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72-c20 · 08-28-2008, 12:39 PM

contemplating what to do with a couple of project trucks....

won't be happening anytime soon, but still gathering ideas...

picking up a 2wd LWB fleet (70 or 71), with good engine trans. some sheetmetal may be usable. Good title

can also pick up a '68 non-running, rusty,rotting SWB 2wd. no idea how the frame is though..... no title.

would prefer to revive the '68....

**WIDESIDE72** · 08-28-2008, 01:39 PM

Depends on what you want, personally, i was in a similar situation recently. One truck was a wrecked (rolled) 72 short wide that ran before it was wrecked ($500), the other was a 72 long wide, no engine or trans ($400). Put all the parts together to make a 72 SWB fleetside. Ran and sorta drove, obviously needed paint, needed rockers and various small repairs, sold for $2500. Just depends on what you want.

BlueJeep · 08-28-2008, 04:04 PM

Take parts and pieces off both of them and make one. Frame isn't a huge issue, as long can be cut down to short very easily. Depending on which front clip you like best, put it together. One title is really all you'll need if one of them is a parts truck.

**WIDESIDE72** · 08-28-2008, 06:18 PM

Why worry about cutting down a frame? If you want a SWB truck, put everything on the SWB frame, if you want a LWB truck, vice versa. Which ever the case, keep the VIN plate for the truck that you have a title for and build it with that VIN & title. Tkae the best parts to make one, sell the rest to finance the build.

Shyguy · 08-28-2008, 11:11 PM

I was in a similar situation about 2 months ago.

We had a non-running '67 C-20 long stepper, a '69 swb frame, a lwb engineless '68 C-10, a running unknown year l6, a gasoline tank out of a '71 C-10 and a short stepper bed off of a '96.

My son and I sat down and talked for a while and decided a '67 C-10 short stepper would be the best one to build from all the parts and pieces.

What we ended up with is a '67 C-10short stepper with a 250 l6 engine and a granny 4 sped transmission.

It still needs a lot of sheet-metal work, but it now is a driveable vehicle.

Since it is one my son and I built together we will never sell it.

Like said before it all depends on what result you want.

Danny

Spray-Bomb · 08-29-2008, 09:56 AM

Im doing the same thing right now, but I already have the trucks

Taking like 4 different trucks & putting them together to make one

08-28-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	combining trucks.... contemplating what to do with a couple of project trucks.... won't be happening anytime soon, but still gathering ideas... picking up a 2wd LWB fleet (70 or 71), with good engine trans. some sheetmetal may be usable. Good title can also pick up a '68 non-running, rusty,rotting SWB 2wd. no idea how the frame is though..... no title. would prefer to revive the '68.... __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

08-28-2008, 01:39 PM	#2
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: combining trucks.... Depends on what you want, personally, i was in a similar situation recently. One truck was a wrecked (rolled) 72 short wide that ran before it was wrecked ($500), the other was a 72 long wide, no engine or trans ($400). Put all the parts together to make a 72 SWB fleetside. Ran and sorta drove, obviously needed paint, needed rockers and various small repairs, sold for $2500. Just depends on what you want.

08-28-2008, 04:04 PM	#3
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: combining trucks.... Take parts and pieces off both of them and make one. Frame isn't a huge issue, as long can be cut down to short very easily. Depending on which front clip you like best, put it together. One title is really all you'll need if one of them is a parts truck. __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler

08-28-2008, 06:18 PM	#4
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: combining trucks.... Why worry about cutting down a frame? If you want a SWB truck, put everything on the SWB frame, if you want a LWB truck, vice versa. Which ever the case, keep the VIN plate for the truck that you have a title for and build it with that VIN & title. Tkae the best parts to make one, sell the rest to finance the build.

08-28-2008, 11:11 PM	#5
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: combining trucks.... I was in a similar situation about 2 months ago. We had a non-running '67 C-20 long stepper, a '69 swb frame, a lwb engineless '68 C-10, a running unknown year l6, a gasoline tank out of a '71 C-10 and a short stepper bed off of a '96. My son and I sat down and talked for a while and decided a '67 C-10 short stepper would be the best one to build from all the parts and pieces. What we ended up with is a '67 C-10short stepper with a 250 l6 engine and a granny 4 sped transmission. It still needs a lot of sheet-metal work, but it now is a driveable vehicle. Since it is one my son and I built together we will never sell it. Like said before it all depends on what result you want. Danny __________________ '67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E.

08-29-2008, 09:56 AM	#6
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: combining trucks.... Im doing the same thing right now, but I already have the trucks Taking like 4 different trucks & putting them together to make one __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer



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