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Offline Jschiele

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Cab swap question?
« on: March 01, 2013, 03:00:14 pm »
I have a cab from a 1978 C10 that I would like to bolt onto my 1983 C10. I know the dash and interior door panels are different.  Will the 83 fenders bolt up to the 78 cab? Are there any other issues I'm not seeing with this swap?
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Offline Jason S

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Re: Cab swap question?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2013, 03:07:04 pm »
Hood hinges.  There is a post in the tech section on swapping the newer front end to the older cab.

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,9070.0.html
« Last Edit: March 01, 2013, 06:07:29 pm by Jason S »
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Offline Blazin

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Re: Cab swap question?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 10:08:29 am »
The fenders will bolt on with no modifications. But you will need to modify the cowl panel to accept hood hinges, and the cowl panel. You will also need to swap over to the 83 windshield wiper stubs.
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