X-cabsquarebody
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- Joined
- Aug 19, 2012
- Posts
- 213
- Reaction score
- 74
- Location
- Western NC
- First Name
- Billy
- Truck Year
- 80, 80, 87, 91
- Truck Model
- C10, C10 ,K30 , 3500
- Engine Size
- 305 TPI, 454, 8.1
A few years back I got a call about a 74 Suburban that was headed to the crusher. The owner was trying to sell me the doors and fenders. But when I got there, I struck a deal on the whole thing. No motor or trans, but not in bad shape over all. I had an Olds 455 and a trans that I was going to put in it, and tried to sell it as a project.
Well, someone was interested in it , but had a motor and trans already that was in a badly rusted Blazer. They wanted to pay me to pull the stuff off the blazer and put it all in the Sub and get it going again for them.
Oh yea, and convert it to 4WD. So I thought about it, and decided to go for it. They shipped the Blazer to me. It was huge! on 38s , 6" lift.
The short version of how I did it. I cut the frames at a common point, rolled the front frame, with the motor, trans , transfer case, and front axle in one piece under the Sub, aligned every thing and welded it up. Cut the spring hangers off both frames, and mounted the 4by hangers on the Sub, swapped in the rear axle. It was not that bad to do. turned out well.
Well, someone was interested in it , but had a motor and trans already that was in a badly rusted Blazer. They wanted to pay me to pull the stuff off the blazer and put it all in the Sub and get it going again for them.
Oh yea, and convert it to 4WD. So I thought about it, and decided to go for it. They shipped the Blazer to me. It was huge! on 38s , 6" lift.
The short version of how I did it. I cut the frames at a common point, rolled the front frame, with the motor, trans , transfer case, and front axle in one piece under the Sub, aligned every thing and welded it up. Cut the spring hangers off both frames, and mounted the 4by hangers on the Sub, swapped in the rear axle. It was not that bad to do. turned out well.
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