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Offline jhiggin

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1981 c10 lwb on a 73 k10 lwb frame
« on: July 28, 2014, 10:35:43 pm »
So I have an 1981 c10 lwb that I wanted to swap on to a k10 frame so I got a good deal on a 1973 k10 lwb parts truck with a good frame (figured I could scrap it and make my money back if it wouldn't work) so my question is are all the body mounts gonna line up?
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Offline zheier

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Re: 1981 c10 lwb on a 73 k10 lwb frame
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2014, 08:40:50 am »
yes, but you have to use the body mounts from the 73 frame to make it work
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Offline jhiggin

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Re: 1981 c10 lwb on a 73 k10 lwb frame
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2014, 02:14:56 pm »
I wasn't really planning on switching them anyway. How are they different?
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Offline zheier

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Re: 1981 c10 lwb on a 73 k10 lwb frame
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2014, 02:22:14 pm »
they are different with the way they sit in the frame, i think the 73 ones will be more of a cone shaped and the 81 will be more of a cylinder shape
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Offline Engineer

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Re: 1981 c10 lwb on a 73 k10 lwb frame
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2014, 09:22:33 pm »
The 81+ look like hockey pucks above, and below the frame.

The 73~80 are all kinds of weirdness.
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