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67Butch · 07-28-2009, 07:34 AM

Hey there.. first time to this forum.

We're receiving my wife's late father's 1967 4wd pickup next month. All I have to do is go pick it up. It's a 4wd, manual, with no power options. My hope is to find a donor 2wd truck, auto, with power options and transfer the body from one frame to the other. Make it a more user friendly truck so other family members other than myself can drive it too.

Looking forward to this forum as well as working on a classic truck with so many aftermarket parts available.

I some how have to squeeze this in among my other projects... but we'll get there.

Butch
Washington State.

72BlckButy · 07-28-2009, 07:49 AM

to the board from Mid-MO!!!

You'll find this place to become your second home. There's tons of information, friends, parts, .... and so much more.

shaneschevys · 07-28-2009, 08:55 AM

Welcome from FT Worth TX.

jsbgump · 07-28-2009, 08:58 AM

Welcome to the board from Texas

Jerry Jones · 07-28-2009, 09:18 AM

Welcome to the board from Northern California!

fredico · 07-28-2009, 07:54 PM

Welcome to the board from Bluemont, VA.

bubba327 · 07-28-2009, 07:58 PM

Welcome from Idaho.. Enjoy your new truck, remember we like to see pictures of your projects here.

CAL 58 GMC · 07-28-2009, 09:42 PM

Welcome to the board from California!

Cyclone44 · 07-28-2009, 11:12 PM

Welcome from Knoxville Tn.....

redneckgirl · 07-29-2009, 12:03 AM

Welcome to the board from the other coast

70LonghornCST · 07-29-2009, 12:49 AM

welcome to your new home!

68,69 K20 · 07-29-2009, 01:34 PM

Welcome from NY!

**KevsClassics** · 07-30-2009, 12:40 AM

Welcome from Fresno Ca.

DREAMS OF A 67 · 07-31-2009, 03:21 PM

FROM KNOXVILLE TN!!!

bouncytruck · 07-31-2009, 04:47 PM

Welcome from Bothell. Ya just missed the get together at the XXX ROOT BEER in Issaquah. Keep an eye on the Washington section for future meets.

mr48chev · 07-31-2009, 06:47 PM

Welcome from Central Wa.

To keep the trucks personality and heritage why not just swap the trans and transfer to an automatic trans and matching transfer. Then swap in a power steering box.

To change it to two wheel drive would make it a totally different truck in my estimation.

It's rather like the old story about Abe Lincoln's ax. Here is Abe Lincoln's ax that he used to split fence rails. We had to change the handle three times and the head twice, but it is Abe's old ax.

That said, I know where there might be a couple of fairly complete chassis. One a 69 and one a 71 or 71 both long beds.

Livrat · 07-31-2009, 10:22 PM

Welcome from Tukwila!!

**Ron 586** · 08-04-2009, 09:33 PM

Welcome to the board from Big Sandy, West Tennessee.

07-28-2009, 07:34 AM	#1
67Butch Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 2	New from Washington State Hey there.. first time to this forum. We're receiving my wife's late father's 1967 4wd pickup next month. All I have to do is go pick it up. It's a 4wd, manual, with no power options. My hope is to find a donor 2wd truck, auto, with power options and transfer the body from one frame to the other. Make it a more user friendly truck so other family members other than myself can drive it too. Looking forward to this forum as well as working on a classic truck with so many aftermarket parts available. I some how have to squeeze this in among my other projects... but we'll get there. Butch Washington State.

07-28-2009, 07:49 AM	#2
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07-31-2009, 06:47 PM	#16
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,411	Re: New from Washington State Welcome from Central Wa. To keep the trucks personality and heritage why not just swap the trans and transfer to an automatic trans and matching transfer. Then swap in a power steering box. To change it to two wheel drive would make it a totally different truck in my estimation. It's rather like the old story about Abe Lincoln's ax. Here is Abe Lincoln's ax that he used to split fence rails. We had to change the handle three times and the head twice, but it is Abe's old ax. That said, I know where there might be a couple of fairly complete chassis. One a 69 and one a 71 or 71 both long beds.

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