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Title: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: tl125 on April 07, 2015, 08:10:04 pm

Has anyone done an AWD conversion to a 77-79 C10 short bed?  Want to keep it low.

Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: LTZ C20 on April 07, 2015, 08:52:22 pm

Are you talking about using the 4 wheel drive parts from a K10 or doing some sort of swap and moving parts from a totally different vehicle to the C10?

Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: enaberif on April 07, 2015, 09:17:42 pm

NP203 is not AWD but it would be the closest.

Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: Irish_Alley on April 08, 2015, 12:30:56 am

best bet would be to buy a rusted out 4x4 and swap bodys. all you have to worry about is the transfercase hitting the floor board. either a body lift or changing the center hump on your 2wd cab

Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: LTZ C20 on April 08, 2015, 08:50:33 am

We still don't know if TL125 is talking about using 4X4 parts or a completely different setup from a production AWD vehicle. I know I would love to throw the AWD power train from a yukon Denali under a C10. That would be REALLY fun.

Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: roundhouse on April 08, 2015, 10:14:47 am

Quote from: LTZ C20 on April 08, 2015, 08:50:33 am

We still don't know if TL125 is talking about using 4X4 parts or a completely different setup from a production AWD vehicle. I know I would love to throw the AWD power train from a yukon Denali under a C10. That would be REALLY fun.

fire up your google fu

I've seen a 66 impala with the AWD from a denali

Low on the ground too
Channeled over the Denali frame


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Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: LTZ C20 on April 08, 2015, 01:58:29 pm

That would be sweeeet. Yukon XL Denali under a restored suburban would also be pretty awesome.

Where did the OP go?

Title: Re: '77 c10 AWD conversion
Post by: 87max on April 08, 2015, 05:05:49 pm

helped a friend do a 50s ford p/u onto an awd explorer, the years of them escape me now but it was the same wheelbase. I took the truck & he took the explorer he has two lifts in his shop, we each split them & had p/u over explorer chassis in 6 hours, kinda ridiculous how simple it was. He had it fabbed together in about 100 hours I believe. the truck is lovingly referred to as Mater lol.