little conversion

[sweetpea!]

i'm kinda new here,so first off hi ya'll,now i've got a rust bucket of a blazer,it's a '78 k5 with a built 454,with a 700r,and a 205,with 513 gears front and rear,thats the reason i bought it,but like i said its eat up with rust,from floor pans to the body panels,my question is has any one here ever jerked the body off,and just put a chevy cab on it,i've got a '78 cab so the wiring should be easy,i need ya'll's input,should i just mud hole the rust bucket,or use what is good (the frame and running gear)and make a toy?????

 

[boz42]

really up to you. i know a guy that has a k5 frmae w/ a truck cab & part of a bed on it, i think they look silly. just my opinion though. if u are just gonna wheel/beat it, why do anything?

my floors were full of rust, so i cut it out & welded sheet metal back in it's place. nothing fancy just something to keep water & cold out.

 

[obijuan]

yeah plenty of times. something about the rear mount is different. you should search. just a little nudge from me to become a member, your truck will thank you.

 

[Corey 78K5]

I think an 02 cab with one of those 5' 5" beds from a half ton crew would look pretty sweet on a K5 frame........

 

[FRIZZLEFRY]

Do a search on "truck cab swap" or "body swap".I have replied to many posts with that title and put links to posts and pics in them also.

This was mine.

But now it looks like this

 

[FRIZZLEFRY]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthr...ght=truck+swap

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthr...ght=truck+swap

 

[FRIZZLEFRY]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153655&highlight=truck+cab+swap