Help 1975 K5 body to a 1980 K5 frame?

[Elk Grove]

Hello I need some help I need to know if a 1975 K5 4WD body. Will fit on a 1980 2WD K5 frame? Just need to know if it will bolt up or not or if it can even be done?

Thanks Elk Grove

 

[bigblazer boy]

i think it will work. i dont remember the years the body floor changed. maybe someone else will chime in

 

[colbystephens]

I put a 4x4 '73 blazer body on a 4x4 '83 frame. the floors are significantly different, so body mount fabrication is a must. the i don't know how the 2wd frames are different from the 4x4 frames, but i doubt it's different from the firewall back. Thus, i think you'll be fine, but you'll need to fabricate some body mounts since your '75 floor will be different from the 1980's floor.

 

[imiceman44]

I put a 4x4 '73 blazer body on a 4x4 '83 frame. the floors are significantly different, so body mount fabrication is a must. the i don't know how the 2wd frames are different from the 4x4 frames, but i doubt it's different from the firewall back. Thus, i think you'll be fine, but you'll need to fabricate some body mounts since your '75 floor will be different from the 1980's floor.

Yeah the rear will need different body mounts ( I have the back half of a 76 for parts if you need them) and the front will need the parts transfered from a 4x4 frame, the shape is the same.
Unless you are trying to make it a 2wd blazer then you don't need the front parts.
My frame is in Elk Grove by the way if you need it to look at or parts of it.

 

[Elk Grove]

I put a 4x4 '73 blazer body on a 4x4 '83 frame. the floors are significantly different, so body mount fabrication is a must. the i don't know how the 2wd frames are different from the 4x4 frames, but i doubt it's different from the firewall back. Thus, i think you'll be fine, but you'll need to fabricate some body mounts since your '75 floor will be different from the 1980's floor.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Elk Grove]

Yeah the rear will need different body mounts ( I have the back half of a 76 for parts if you need them) and the front will need the parts transfered from a 4x4 frame, the shape is the same.
Unless you are trying to make it a 2wd blazer then you don't need the front parts.
My frame is in Elk Grove by the way if you need it to look at or parts of it.

That would be great if I can look at that frame. I just have the 75 body only no frame. So its hard to tell where I will run into a problem. Do you live in Sac? I have like 2 73,80 front clips with core supports. That I need to get rid of before the wife kills me.

Thanks

 

[imiceman44]

That would be great if I can look at that frame. I just have the 75 body only no frame. So its hard to tell where I will run into a problem. Do you live in Sac? I have like 2 73,80 front clips with core supports. That I need to get rid of before the wife kills me.

Thanks

Well I do live in lincoln, but have another house in Elk Grove where I have the frame now.
I don't know about the front clips, I have quite a few of them myself and working on getting them out too.
We'll see about that.
I should be back by friday and someone is meeting me there friday if I do, I will let you know so you can come over and look at or even borrow the frame , it has a tongue now so you can tow it home to work with it if you want.

 

[Elk Grove]

Cool you can call me at work Fifty Fifty Executive Limousine 916-686-2551 ask for Simon.

Thanks