78 body onto truck arm 67 C-10 frame - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

68 TT · 02-05-2010, 04:31 PM

I know plenty of people have put the older bodies onto the 73-87 truck chassis but has anybody gone the other direction and put the newer body onto the older chassis?

I tried searching a few times and kept getting a fatal error so no luck there.

I am going to swap my 67 body onto the complete 78 K20 chassis including drivetrain to make the 67 a K20 short bed that I always wanted.

I will have all the parts left over to make the 78 a C-10 with the 67 truck arm suspension. Has anybody tried this?

Tony@AirRideTech · 02-05-2010, 06:42 PM

why are you wanting to swap chassis ?

68 TT · 02-05-2010, 06:53 PM

I always wanted a 67 short bed 4x4 off-road toy and own a 67 C-10 LWB basket case truck that has no drivetrain. I also own a 78 K20 with a great drivetrain and suspension.

The 78 needs every body panel replaced except the passenger side door so I have no problem cannibalizing it for parts to build the 67 4x4 I always wanted.

The 78 is just ugly but could make a good parts hauler / work truck so if I could use all the left over parts from the 67 to get it back on the road all the better.

No point in a parts hauler getting 7 mpg like the K20 gets now or having it ride like a tractor either due to suspension designed for a camper special when it will never have a camper on it.

andrewmp6 · 02-07-2010, 06:07 PM

You will have to make body mounts and a lot of odds and ends.

Tony@AirRideTech · 02-08-2010, 04:31 PM

it would be easier to fit the straight axle to the 67 frame than it would be to fit the 67 to the 73+ frame.

02-05-2010, 04:31 PM	#1
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	78 body onto truck arm 67 C-10 frame I know plenty of people have put the older bodies onto the 73-87 truck chassis but has anybody gone the other direction and put the newer body onto the older chassis? I tried searching a few times and kept getting a fatal error so no luck there. I am going to swap my 67 body onto the complete 78 K20 chassis including drivetrain to make the 67 a K20 short bed that I always wanted. I will have all the parts left over to make the 78 a C-10 with the 67 truck arm suspension. Has anybody tried this? __________________ miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577 69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been 69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc 68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E 79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars

02-05-2010, 06:42 PM	#2
Tony@AirRideTech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntingburg IN Posts: 620	Re: 78 body onto truck arm 67 C-10 frame why are you wanting to swap chassis ?

02-05-2010, 06:53 PM	#3
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	Re: 78 body onto truck arm 67 C-10 frame I always wanted a 67 short bed 4x4 off-road toy and own a 67 C-10 LWB basket case truck that has no drivetrain. I also own a 78 K20 with a great drivetrain and suspension. The 78 needs every body panel replaced except the passenger side door so I have no problem cannibalizing it for parts to build the 67 4x4 I always wanted. The 78 is just ugly but could make a good parts hauler / work truck so if I could use all the left over parts from the 67 to get it back on the road all the better. No point in a parts hauler getting 7 mpg like the K20 gets now or having it ride like a tractor either due to suspension designed for a camper special when it will never have a camper on it. __________________ miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577 69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been 69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc 68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E 79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars Last edited by 68 TT; 02-05-2010 at 08:20 PM.

02-07-2010, 06:07 PM	#4
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: 78 body onto truck arm 67 C-10 frame You will have to make body mounts and a lot of odds and ends.

02-08-2010, 04:31 PM	#5
Tony@AirRideTech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntingburg IN Posts: 620	Re: 78 body onto truck arm 67 C-10 frame it would be easier to fit the straight axle to the 67 frame than it would be to fit the 67 to the 73+ frame.



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