pick up cab conversion

[Dain Fraser]

I own an 81 blazer and the rust has finally gotten to me. I replaced the rear tailpan and floor awhile back but the body is failing in other places and is getting unsafe. I would like to put a pick up cab on the frame and make it a short-short bed and I'm wondering if anyone knows whether or not a 70 chevy cab will fit the body mounts in the same way an 81-87 is supposed to.(Yes I know the rear two mounts will have to be fabricated) Any other info about the switch would be appreciated too!?

 

[down4thakrown]

this guy would probably know
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140809

 

[Grieby54]

Yea... you can do it... trust me... set your mind to a conversion and it will happen... I've got a 54 on a 77 frame... they're a bit different haha.

 

[CyberSniper]

Take the crossmembers out of the frame for the cab that you find.

Any reason why you want to do this to a 67-72 cab? Those are to be cherished, not wheeled.

 

[R72K5]

well yes and no, the 73-up chassis is long enough to put a pickup cab onto

(69-72 were too short of wheelbase, 4.5" shorter than 73-up)



i found out the hard way once

but...

the 67-72 body frame mount brackets are all different than 73-up

sop you will be removing ther rivets that hold them all to the 80 something chassis and wil be swapping 67-72 ones on with 3/8" diameter bolts and nuts and washers

chisel or grind off the rivet heads and punch the rivet bodies out

stash the 80 soem brackets away in a box in the attic labeled with a marker

all your wiring and front clip and everything youll be converting to 67-72
and fuel line routing and carb linkage and so forth

personally i wouldnt do it, but i would with a 73-up cab

good luck

 

[muddybuddy]

so how much of the pickup bed would u have to shave off in order for it to work?

 

[Dain Fraser]

Thanks all for the input. The reason I wanted to go with a '70 cab was because I had a line on one in good condition, front clip included.