Pickup cab vs blazer body and moving cab.

[DavidB]

Hey yall. I will prolly be getting my hands on a 77 blazer minus engine for $50.00. My bro has a couple CUCVS and a bunch of 11.00 x 16 Michelins laying around, so I'm set on tires, trans, and axles. Prolly get a Vortec for a couple hundred from Mex. Thing is, I wanna lose weight, so I'm thinking pickup cab and also wanna run little or no lift, so I wanna move the cab back. What's entailed? Can I get some input form some1 that's done it? Thanks. - David

 

[CyberSniper]

Any more than 3" on the cab and you'll have to bend a 465 shifter.

The hardest part on moving the cab is removing all the damn rivets.

For me, I'd say moving the motor back was a lot more difficult.

 

[DavidB]

Rivets won't be a prob for me. Mostly just a matter of moving the cab mounting brackets on the frame eh? How bout wiring and steering?

 

[DavidB]

What are the wheelbases for the blazer and the shortbox K10? THX

 

[dremu]

What are the wheelbases for the blazer and the shortbox K10? THX

Use your Search button I post this all the time

These are all 73-87/91, so don't you first-gen guys go whining.

Blazer 106.5"
6.5' bed 117.5"
Suburban 129.5"
8' bed 131.5"
Crewcab 8' bed 164.5"

-- A

 

[CyberSniper]

Wiring didn't matter for me, I moved the cab back 3" and the motor back 2.5". For steering I just cut the "squished" part out of another steering shaft and then cut and welded that piece in to another steering shaft. That way I kept the collapseable nylon intact.

 

[DavidB]

Use your Search button I post this all the time

These are all 73-87/91, so don't you first-gen guys go whining.

Blazer 106.5"
6.5' bed 117.5"
Suburban 129.5"
8' bed 131.5"
Crewcab 8' bed 164.5"

-- A

Aw, thanks, you did my homework for me!