My build 65 K20

[Richarde2194]

I decided to post my build progress so far on my 65 c10 body swap onto a 72 k20 frame.
This is what the 65 looked like before I started anything, had some 4x4 frame no idea what it came off of, and had a healthier 355 sbc.



This is the 72 I bought for the frame and axles, has a 14 bolt in the rear and a Dana 60 4.10 gear ratio and both are limited slip.



Pulled the 72 body off and rented a sand blasting booth (which I don’t recommend, super nasty job and didn’t save that much money..) sand blasted the frame and painted it with tractor implement enamel with a hardener additive. Very strong paint defiantly impressed with it.



Built and gantry crane to do the body swap, pretty much everything lined right up, except the rear cab bolts were a couple inches off, had to drill new holes into the cab. I bought some body lift spacers and cut them to the length I needed because the body mounts were sitting at different heights.



Bought a manual conduit bender to bend up a roll cage to keep me and the old lady safe, still need to add more bracing and triangulation, but got the skeleton in so I could get my seats installed and keep moving forward.



Right now I am working on electrical and plumbing, putting radiator and fuel cell in the bed and dropping a fuel injected 572 bbc running E85. I will keep everyone informed on the progress. Thanks for checking out my build!!!