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08-11-2005, 01:50 PM
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Location: Sacramento CA
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Frankenstein trucks
How many of us have Frankenstein trucks? What is the negative and positive of a Frankenstein truck? What do you have?
I currently have: 1971 Chevy 1/2 ton rear leaf frame 1970 Chevy CST A/C cab and clip 1970 GMC LWB and tailgate Goodwrench 350 engine TH350 (year unknown) 3.08 posi (year unknown) I am considering installing: 1967 Chevy front clip and bed
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Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck. |
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08-11-2005, 02:06 PM
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Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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I have one!! I call it the MUTT because it's a mixed breed
1972 Chevy C 10 long fleetside 1967 GMC front clip 1968 GMC grill 1982 Chevy 350 van engine (rebuilt) Hand fabricated flatbed piston head shifter from 5HP B&S engine rally wheel from an 84 Chevy Scottsdale
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08-11-2005, 02:17 PM
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Born To Lose Club
 
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Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North
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I guess I have one too...nothing really to worry about if parts are within the same era but if your P.O. used parts from sereval different era's of Truck you may run into a few headaches I guess...I sorta just experienced this...minor tho...
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Brian Smith  - "Born To Lose"1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154. |
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08-11-2005, 02:36 PM
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my gas saver
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Clarksville, TN
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hahaha, i have about the most frankensteined truck you could ever get. i bet i have parts from 20 or so different trucks on it. the frame, front susp., and rearend are from 3 different trucks, and that's not even a rolling chassis yet
 .the good thing about it is you get to keep all the best parts to make one truck with  .
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08-11-2005, 02:56 PM
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Well.....the # on the cab & frame match on the longhorn, but chit gets weird after that! the rh front fender & hood are from a 71, & the front box panel & tailgate are from 2 different boneyard trucks(not too bad for a 69 I guess). The bottom side is a different story tho......the 12 bolt & also front suspension & brakes came from a '75 C 10, the trans & driveline are from a '78 camper special, steering box is from an 84 Burb , the eng block itself is an early 70's (unknown for sure , cause the block was decked) , 2 bolt /350, bored & stroked to 383. the top end came striaght from Edelbrock. it runs 73-up waterpump & pullies ,ect........quite the mix of pcs from several trucks. for the most part tho, I can shoot for mid 70's at the parts store , & have no trouble getting parts.......
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08-11-2005, 03:02 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
 
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Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512
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I have a Frankenstein truck... I call it the "Garden Truck". The only original piece of sheetmetal on it is the glove box lid. It started life as a 72 GMC K/20 and now looks like a 72 Cheyenne K/20. Here is a run down on the parts as best that I can remember..
72 GMC K/20 Chassis 72 Dana 44 front end with F**d hubs. Dana 60 Rear out of a 71 Chevy 72 GMC Seira Grande 2X4 small hump cab 69 Front Fender L/H 71 Chevy Core Support 69-72 Reproduction Front Fender R/H 69-72 Cowl Induction Hood 72 Chevy Long Bed W/Steel Floor 72 Chevy Doors Bed Front off of I don't remember Chevy Tailgate off of I don't remember 71-72 Aftermarket crome grill with billet insert 2 bolt block from who knows what. The original was cracked in the lifter valley. Original tranny and transfer case (rebuilt of coarse) Door panels from another 72 I had. 67-68 bucket seats Tilt out of a 71 GMC Suburban I guess that the heating system was out of the original truck. Rebuilt windsheild wiper motor.. (I used the original for a core though..lol) Reproduction inner fenders Classic Heartbeat Duel electric fan assembly Crank up Spare tire carrier out of a 90s chevy truck Lots more that I am not remembering. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys Last edited by Classic Heartbeat; 10-04-2007 at 07:38 PM. |
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08-11-2005, 04:48 PM
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huh ???
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Fredericksburg,Va.
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Mine is made from atleast 7 different trucks...
Chuck
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08-11-2005, 04:51 PM
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Seasonal Poster
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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Mine is a 67 cab/bed/rear-fenders with a 69 front-end and hood. I have no idea why the PO did this, but I really want a real 67 front clip.
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67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW |
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08-11-2005, 04:57 PM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greenville, SC
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67 Chevy:
Lightly wrecked at some point (most likely a deer), 67 fenders and grill off of different truck Complete 72 Custom interior out of 72 1 ton dually (column, wheel, door panels, visor, seat) Front disk brake suspension off 71 GMC coil spring truck 700R4 out of 83 Firebird (hopefully soon to be replaced with BTO rebuilt tranny) Rebuild 350 out of 77 truck I also have various other odds and ends off of about 10 other vehicles.
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08-11-2005, 05:12 PM
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Still Green but learning
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Central NC
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 me too 71 Cheyenne 198x Am FM Radio
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08-11-2005, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Benbrook, TX
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67swb
67 cab and front clip
72 swb frame and running gear 68 step bed 75 350 motor 80's 700r4 90's steering wheel Able to drive a 67 swb truck PRICELESS!!!!!!!  Matthew
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69 swb stepside, rebuild and upgrade in progress |
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08-11-2005, 07:15 PM
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Location: Sacramento CA
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"but I really want a real 67 front clip."
Got one in the backyard. I got this to use on my Franky but I am considering selling it and sporting the bucks for a new 70 outer grille (or maybe a 71/72 grille to add to the drama)
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Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck. |
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08-11-2005, 07:18 PM
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Location: Sacramento CA
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you win! what did that front bumper bring at the recycler? its fri**in huge!
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Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck. |
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08-11-2005, 07:30 PM
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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Here's mine
 
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08-11-2005, 07:34 PM
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Location: Beeville, Texas
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Mine is! VIN # shows it to be a 1970 cab chassis truck with a 350, originally had a 4 speed. When it was bought in '78 it had a 283 with a TH350, then the engine/tranny went south and Granddad put a 1970 350 2 bolt and 1967 TH400 in it in '79. All the drivetrain/suspension is original, even the ball joints which I changed about 6 months ago were original!
Grille/front bumper-71-72 hood-I recently changed it, came from a 71 fenders- not sure, 69-72 rad support-original? cab/doors-1970 C20 Longhorn, i even have the glovebox door with the longhorn info! bed- not sure, 69-72 *edit: cant forget the wheels! two 15"x8" eight lug white spokes in the front, one 16.5x9.75 white spoke on the pass. rear, and one 16.5x9.75 stock wheel on the drivers rear.
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RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck Last edited by Robert1970C20rstbukt; 08-11-2005 at 09:47 PM. |
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08-11-2005, 07:58 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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hmmm,
70 longhorn, about to get a '72 bed, has a 76 caddy 500, and 78-ish pontiac Th350, torque converter from 77 eldorado, an 80 van column, a 92 steering wheel, a later blazer/truck console (cup holders) GMC grill from a 70, fenders from a 69 GMC, hood is from a 71/72 chevy, 4 miss matched hubcaps with trim rings from a late model, rear tires off a class 3 moble home, wheels from late model GM vans, quite a few items from mid 90's P/30 trucks.....door panels... one from an early 69 chevy, the other froma a late 69 chevy, (they are NOT the same) aux electric fan off an early 90's ponticrap something or an other... And door lock caps off an 88 ford ranger. I'm sure there is more.... |
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08-11-2005, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Lake Placid, Florida
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How about a 1947 Panel truck with a 71 Chevy IFS and rear end. 86 Astro van column, and 92 G20 Van driver and passenger seats. No motor or trans yet.
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08-11-2005, 08:55 PM
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user # 2756
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
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both mine have a little of everything, The 71 has the most between the two:
front clip from various vehicles 70-72, unknown motor year w/ long pump set-up, 70 C20 cab and bed, unknown year tailgate, bumper from the 70 GMC, no-spin from Eric, seat from another truck. The GMC has a 67 long step bed w/ 70 Chevy fenders and steps from different trucks, bought the tailgate off of another board member.
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1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm 
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08-11-2005, 08:57 PM
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mine is from about 14 trucks,but heck you cant even tell,the best part is,is that it is all rust free
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08-11-2005, 10:07 PM
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State of Confusion!
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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mine is not a super mutt, but it started as a 70 short step. Doors are from a 71 Chevy, bed is from a 71 GMC, driver's step fender is from Putter's truck (69 I think), seat is from a 94, column is from a 69 GMC. Steering box is from whatever Randy70-C10 got it from. Steering wheel is from a mid 90s chevy.
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08-11-2005, 10:13 PM
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Designated A-hole!
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I think it would be harder to find a non frankensteined truck.
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal.  We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" |
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08-11-2005, 10:19 PM
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Keep On Truckin'
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Location: Buda, Texas
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Started out as a '72 GMC longbed with rear leafs. Don't care for the four-headlight setup or grill or longbeds. So............
Swapped front sheet metal to a 72 Chevy Replaced headlight mounting buckets on core support with Chevy style 67 short box Welded side marker light holes in the bed sides of the 67 short box Found a 69 short bed frame with coils Swapped rear leaf springs from the 72 onto the 69 frame Welded a Mazda 626 fuel door assembly in the bed side for the under bed gas tank Ford Ranger cables for tailgate supports replacing the stock metal hangers Mazda Miata side view mirrors Freightliner bucket seats Ford F-250 center console Serpentine belt setup from a 92 Camaro Tuned port injection from an 86 Camaro Injectors and computer chip for an 87 Camaro 700R4 tranny One-piece driveshaft from a mid 80's something or another Air filter from a C5 Corvette Door weatherstripping from a Chevy S-10 Scuff plates from a 99 Blazer S-10 Third brake and cargo light form a 94 Silverado Dual electric fans for a Camaro One piece window glass Aluminum door inserts, dash and glove box door Vintage Air Shaved antenna hole CUT dash for modern CD player Welded up body creases on drip rail Cowl inducted hood Billet grill R4 headlights Fire Chicken side marker lights Dropped spindles, lowering shackels and de-arched rear leafs 20" rims
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08-11-2005, 10:20 PM
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State of Confusion!
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08-12-2005, 12:47 AM
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Lovin' Life in Miss.!
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Mine is pretty much one truck body and sheetmetal wise. 1 re-pop fender. Lots of small do-dads from lots of junk-yard trips though. So I guess I am in the minority!
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08-12-2005, 12:49 AM
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This is a great topic!
-Started life as a 2 tone white/orange highlander longbox, leaf rear -Factory 350 4barrel replaced with an HEI model from an 84 burban -Factory rear gears replaced with more "fuel friendly" highway gears from burban. -Factory steelies with hubcaps replaced with rallys from burban -Rebuilt TH350 with stage 2 shift kit from something -Carpet from a carpet store -1971 box with mismatched trim in green and GMC not chev (but rust free) -Wiring right off the bulk 16awg roll.
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