1971 Chevrolet K10 on BaT

[joeydurango]

Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Here’s a dirty little secret… the only real difference between a long bed K10 and a K20 is leaf springs, axles, and wheels/tires. Your K10 shares its frame and everything up from the frame save maybe the power brake booster with a K20, the rest of the important stuff needed to make it a K20 are all fairly easily to find and bolt on.

For some reason I thought the K20 had a beefier frame - thicker metal or boxed or something! That's good to know, thanks for correcting me. Not real worried about the axles for my purposes and I'll be replacing suspension soon anyway.