dbreid
1/2 ton status
All,
I have a 1984 Longbed K30. Awesome Truck. Factory Big Block, blah blah. But I wheel the heck out of it, and the sheetmetal is now so warped and dented that I am beginning to have trouble rolling up the windows, and getting the doors to close, etc. Total Raisin.
I have been considering rebodying it (just thinking at this point).
So my questions are:
1.) Did the earlier body style trucks (73-81ish) use the same body mounts? Could I pull a complete bed and fenders and hood/core off one of those?
2.) Will the older style doors mount to the newer cab? Or would I have to pull the cab and swap that as well (which would be more of hassle, of course)
Just thinking through options. Thanks!
-Dan
P.S. If the older body trick worked, then theoretically, I could "morph" the truck into a pre-smog rig (CA) buy buying a complete donor and VIN. Plus, the K30 is expensive to register every year, because it is a "commercial" vehicle.
I have a 1984 Longbed K30. Awesome Truck. Factory Big Block, blah blah. But I wheel the heck out of it, and the sheetmetal is now so warped and dented that I am beginning to have trouble rolling up the windows, and getting the doors to close, etc. Total Raisin.
I have been considering rebodying it (just thinking at this point).
So my questions are:
1.) Did the earlier body style trucks (73-81ish) use the same body mounts? Could I pull a complete bed and fenders and hood/core off one of those?
2.) Will the older style doors mount to the newer cab? Or would I have to pull the cab and swap that as well (which would be more of hassle, of course)
Just thinking through options. Thanks!
-Dan
P.S. If the older body trick worked, then theoretically, I could "morph" the truck into a pre-smog rig (CA) buy buying a complete donor and VIN. Plus, the K30 is expensive to register every year, because it is a "commercial" vehicle.
