap.htm We pulled most of the front end off the donor last night and should be removing the engine, tranny, and (time permitting) the cab. We will check out the 350 that's in the donor, but it looks like maybe it threw a rod because there's a small hole in the oil pan. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

01-31-2003, 04:34 PM	#2
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	Looks like alot of parts there for a swap meet soon Can't wait to see the new parts on the truck. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

01-31-2003, 10:56 PM	#4
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Cool. Looks like a lot of fun. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

02-05-2003, 12:39 PM	#13
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	It is technically illegal but people do it all the time. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

02-05-2003, 01:29 PM	#14
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,943	As long as you hold both titles...no harm, no foul. Just don't get rid of the extra title. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

01-31-2003, 10:35 PM	#3
Bowed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: where it's hot Posts: 1,059	There sure are a lot of parts to remove or disconnect . I made a cab swap one time all by myself , just using wood planks and a couple of jacks ( almost rolled the cab ) and that was the last one I ever wanted to do . Good luck with the swap .

01-31-2003, 11:43 PM	#5
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Me wants a parts truck to tear apart too!! -Jeff

02-01-2003, 10:53 AM	#7
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	still for sale...been too cold for anyone to go "truck" lookin I guess. What I want is a truck to tear apart...just for fun (as long as it is as clean as Scotts)! -Jeff

02-05-2003, 11:18 AM	#8
Marks 85 Color By Krylon Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Benbrook Tx. Posts: 179	What did you do about the VIN? Did you just title it to the new cab?

02-05-2003, 11:53 AM	#10
Marks 85 Color By Krylon Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Benbrook Tx. Posts: 179	The rivets are special from the factory, If you put take it off, wont you get into trouble for tampering?

02-05-2003, 12:26 PM	#12
Marks 85 Color By Krylon Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Benbrook Tx. Posts: 179	Oh! With all the stolen vehicles out there I thought there would be some kind of penalty for doing that

02-05-2003, 02:22 PM	#15
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	You may be able to obtain the factory rivets if you contact a dealer in your area and explain the situation. They will most likely make you pay them to install them. Its a very big deal for the factory, they are very picky about were the rivets go. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

02-06-2003, 01:35 AM	#17
bill_ont_canada Nobody is perfect... Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London,Ont,Canada Posts: 200	Does anyone know what year GM moved the Vin from the Door frame to the Dash.??????????????????????? __________________ Have a fabulous day. Bill... (ö¿ö) " Loud Pipes Save Lives "

02-06-2003, 01:40 AM	#18
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,550	I knew we did this before recently, look at the bottom of this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=vin+plate __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

02-06-2003, 12:53 PM	#20
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Who has the link to buy the rivets online? I would be interested in knowing that. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *



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02-06-2003, 02:13 PM	#21
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	My 79 has it on the dash pad. Big Red is keeping the same frame just swapping cabs (vin plates will change from cab to cab) and and front end. This shiould be legal since body shops have been doing this for some time now changing cabs over that have been in accidents. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

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