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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: rs74 on September 02, 2012, 08:56:40 am

Title: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: rs74 on September 02, 2012, 08:56:40 am
Will an 87 cab fit onto a 78 frame. My thought is yes but wanted to make sure.
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: zieg85 on September 02, 2012, 08:59:08 am
yes
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: Blazin on September 02, 2012, 11:19:20 pm
You will need to use the 73 to 80 style cab mounts.
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: rs74 on September 03, 2012, 08:02:25 am
Quote from: Blazin on September 02, 2012, 11:19:20 pm
You will need to use the 73 to 80 style cab mounts.
Thanks, thats the type of info I was looking for.
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: Bobs85PU on September 22, 2012, 10:36:59 pm
Quote from: Blazin on September 02, 2012, 11:19:20 pm
You will need to use the 73 to 80 style cab mounts.

By "cab mounts", do you mean the rubber cushions and associated hardware....Or, do you mean the brackets attached to the frame?

I'm asking because I'm intending to swap my 85 1/2T body and bed to a 1980 3/4T chassis...I hope!!!
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: Blazin on September 23, 2012, 11:55:23 pm
Cab mounts are the rubber and steel bushings that go between the cab, and the brackets that are rivited onto the frame.             
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: Skyshadow on September 25, 2012, 11:02:55 pm
Just started another thread about interchangeability of certain cabs to certain frames. Some savvy person on here should make a wheel base length, frame length, etc list so we can play around with the ideas
Title: Re: frame and cab interchangability
Post by: Captkaos on October 15, 2012, 01:08:25 pm
Someone already did, in the tech section...
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,13883.0.html
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,21682.0.html