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Offline cdpence69

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my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« on: August 10, 2009, 11:07:36 PM »
i am 13 years old and i bought a 1975 chevy custom deluxe with no motor which i am going to put a 383 in but i dont like it because it is a auto so i am going to put a  gear driven np205 transfer case in it and put a manual 4 speed in it. I am going to completely restore it. Here are pictures the computer is slow so I can only do one at a time thanks for viewing.

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 11:12:14 PM »
here is the front

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 11:14:17 PM »
here it is

Offline hotrod24

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2009, 12:44:49 AM »
welcome to the site i have a 78 that i am restoring as well
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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2009, 03:48:52 PM »
amesome hey dose anyone know a company that makes reproductions of chevy door panels with trim like origanal? i want to put all of the cheyanne optons on my truck

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2009, 03:58:22 PM »
feel feel to suggest what u think woould look good on this truck

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2009, 04:39:40 PM »
hmm you are going to have to get lucky if you want cheyenne stuff the best places would be ebay,craigslist or a local junk yard here is a link of cheyenne parts or you could try chris on here he might know

http://www.parts123.com/cpsearchframe.htm
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Offline cdpence69

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2009, 11:13:42 PM »
cool thanks dose your need a lot of interior work?

Offline hotrod24

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2009, 08:53:44 AM »
oh yea mine needs the whole interior redone because it is totally stripped from the tear down

here is my truck

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=7237.0
« Last Edit: August 12, 2009, 08:58:37 AM by hotrod24 »
1980 1/2 ton shortbed project...
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Offline cdpence69

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2009, 11:36:24 AM »
u know what would be realy cool is is u put a set of wagon wheels off of a 77' truck which are extremly rare and put the bonanza pacakge on it that would be rare.

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2009, 11:51:09 AM »
yea i thought about that but dont know yet depends what i can find. are you restoring the whole truck as in taking the cab off redoing the frame? i can see in your pics of your truck that your pass side rocker needs replaced what is your plans for that?
« Last Edit: August 12, 2009, 11:53:41 AM by hotrod24 »
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Offline cdpence69

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2009, 01:21:49 PM »
i am not taking the cab off but i am having my body man weld in the cab panels that are needing repaired then i am going to spray the bottom of the floor with a rubberized under coat to prevent rusting. thet am am going to restore it and give it all of the cheyanne options.
Here are some of the parts catalogs i order from and some go 73-87 truck sites.
http://www.73-87.com/
http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/
http://www.classicindustries.com/
http://www.classicparts.com/
http://www.jcwhitney.com/
« Last Edit: August 13, 2009, 04:48:19 PM by Captkaos »

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2009, 01:33:05 PM »
very nice man you remind me when i first started lol i started with the same catalogs but you know you can order off this site as well? how is your frame is it real rusty or just surface rust?
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Offline cdpence69

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2009, 01:51:29 PM »
it is clean it still has the origanal paint

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Re: my 75 auto trans manual trans swap
« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2009, 01:59:48 PM »
nice man that is good to hear good luck
1980 1/2 ton shortbed project...
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