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Yellow76 · 03-10-2010, 02:15 AM

What mods will i have to do to make my 76 body 350/350 fit on a 83 straght six three on the tree frame?

**old Rusty C10** · 03-10-2010, 11:19 AM

none just dont use the parts for the linkage for the clutch

1LoC10 · 03-10-2010, 11:50 AM

They still had 3 on the tree in the 80's? man learn something everyday..lol

**old Rusty C10** · 03-10-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 1LoC10

They still had 3 on the tree in the 80's? man learn something everyday..lol

i had an 82 chevy c10 van that had it years ago... i dont think it lasted much beyond that

xrcr · 03-10-2010, 02:24 PM

Your cab mount bushings will probably be different. I think in 76 they were 2" hole and 83 it's 1 1/2" or vice versa I'm puttin an 84 cab on a 76 chassis and that's what I found

USSkoval · 03-22-2010, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

i had an 82 chevy c10 van that had it years ago... i dont think it lasted much beyond that

Actually, till at least '87. I once pulled apart an '87 Chevy short conversion van that was very odd. It was a conversion van with manual windows and locks, a TBI 4.3 and a cast iron 3 speed that had been converted to floor shift. You kind of had to reach backward to shift it

**old Rusty C10** · 03-10-2010, 03:02 PM

you use the cab mounts for the frame thats the way i did it when i stuck my 81 cab on the 76 frame

*87 chevy silverado* · 03-10-2010, 06:04 PM

i heard they made them in 87 very rare they were mostly fleet trucks

Pyrotechnic · 03-10-2010, 06:45 PM

I believe the front frame horns are shaped a little different between 73-80 and 81-87 for the different bumpers. Maybe someone else that knows more about this will chime in.

Yellow76 · 03-10-2010, 09:28 PM

Thanks alot guys!

Yellow76 · 03-22-2010, 12:10 AM

Well i just found out that the 83 frame is realy a 82 frame so is there any difference?

03-10-2010, 02:15 AM	#1
Yellow76 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tulare,CA Posts: 87	Frame swap What mods will i have to do to make my 76 body 350/350 fit on a 83 straght six three on the tree frame?

03-10-2010, 11:19 AM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: Frame swap none just dont use the parts for the linkage for the clutch __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-10-2010, 11:50 AM	#3
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: Frame swap They still had 3 on the tree in the 80's? man learn something everyday..lol __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

03-10-2010, 02:24 PM	#5
xrcr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Foristell, MO Posts: 418	Re: Frame swap Your cab mount bushings will probably be different. I think in 76 they were 2" hole and 83 it's 1 1/2" or vice versa I'm puttin an 84 cab on a 76 chassis and that's what I found

03-10-2010, 03:02 PM	#7
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: Frame swap you use the cab mounts for the frame thats the way i did it when i stuck my 81 cab on the 76 frame __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-10-2010, 06:04 PM	#8
87 chevy silverado Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lexington South Carolina Posts: 2,124	Re: Frame swap i heard they made them in 87 very rare they were mostly fleet trucks

03-10-2010, 06:45 PM	#9
Pyrotechnic Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,930	Re: Frame swap I believe the front frame horns are shaped a little different between 73-80 and 81-87 for the different bumpers. Maybe someone else that knows more about this will chime in. __________________ 1977 GMC Sierra Grande

03-10-2010, 09:28 PM	#10
Yellow76 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tulare,CA Posts: 87	Re: Frame swap Thanks alot guys!

03-22-2010, 12:10 AM	#11
Yellow76 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tulare,CA Posts: 87	Re: Frame swap Well i just found out that the 83 frame is realy a 82 frame so is there any difference?



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