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Title: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 20, 2011, 11:14:18 pm
Can somebody help me out? Im trying to find a c50 or 60 front clip on line or locally that wont empty my wallet. I want to put them on my k20 because they look BEEFY! If anyone knows a good source it would be helpful. I havent found any on craigslist.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: bigchevyc30 on September 20, 2011, 11:34:31 pm
i would think that would be a bit big for anything other than the c-60 or bigger if u get one from a c-60. yeah they look beefy but they are huge i had to help take one off here in nc to get my motor out of a c-60 24ft box truck
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 20, 2011, 11:41:38 pm
Check this out. Its freakin mean  (http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee307/kitimatdude/HPIM0435.jpg)
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: beastie_3 on September 21, 2011, 01:45:22 am
fail
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: slammed79 on September 21, 2011, 01:48:56 am
There is a junkyard down in Eloy, right off the 10 at sunland gin rd, I think I saw one or two in there, along with a bunch of squares. Imma head down there to find a bed for my 73 pretty soon. I'll let you know if they have one.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 21, 2011, 02:12:15 am
Thanks slammed. Beastie, why fail?
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: Irish_Alley on September 21, 2011, 04:16:46 am
maybe if it was done right. with a proper lift, good parts it wouldn’t look so bad
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 21, 2011, 05:19:21 am
Well that guy slapped it together. That "lift" is 2 frames stacked on top of eachother. The fenders is what I was focused on. They look good.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on September 21, 2011, 08:09:58 am
I'd like to see one of those noses on a Jacked up Crew Cab Dually.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: bake74 on September 21, 2011, 09:09:30 pm
Well that guy slapped it together. That "lift" is 2 frames stacked on top of eachother. The fenders is what I was focused on. They look good.

     The c60 front clip is wider than the truck, how can that look good ?
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 21, 2011, 09:41:37 pm
Bake.... I thought the c50-60 cabs are the same as the same as the c10-30 cabs except for the flat floor. So why would the front clip be wider?
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: beastie_3 on September 21, 2011, 09:43:38 pm
what is tge flat floow?
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 21, 2011, 09:50:51 pm
I fixed it. Stupid touch screen phone.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: VileZambonie on September 21, 2011, 10:09:17 pm
fail

This

That unit was very poorly done. I've seen this swap look pretty cool.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: Blazin on September 21, 2011, 10:10:32 pm
I have seen a non tilt nose C50 front end on a dually regular cab with a 12 inch suspension, and 3 inch body lift, It had 6 60" tall tractor tires under it. It was cool looking.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: bigchevyc30 on September 21, 2011, 10:14:23 pm
seeing that truck makes me think it would be cool to do on my dually give it that big beefy look but i would so try to make it look bigger what u think i would have to do to get it to work would i have to get the front to fit as i think it would help me to get access to the motor or would it be better to get the fiberglass piece for a regular hood to flip up as some people have done
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 21, 2011, 10:17:57 pm
Of course I dont want mine to look all haggard like that. Ill do it right. I dont know if I want tilt or non tilt nose.
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 21, 2011, 11:19:20 pm
Heres a better view of that truck. You can see that it isnt wider than the cab.

(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee307/kitimatdude/blazer1.jpg)
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: slammed79 on September 22, 2011, 10:46:50 pm
He did that to a blazer? Now I'm jumping on the fail bandwagon!!!
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: Irish_Alley on September 23, 2011, 09:44:50 am
if it was a street truck i can see fail but as a mud truck yeah i can see why but i would do different
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: 1979C20 on September 23, 2011, 10:22:54 am
if it was a street truck i can see fail but as a mud truck yeah i can see why but i would do different
Exactly!
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: VileZambonie on September 24, 2011, 02:58:33 pm
if it was a street truck i can see fail but as a mud truck yeah i can see why but i would do different
Exactly!

I'm glad you two know what the heck you are talking about ???
Title: Re: C50 front clip
Post by: Irish_Alley on September 25, 2011, 12:40:54 am
na i dont know what im talking about. but i was saying with the home made spacers to lift one frame off the other and just cutting the roof in half also with the damaged clip. it wouldnt be a nice road truck but if your making a off road rig then he did what he needed for some odd reason and this is what he made. do i like it, no but if it does its job then he did what he intended to.