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YankeeWhite · 09-26-2002, 08:55 PM

Hello everyone. Anyone here ever convert a 64-66 Chevy 2wd to 4wd? I don't see many of the factory trucks around, and was wondering how hard of a job it would be. What kind of fabrication would be involved.
I have a 10 bolt out of a 70s 4X4 laying around......

GMC71k20 · 09-26-2002, 09:16 PM

theres a 4 wheel magazine converting a 64 to 4wd, cant remember which one. its going through every step

YankeeWhite · 09-26-2002, 09:37 PM

Sweet! I need to look for that. Thanks.

GMC71k20 · 09-26-2002, 09:39 PM

noprob, i looked for the one i had which was the first installment of it, when i find it ill scan it

Hutch · 10-14-2002, 01:25 PM

I saw this and thought it was intresting.

64 Chevy 4x4

YankeeWhite · 11-04-2002, 11:21 AM

Anyone have this article? Possibly scan it?
Thanks.

powermad · 11-04-2002, 05:39 PM

Prolly the easiest route to take would be to get a later model 4x4
chassis and swap the body onto it.
That seems to be a popular swap around here.
There is a 58 Panel wagon that I have been looking at that has a mid 70's 4x4 Burb chassis under it.

Prerunner1982 · 11-05-2002, 09:02 AM

the article on the 64 is in the sept 02 issue of peterson's 4 wheel and off road.. i have the article and will scan it for you, give me a few hours to stop watching my 4 wheeling movie and i will get it to ya...

jon

YankeeWhite · 11-05-2002, 09:15 AM

Thanks, by the time I found out about the article, it was off the shelves.

Prerunner1982 · 11-05-2002, 03:43 PM

i tried scanning it lastnight but the image was unreadable... i tried to look it up on thier site... i am thinking it might have been because it was 5am.. lol i will try again...

jon

redgoatroper · 11-05-2002, 11:43 PM

What is a complete rolling chassis worth? its a 64 3/4

ton 4x4.:bowtie

YankeeWhite · 11-05-2002, 11:58 PM

I have no idea. My dad is into the 64-66 style, and I am going to look at a long bed 2 wheel drive. I will have an extra dana 44 and twelve bolt off of a wrecked 70s truck so.....

YankeeWhite · 02-28-2003, 08:11 PM

Anyone have this article that they could scan, I am just itching to see how they did this.
Thanks.

1969 GMC · 03-02-2003, 01:43 AM

I believe it is Petersen's 4 Wheel and Off Road, they converted an older style Chev truck to 4x4, I know I have the entire story (all segments) lying around here somewhere, I'll look tomorrow.

red450ih · 03-03-2003, 11:33 AM

I'm doing the same thing and this is what I have found. You can use a 67-72 4x4 frame, they are pretty much a direct fit with same cab mounts, wheel base etc. The 73-87 truck frames have a bend right under the cab that is hard to work with on these older trucks. A frame that will work great is a 73-87 Suburban frame (if you want a Long bed). I'm swaping my 65 C10 onto a 75 Suburban frame. Bought the whole Subruban without engine for $300. You will have to slide the rear axle forward 2.5 inches to get the right wheel base. A 60-72 LWB truck is 127 in and a 73-87 Suburban is 129.5 inches. The 73-87 LWB trucks are 131.5 in. Hope this helps.

Good luck,
Keith

YankeeWhite · 03-04-2003, 01:13 AM

Does the suburban frame have the bend in it too?

red450ih · 03-04-2003, 11:44 AM

The contours of the 73-87 Suburban frame is almost the same as the 60-72 truck frame. So, no it does not have the bend under the cab. That's why I'm using the burb frame.

Keith

09-26-2002, 08:55 PM	#1
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	66 4X4 Conversion? Hello everyone. Anyone here ever convert a 64-66 Chevy 2wd to 4wd? I don't see many of the factory trucks around, and was wondering how hard of a job it would be. What kind of fabrication would be involved. I have a 10 bolt out of a 70s 4X4 laying around......

10-14-2002, 01:25 PM	#5
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	I saw this and thought it was intresting. 64 Chevy 4x4 __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

11-04-2002, 05:39 PM	#7
powermad Hillbilly Hotrod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 69	Prolly the easiest route to take would be to get a later model 4x4 chassis and swap the body onto it. That seems to be a popular swap around here. There is a 58 Panel wagon that I have been looking at that has a mid 70's 4x4 Burb chassis under it. __________________ 69 K5, .060 over 350/465/205.

11-05-2002, 09:02 AM	#8
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	4x2 convert the article on the 64 is in the sept 02 issue of peterson's 4 wheel and off road.. i have the article and will scan it for you, give me a few hours to stop watching my 4 wheeling movie and i will get it to ya... jon __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

11-05-2002, 03:43 PM	#10
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	i tried i tried scanning it lastnight but the image was unreadable... i tried to look it up on thier site... i am thinking it might have been because it was 5am.. lol i will try again... jon

09-26-2002, 09:16 PM	#2
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	theres a 4 wheel magazine converting a 64 to 4wd, cant remember which one. its going through every step

09-26-2002, 09:37 PM	#3
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	Sweet! I need to look for that. Thanks.

09-26-2002, 09:39 PM	#4
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	noprob, i looked for the one i had which was the first installment of it, when i find it ill scan it

11-04-2002, 11:21 AM	#6
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	Anyone have this article? Possibly scan it? Thanks.

11-05-2002, 09:15 AM	#9
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	Thanks, by the time I found out about the article, it was off the shelves.

11-05-2002, 11:43 PM	#11
redgoatroper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: north central minnesota Posts: 8	What is a complete rolling chassis worth? its a 64 3/4 ton 4x4.:bowtie

11-05-2002, 11:58 PM	#12
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	I have no idea. My dad is into the 64-66 style, and I am going to look at a long bed 2 wheel drive. I will have an extra dana 44 and twelve bolt off of a wrecked 70s truck so.....

02-28-2003, 08:11 PM	#13
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	Anyone have this article that they could scan, I am just itching to see how they did this. Thanks.

03-02-2003, 01:43 AM	#14
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	I believe it is Petersen's 4 Wheel and Off Road, they converted an older style Chev truck to 4x4, I know I have the entire story (all segments) lying around here somewhere, I'll look tomorrow. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

03-03-2003, 11:33 AM	#15
red450ih Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 225	I'm doing the same thing and this is what I have found. You can use a 67-72 4x4 frame, they are pretty much a direct fit with same cab mounts, wheel base etc. The 73-87 truck frames have a bend right under the cab that is hard to work with on these older trucks. A frame that will work great is a 73-87 Suburban frame (if you want a Long bed). I'm swaping my 65 C10 onto a 75 Suburban frame. Bought the whole Subruban without engine for $300. You will have to slide the rear axle forward 2.5 inches to get the right wheel base. A 60-72 LWB truck is 127 in and a 73-87 Suburban is 129.5 inches. The 73-87 LWB trucks are 131.5 in. Hope this helps. Good luck, Keith __________________ GMC



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03-04-2003, 01:13 AM	#16
YankeeWhite Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan KS USA Posts: 117	Does the suburban frame have the bend in it too?

03-04-2003, 11:44 AM	#17
red450ih Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 225	The contours of the 73-87 Suburban frame is almost the same as the 60-72 truck frame. So, no it does not have the bend under the cab. That's why I'm using the burb frame. Keith __________________ GMC

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