Will a 69 body bolt onto a 74 frame? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Bleach · 11-23-2004, 09:19 PM

I have a good line on a 74 rolling chassis that already has an engine on it and is ready to go. Will my 69 body bolt onto it with no problems? I realize this may be wishful thinking, not sure though.

Also, I am still in need of the metal bed floor to fit my 69. If I took a LWB bed floor, could I cut off some of the excess to fit my SWB. I know that the bed floors from 67-88 are pretty much interchangeable with the exception of a few holes, but I'd love to know if this will work.

Thanks all,

Tom

Longhorn Man · 11-23-2004, 09:29 PM

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...Will my 69 body bolt onto it with no problems?

The short answer...
no.
If you wanted to do a body lift, (kinda dumb on a 2 wheel drive) and modify the wheel base a bit, you could make it work, but your better off just pulling the engine off of it, and pulling the front cross member to easily swap the 5 lug/disc brakes.

Bleach · 11-24-2004, 03:47 AM

No matter that it is 4WD?

krue · 11-24-2004, 05:13 AM

4wd you can do it. Talk to Mudder 67 he has the best example I have seen.

Mudder · 11-24-2004, 10:57 AM

Yep it'll work with a 4x4.

GMC AMI · 11-24-2004, 01:42 PM

There must be rolling 4x4 frames around. Do a search first unless you are in a hurry.
Too bad I am so far north for I have a couple, one 1/2 one 3/4. Good bodies are harder to find IMO.

**CPNE** · 11-24-2004, 01:47 PM

I wouldn't do it. You'll be reviled by the 73-87 guys and ostracized by the 67-72 crowd...the proverbial bastard child. Of course you'll have Mudder to pal around with...

J/K

Mudder · 11-24-2004, 02:36 PM

Lmao................

Bleach · 11-24-2004, 07:03 PM

Ok, so I really don't have a definitive answer yet. Mudder 67 has had success with it and is obviously a pro.......but throw me some bones here folks! Also, I never did here if I could cut down the long bed floor with relative ease to fit a short bed.

Mudder · 11-24-2004, 07:58 PM

Bleach check out this thread. Its right here near the top.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=128933

c-1072 · 11-24-2004, 08:01 PM

Unless you are ready to do a bunch of fabricating dont try it , you will have to fab up all the body mounts and raise the body well above the frame .

*Randy70C-10* · 11-24-2004, 08:11 PM

Hmmmmmm, I knew someone than put a 67 on a newer chassis, wish I could remember who it was. For some reason, the name should be very familiar to me.

Mudder · 11-24-2004, 08:14 PM

Using the old body mounts, you attach them to the outside of the frame in almost the same location as the newer ones were on the inside. I actually used some of the same holes that were there. I have less than 3 inches of body lift on my bed. If i would have used a high hump I could have gotten away with no lift under the bed/2 under the front clip and about 2 under the front cab mounts. Very few people realize that my truck sits on a newer frame. When you put the cab on the frame you have to be very careful that you can get the distributor in and out.

Now cutting a bed is a different story........

Mudder · 11-24-2004, 08:16 PM

Thats a clean truck there Randy........

*Randy70C-10* · 11-24-2004, 08:43 PM

Yeah, I heard that it gets around too.

RANDY COX · 11-24-2004, 09:08 PM

BLEACH where exactly are you located in southwest va,I'm in c-burg.

Bleach · 11-24-2004, 10:52 PM

I'm in Bristol........a tad more SW than you, right off ye old I-81.

RANDY COX · 11-24-2004, 11:07 PM

Cool,good to have another board member close by,

11-23-2004, 09:19 PM	#1
Bleach this guy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southwest VA Posts: 122	Will a 69 body bolt onto a 74 frame? I have a good line on a 74 rolling chassis that already has an engine on it and is ready to go. Will my 69 body bolt onto it with no problems? I realize this may be wishful thinking, not sure though. Also, I am still in need of the metal bed floor to fit my 69. If I took a LWB bed floor, could I cut off some of the excess to fit my SWB. I know that the bed floors from 67-88 are pretty much interchangeable with the exception of a few holes, but I'd love to know if this will work. Thanks all, Tom __________________ Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

11-24-2004, 03:47 AM	#3
Bleach this guy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southwest VA Posts: 122	No matter that it is 4WD? __________________ Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

11-24-2004, 05:13 AM	#4
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	4wd you can do it. Talk to Mudder 67 he has the best example I have seen. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

11-24-2004, 01:42 PM	#6
GMC AMI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Other Maine! Posts: 2,236	There must be rolling 4x4 frames around. Do a search first unless you are in a hurry. Too bad I am so far north for I have a couple, one 1/2 one 3/4. Good bodies are harder to find IMO. __________________ 1968 Chevy 4x4 307 4 speed

11-24-2004, 01:47 PM	#7
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	I wouldn't do it. You'll be reviled by the 73-87 guys and ostracized by the 67-72 crowd...the proverbial bastard child. Of course you'll have Mudder to pal around with... J/K __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

11-24-2004, 10:57 AM	#5
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Yep it'll work with a 4x4.

11-24-2004, 02:36 PM	#8
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Lmao................ Attached Images Last edited by Mudder; 11-24-2004 at 02:39 PM.

11-24-2004, 07:03 PM	#9
Bleach this guy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southwest VA Posts: 122	Ok, so I really don't have a definitive answer yet. Mudder 67 has had success with it and is obviously a pro.......but throw me some bones here folks! Also, I never did here if I could cut down the long bed floor with relative ease to fit a short bed. __________________ Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

11-24-2004, 07:58 PM	#10
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Bleach check out this thread. Its right here near the top. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=128933

11-24-2004, 08:01 PM	#11
c-1072 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: rochester NY Posts: 777	Not easy at all Unless you are ready to do a bunch of fabricating dont try it , you will have to fab up all the body mounts and raise the body well above the frame .

11-24-2004, 08:11 PM	#12
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Hmmmmmm, I knew someone than put a 67 on a newer chassis, wish I could remember who it was. For some reason, the name should be very familiar to me.

11-24-2004, 08:14 PM	#13
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Using the old body mounts, you attach them to the outside of the frame in almost the same location as the newer ones were on the inside. I actually used some of the same holes that were there. I have less than 3 inches of body lift on my bed. If i would have used a high hump I could have gotten away with no lift under the bed/2 under the front clip and about 2 under the front cab mounts. Very few people realize that my truck sits on a newer frame. When you put the cab on the frame you have to be very careful that you can get the distributor in and out. Now cutting a bed is a different story........

11-24-2004, 08:16 PM	#14
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Thats a clean truck there Randy........

11-24-2004, 08:43 PM	#15
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Yeah, I heard that it gets around too.

11-24-2004, 09:08 PM	#16
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	BLEACH where exactly are you located in southwest va,I'm in c-burg. __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4



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11-24-2004, 10:52 PM	#17
Bleach this guy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southwest VA Posts: 122	I'm in Bristol........a tad more SW than you, right off ye old I-81. __________________ Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

11-24-2004, 11:07 PM	#18
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Cool,good to have another board member close by, __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

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