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05-28-2006, 09:47 AM
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new from Mass
Hello all I just found this site... mainly hoping to find info on hom much work it would be to swap out my 72 chevy K10 frame to a 73-87 frame...
I recently purchased the K10 but it is the 3rd 67-72 I have owned... my first project was a 72 GMC 1500 4x4... never got to finish because I went into the air force and when I Was gone my brother in law blew the motor and then took it over... when I got home I was going to purchase it back but he wanted to much money for it... he paid me $1500 for it... he wanted $6000 for it back... in non running condition.. O well my second 72 was a chevy C10. it was a daily driver-fun to drive truck and fixer upper... I put lots of time and money into it.. but when I moved from Ga to Fl I could not take more then one vehicle to the chevy had to go..  The new 71 K10 4x4 I purchased about a week ago.. it runs ( I would not say great) but it runs and drives... needs a little ( understatment ) work and the frame is a little gone... so if anyone has any info on the frame swap and could aim me in the right direction that would be great... sence I purchased it on monday I have replaced the exaust with a dual dynomax 2-1\2 inch exaust and have welded up the holes in the frame as a temporary fix... waiting on my LMC catolog so I can drop a boat load of money into that store... so main thing I don't know much about is the frame swap.. I am going to try and find a solid 72 frame but in the case of that being impossible I want to know the steps... this truck is going to be a driver-weekend fun truck and I am going to drive it and slowly restore it... my plans as of now are 4 inch lift and 34 inch tires we shall see though... 
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05-28-2006, 11:18 AM
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Re: new from Mass
Welcome to the site!,nice truck,you might want to post this in the 67-72 forum.Btw,How bad is the frame,under all conditions I would try to avoid
the 73+ frame. |
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05-28-2006, 11:58 AM
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Gone Fishing
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Re: new from Mass
Welcome to the board from Texas
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05-28-2006, 12:10 PM
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Re: new from Mass
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  and this is my attempt at a temporary fix...   
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05-28-2006, 12:18 PM
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Re: new from Mass
Wow,I have never seen rust that bad,I would try,try,try to find a 67-72 frame
and if you cant find one then use a 73+ frame as a last resort,the 73+ frames are different. |
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05-28-2006, 02:45 PM
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Re: new from Mass
yeah rust is bad in mass... I have seen 87 frames look not much better... I have been looking around... I think there are small differeces with the way the body mounts.. but will see.. I would love to find a 72 in the bone yard to use but I'm 0 for 2 at the local yards...
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05-28-2006, 08:06 PM
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Re: new from Mass
Check with Mudder67 (drop him a pm) and he can set you up on the frame swap, his truck is bad!!
Before giving LMC a LOT of your money try some of the vendors listed here.
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05-28-2006, 08:44 PM
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Re: new from Mass
But welcome to the best board on the net from Kentucky.
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05-28-2006, 11:34 PM
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Re: new from Mass
 To The Boards From Brian Of Olds...Alberta, Canada.
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05-29-2006, 12:16 PM
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http://www.gmcpauls.com/72%20C10.htm I miss it now 
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05-29-2006, 07:26 PM
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From West TN 
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05-31-2006, 12:26 PM
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Welcome from maine
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05-31-2006, 12:39 PM
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Re: new from Mass
Welcome from ND
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05-31-2006, 04:35 PM
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Re: new from Mass
welcome from mass, good luck with the frame swap.
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10-24-2006, 10:20 PM
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wow another one from MA ha ha ah. Yeah The salt up here eats them away. But i would just like to help you out with the frame search. I know of two in junkyards in Ma and sothern NH one is a dup truck and the other is a 2wd i think the 2wd has a good frame but don't know if it is a short bed and don't know if you can use it. I would haved PM you but have no way to do so. It is located at BrandyBrow auto parts in Haverhill ma or it is in Plastow Nh
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10-25-2006, 11:37 AM
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Welcome
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10-27-2006, 01:34 AM
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Welcome from FT Worth TX.
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10-31-2006, 05:31 AM
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Welcome to the board!
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11-01-2006, 03:49 PM
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welcome to the site
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11-02-2006, 08:32 PM
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No longer welcome it looks like....
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11-03-2006, 02:28 PM
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11-04-2006, 12:56 AM
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I guess I had better step up the welcomes so they don't get banned first.
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