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Mickey_D · 10-15-2007, 10:44 AM

I've located a fairly straight donor body for my old '81. It's a 1983 GMC Sierra Grande.

It's got a little rust around the rear fenders, and some surface rust on the roof. The rest of the cab is in fairly good shape with the exception of the door skins. Both sides look like they were mule-kicked shut by someone a little over-exuberant. But the rocker panels and the cab corners are still intact, which is a rarity around here.

So here's my question : Are there going to be any differences in how the body bolts to the frame? The donor is a 2WD ex-Diesel (converted to gas a long time ago) and mine is a 4WD gas. The donor is missing the engine and tranny (and the master cylinder

).

Am I going to run into any problems with this being a direct swap? Or am I going to (for once) have a fairly easy time of it?

10-15-2007, 10:44 AM	#1
Mickey_D Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mormon country Posts: 2,484	What would be the differences? I've located a fairly straight donor body for my old '81. It's a 1983 GMC Sierra Grande. It's got a little rust around the rear fenders, and some surface rust on the roof. The rest of the cab is in fairly good shape with the exception of the door skins. Both sides look like they were mule-kicked shut by someone a little over-exuberant. But the rocker panels and the cab corners are still intact, which is a rarity around here. So here's my question : Are there going to be any differences in how the body bolts to the frame? The donor is a 2WD ex-Diesel (converted to gas a long time ago) and mine is a 4WD gas. The donor is missing the engine and tranny (and the master cylinder ). Am I going to run into any problems with this being a direct swap? Or am I going to (for once) have a fairly easy time of it? __________________ Darrin 1955 Willys CJ-5 all original and the oldest CJ-5 on the road. 2001 Dodge Neon (wife's car) 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Edition SOLD 1981 K15 Custom Deluxe 4X4, rusty but trusty wood hauler. SOLD 1993 S-10 4X4 Tahoe SOLD Sign up with the Contact List RIP ESLL Last edited by Mickey_D; 10-15-2007 at 10:48 AM.

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