Frame Swap advice needed - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

iliveintn · 10-25-2007, 09:14 PM

I have a 76 stepside 4x4 with a (SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!) cracked frame by the steering box. The POS PO tried to fix it and did much more harm than good. Now I need advice and help making this decision. What I am trying to figure out now is, is it worth pulling everything off the frame and swapping onto a new frame that i've already found? Or would I be better off taking the lift and stuff off and putting it under another truck with a blown motor or something that I can get for cheap?

I have never had to do a swap like this before and I honestly have no idea on the difficulty of this task but can only assume it wont be easy.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-25-2007, 09:42 PM

ive done a swap of a cab and bed and its not all that hard but frankly i think id take the lift and motor out of your truck and swap em into a better truck and either part out the one you have or put it together as a scrap truck and sell it whole for parts

ChaseDale3and8 · 10-26-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

ive done a swap of a cab and bed and its not all that hard but frankly i think id take the lift and motor out of your truck and swap em into a better truck and either part out the one you have or put it together as a scrap truck and sell it whole for parts

This would be your best option especially if your body is really rotted and needs a lot of work. If you need a body and a frame you're going to be starting from scratch anyway, so I'd just look for a better truck, pull the parts that you want to keep off of the 76, put the stock springs etc. back on the 76, and sell it as a parts truck. It would be a lot easier, and you'd be way ahead and a whole lot happier in the long run. ...Joe

10-25-2007, 09:14 PM	#1
iliveintn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hendersonville, Tennessee Posts: 33	Frame Swap advice needed I have a 76 stepside 4x4 with a (SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!) cracked frame by the steering box. The POS PO tried to fix it and did much more harm than good. Now I need advice and help making this decision. What I am trying to figure out now is, is it worth pulling everything off the frame and swapping onto a new frame that i've already found? Or would I be better off taking the lift and stuff off and putting it under another truck with a blown motor or something that I can get for cheap? I have never had to do a swap like this before and I honestly have no idea on the difficulty of this task but can only assume it wont be easy.

10-25-2007, 09:42 PM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,345	Re: Frame Swap advice needed ive done a swap of a cab and bed and its not all that hard but frankly i think id take the lift and motor out of your truck and swap em into a better truck and either part out the one you have or put it together as a scrap truck and sell it whole for parts __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!



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