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sixty8c10 · 08-11-2005, 11:13 PM

i started 4wd to 2wd swap and vice versa
day 1 disassembly

day 2 was spent pulling the front axles out of both trucks and cleaning the frame rails

sixty8c10 · 08-11-2005, 11:23 PM

day 3 finished cleaning the frame rails and made templates for them

used the template to mark holes then test fit

test fit is perfect all measurements are within 1/32 of an inch. tomorrow i will raise the frame back up and drill the holes clean the crossmember and bolt it in (before anybody asks about the milk crates they are only there to prevent the crossmember from rolling over they are not supporting any weight)

1974gmc · 08-12-2005, 01:40 AM

looks good, hope to see the rest of the swap as you get through it

sixty8c10 · 08-12-2005, 02:02 PM

thats my plan

sixty8c10 · 08-12-2005, 10:25 PM

day 4: i did not get a whole lot done today (had to work late). by the time i got home i only had about an hour of daylight left so i drilled a few holes and test fit a few of the brackets. hopefully i won't have to work so late this weekend.

**N2TRUX** · 08-13-2005, 12:11 AM

Ok maybe you posted this and I missed it, but what are you going to end up with? Is the truck going to be 4wd and the Blazer a 2wd? Is there a reason for all this work? I know there must be a method to your madness so bring us up to date on what your doing....

sixty8c10 · 08-13-2005, 01:46 AM

yes, the truck will be 4wd and the blazer a 2wd, the truck is pretty rough and will make a nice toy....the blazer is pretty decent and will make a nice daily driver. i really wanted a 2wd blazer and i could not find one this nice for the price (i got both of these trucks for less than half of what the blazer booked out at). the blazer will soon take over daily driver duty so i can finally get my 68' to the body shop. and the truck, i have already someone interested in taking it off my hands when i get it rolling.

did i leave anything out.

**N2TRUX** · 08-13-2005, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sixty8c10

yes, the truck will be 4wd and the blazer a 2wd.....
did i leave anything out.

Nope, I think that covers it. I assumed it was something like that but I wasn't sure. Keep the progress reports and pics coming....

*1FaastC10* · 08-13-2005, 02:33 AM

are you going to swap the rear spring hangers on both trucks? if im not mistaken, they are different between 2wd and 4wd.

sixty8c10 · 08-13-2005, 03:56 PM

yes, but i want to complete the front ends first

milehightoyz · 08-14-2005, 11:57 AM

why swap hangars? why not just swap rearends? and leave leafs intact? im assuming you are swapping to get like bolt patterns all the way around?

sixty8c10 · 08-14-2005, 04:17 PM

the 4wd rear hangers are longer than the 2wd

sixty8c10 · 08-14-2005, 04:18 PM

day 5: did not touch the trucks....had to help a buddy move

sixty8c10 · 08-14-2005, 09:55 PM

day 6: got home from work about 4:30 today got changed went out,took some measurements drilled a few more holes, test fit the 4wd eng mount brackets in the pick-up, then the sky opened up and it started pouring. needless to say i didn't get to much further along today

sixty8c10 · 08-16-2005, 08:44 AM

day 7: is it ever going to stop raining...it started raining about 30min after i got home from work....so i got nothing done once again

sixty8c10 · 08-18-2005, 11:40 PM

day 8: @#$%^& rain

day 9: got called into work and was stuck there all night
day 10: made some big progress today......finished drilling most of the holes in the pick-up's frame.......mounted everthing except the 4wd front x-member....gotta little tweaking to do to get the axle in there....will get fresh pics in the morning...worked on it til dark

'78 Fleetside · 08-19-2005, 04:22 PM

Lightened them up a bit, if you dont mind.

**N2TRUX** · 08-19-2005, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by '78 Fleetside

Lightened them up a bit, if you dont mind.

I editededededed your edit....

sixty8c10 · 08-19-2005, 06:30 PM

thanks for brightening up those pics
heres the pics for day 10 i waited til this morning to take them

as you can see i still got to mount shocks, steering box, brake lines, and swap out front crossmembers so i can mount the sway bar.

sixty8c10 · 08-19-2005, 06:38 PM

day 11: finally got the front end mounted in the blazer

i still gotta do the shocks, steering, brake lines, swap the front crossmember so the 4wd can have its sway bar, and mount the 2wd sway bar.
but they both look alot different

sixty8c10 · 08-19-2005, 06:45 PM

wait for it to cool off a bit then i will get back to work.

SmittySmith · 08-20-2005, 12:40 AM

Lots of work... I admire your spunk!!

sixty8c10 · 08-24-2005, 09:31 PM

sorry about not having a report in awhile. been working alot. anyway got a couple of days off this week maybe i can get something done. today - i got everything mounted on the blazer except for the brake lines. try to get pics tomorrow. tomorrow i plan to get the front end complete on the pick-up. then its on to the rear swap.

sixty8c10 · 08-25-2005, 10:41 PM

here yesterdays progress, with todays completeing the brake lines on the blazer

and i got the front end completed on the pickup as well, i still gotta secure the tank vent line.

sixty8c10 · 08-25-2005, 10:45 PM

sat morning when i get off work it will be time to start to the rear end swap

08-11-2005, 11:13 PM	#1
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	here's what i have been up to i started 4wd to 2wd swap and vice versa day 1 disassembly day 2 was spent pulling the front axles out of both trucks and cleaning the frame rails __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 05:56 PM.

08-11-2005, 11:23 PM	#2
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 3 finished cleaning the frame rails and made templates for them used the template to mark holes then test fit test fit is perfect all measurements are within 1/32 of an inch. tomorrow i will raise the frame back up and drill the holes clean the crossmember and bolt it in (before anybody asks about the milk crates they are only there to prevent the crossmember from rolling over they are not supporting any weight) __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 05:57 PM.

08-12-2005, 01:40 AM	#3
1974gmc In Progress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada Posts: 312	looks good, hope to see the rest of the swap as you get through it __________________ 1993 Chevrolet K2500 454 4L80E 1974 GMC 1/2t 2wd Stepside 305 auto sold 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 5spd

08-12-2005, 02:02 PM	#4
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	thats my plan __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-12-2005, 10:25 PM	#5
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 4: i did not get a whole lot done today (had to work late). by the time i got home i only had about an hour of daylight left so i drilled a few holes and test fit a few of the brackets. hopefully i won't have to work so late this weekend. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-13-2005, 12:11 AM	#6
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Ok maybe you posted this and I missed it, but what are you going to end up with? Is the truck going to be 4wd and the Blazer a 2wd? Is there a reason for all this work? I know there must be a method to your madness so bring us up to date on what your doing.... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

08-13-2005, 01:46 AM	#7
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	yes, the truck will be 4wd and the blazer a 2wd, the truck is pretty rough and will make a nice toy....the blazer is pretty decent and will make a nice daily driver. i really wanted a 2wd blazer and i could not find one this nice for the price (i got both of these trucks for less than half of what the blazer booked out at). the blazer will soon take over daily driver duty so i can finally get my 68' to the body shop. and the truck, i have already someone interested in taking it off my hands when i get it rolling. did i leave anything out. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-13-2005, 02:33 AM	#9
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	are you going to swap the rear spring hangers on both trucks? if im not mistaken, they are different between 2wd and 4wd.

08-13-2005, 03:56 PM	#10
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	yes, but i want to complete the front ends first __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-14-2005, 11:57 AM	#11
milehightoyz AttentionDeficitDisorder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: COLORADO Posts: 600	why swap hangars? why not just swap rearends? and leave leafs intact? im assuming you are swapping to get like bolt patterns all the way around?

08-14-2005, 04:17 PM	#12
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	the 4wd rear hangers are longer than the 2wd __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-14-2005, 04:18 PM	#13
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 5: did not touch the trucks....had to help a buddy move __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-14-2005, 09:55 PM	#14
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 6: got home from work about 4:30 today got changed went out,took some measurements drilled a few more holes, test fit the 4wd eng mount brackets in the pick-up, then the sky opened up and it started pouring. needless to say i didn't get to much further along today __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 08-14-2005 at 09:56 PM.

08-16-2005, 08:44 AM	#15
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 7: is it ever going to stop raining...it started raining about 30min after i got home from work....so i got nothing done once again __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-18-2005, 11:40 PM	#16
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 8: @#$%^& rain day 9: got called into work and was stuck there all night day 10: made some big progress today......finished drilling most of the holes in the pick-up's frame.......mounted everthing except the 4wd front x-member....gotta little tweaking to do to get the axle in there....will get fresh pics in the morning...worked on it til dark __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 05:59 PM.



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08-19-2005, 04:22 PM	#17
'78 Fleetside Young'n Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 258	Lightened them up a bit, if you dont mind. Attached Images __________________ 1978 Chevy C10 Fleet (For Sale!!) www.rudezone.net/daniel "It's ok for you to not like me, because i already dont like you!"

08-19-2005, 06:30 PM	#19
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	thanks for brightening up those pics heres the pics for day 10 i waited til this morning to take them as you can see i still got to mount shocks, steering box, brake lines, and swap out front crossmembers so i can mount the sway bar. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 05:59 PM.

08-19-2005, 06:38 PM	#20
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	day 11: finally got the front end mounted in the blazer i still gotta do the shocks, steering, brake lines, swap the front crossmember so the 4wd can have its sway bar, and mount the 2wd sway bar. but they both look alot different __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 06:00 PM.

08-19-2005, 06:45 PM	#21
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	wait for it to cool off a bit then i will get back to work. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-20-2005, 12:40 AM	#22
SmittySmith '82 GMC Sierra Classic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 82	Lots of work... I admire your spunk!!

08-24-2005, 09:31 PM	#23
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	sorry about not having a report in awhile. been working alot. anyway got a couple of days off this week maybe i can get something done. today - i got everything mounted on the blazer except for the brake lines. try to get pics tomorrow. tomorrow i plan to get the front end complete on the pick-up. then its on to the rear swap. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-25-2005, 10:41 PM	#24
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	here yesterdays progress, with todays completeing the brake lines on the blazer and i got the front end completed on the pickup as well, i still gotta secure the tank vent line. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 06:00 PM.

08-25-2005, 10:45 PM	#25
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	sat morning when i get off work it will be time to start to the rear end swap __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

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