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vycc · 05-28-2003, 05:40 PM

i have a 81 GMC Sierra SWB 4X4 and the box is shot.... can i bolt on a newer box onto it without much hassle???? i was thinking 89+ shortbox, what do ya think???

PHOENIX · 05-28-2003, 06:19 PM

Run a search in this Forum (73-87 Message Board).
There has been at least one recent thread about this topic.

pkbinplano · 05-28-2003, 08:33 PM

Anything is possible with a heat wrench and a box of bolts !!

phantom dually · 05-28-2003, 08:56 PM

89+ box does not look to good on these trucks!!

79BIG10 · 05-29-2003, 01:45 AM

Here's a link to a 88+ model bed on a truck like ours. http://www.shelbournes.net/trucksite..._newer_bed.jpg

vycc · 06-01-2003, 03:06 AM

not a fan of the step side but love the look of the newer box... i think it would be the same, just put in 8 new bolts and wiring

05-28-2003, 05:40 PM	#1
vycc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Victoria,BC Canada Posts: 125	box question i have a 81 GMC Sierra SWB 4X4 and the box is shot.... can i bolt on a newer box onto it without much hassle???? i was thinking 89+ shortbox, what do ya think??? __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1/2 Ton SWB 4X4

05-28-2003, 06:19 PM	#2
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Run a search in this Forum (73-87 Message Board). There has been at least one recent thread about this topic. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

05-28-2003, 08:33 PM	#3
pkbinplano pkbinplano Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 370	Anything is possible with a heat wrench and a box of bolts !! __________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...7496&members=1 84 chevy silverado aka The Bananna Boat

05-28-2003, 08:56 PM	#4
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	89+ box does not look to good on these trucks!! __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

05-29-2003, 01:45 AM	#5
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Here's a link to a 88+ model bed on a truck like ours. http://www.shelbournes.net/trucksite..._newer_bed.jpg __________________ 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

06-01-2003, 03:06 AM	#6
vycc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Victoria,BC Canada Posts: 125	not a fan of the step side but love the look of the newer box... i think it would be the same, just put in 8 new bolts and wiring __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1/2 Ton SWB 4X4



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