Put a 1970 2wd c-10 on 85' 4link k5 frame?

[az88k5]

How hard would it be to transplant my 1970 longbed body onto my 1985 k5 with 4link suspension and coilovers front and rear?

 

[R72K5]

very hard, everything is different

totally different trucks, totally different wheelbases

you name it, its different

for real..

i would get a hold of mudder 67 as he has a 67 body on a 78 or so chassis, but both are pickup ones, and even then he had to chop frame and change all body mount frame brackets a list of other things

if you attempt it then i can almost guarantee youll ruin two trucks


good luck

 

[padrik5]

my buddy put a truck body on his k5 and bobbed the bed a little

it didnt take much

 

[LKJR]

should be easy enough since your putting a truck cab on a blazer frame, just dont expect to run the bed.

I say easy, assuming you have fab skills and are going to build a flatbed or something similar on the rear

 

[garlicbreath]

If you have 15 years of experience building race cars, no problem, if you don't know how to weld, huge problem. Why anyways? Do you have both laying around? I would convert the 70 to 4 link and 4wd. You would have to do all the suspension anyways so why go with a K5 frame? If it's for the wheelbase, you could bob the bed on the 70 and set up your 4-link to match. Lots-a-work though.

 

[supersize75k5]

I that it takes alot of time and patience to pull it off and do it the right way,

a cooler way to do it would be to put you time and fab into converting the 70 to a 4wd


wayyyyy cooler and it will look right, places like blue torch and other sell anything you could need to make it easier on your self when it come to leaf springs or 4 linking it, not to mention it would save on fab time,