post your 67-72 4x4

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by plummen

Lets see if i can get this to work.
Bottem picture is from when i first got started,but you get the idea.im still sorting out the cab mounts so i can get it sitting square then i can get to work on new floors ,cab corners and rockers.........
Then i can pull the cab back off and have it stripped at the blaster.
the frame is raised under rear of cab on newer frame to clear gas tanks im thinking which complicates things a little,Icould have just put the springs under the 69 frame i guess but i was too lazy to cut off all of those real steel rivets between the 2 frames!
Once i get the body back off ill get started on my dana 60 front end and 14 bolt floater rearend swap,Im thinking it will look pretty cool with a set of eagle alloy bud wheels all the way around and a flatbed with body repainted origional colors.
any suggestions or complaints? yeah i know the yellow driveshaft came with the chassis,it will be gone soon! hahaha

Going with a flat bed you don't need to mess with the wheel base being 4" different but you can pull 16" from the frame behind the cab and relocate it under the cab to push the frame transition far enough back to clear the rear cab brace & sheet metal seam of the body without having to put a substantial body lift on it.

The cab mount issue is best fixed by grinding off the 20 rivets holding on a set of 67-72 mount brackets and fitting them to the 73-87 truck frame. With a new set of cab mounts you can bolt them to the 67-72 brackets, bolt the brackets & mounts to the cab and use the brackets to square the cab to the frame. The square body cab mount brackets don't line up well enough to use them.

The core support & front bumper are the fun part as they are in a different location and need some creativity. I am cutting the frame horns off some scrap 67-72 frame rails and will graft them into the square body frame as needed.