1969 Chevy C10 4x4:Frame Repair

[jjzepplin]

A frame can be had for a couple hundred bucks. Then it's just sweat. You don't have to all crazy if your not building a show truck. I got lots of things I want to do to my truck but don't have the time or money. I opted to just fix safely and drive them. Someone else can buy them from me and sandblast and paint and replace bushings etc. I will just replace when they go bad.

[jgerih]

If I could find a short box frame near central Nebraska for a couple hundred dollars then that changes the game completely. I can find a longbox frame for a couple hundred and then still have a bunch of work to do to make it work. And yes I would like to frame up restore at some point but at this moment I want a pickup i can play with. Not saying there aren't shortbox frames out there but if you have to drive halfway across the country it turns a couple hundred dollar frame into another $1000 into your investment. Does anyone know which other frames would work? Just seems like 67-72 shortbox frames are had to come by. Square body frames are a dime a dozen. I once heard an s-10 frame would work but that seems really light duty for this pickup.

[jjzepplin]

S10 NO way it will work. Hang in there. Keep looking and you will find one. Keep in mind that a fellow that has a frame and not the rest of the truck really has no need for the frame. I almost gave up when I found one on CL and the guy delivered it that same day for less than two hundred. A rolling chassis. I cut out all the cross members and such from my old frame and sold them on here for way more than that....