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1976K5CHALET · 03-20-2005, 07:59 PM

Brought the 79 2wd K5 home yesterday...still on the trailer.
Now i need info on the body swap...i have a rust free 74
K5 in phx waiting for me to bring it to co. Has anyone done this with a truck or K5...without ending up with a state assigned title?

Have thought of using a 80 up dash assm so i can move the vin tag into the older body...course i should not say these things...

Comments thoughts....azblazer@bresnan.net

DW

patgizz · 03-20-2005, 08:32 PM

i was wondering the same thing, my 76 needs the cab replaced and i have a nice one from my 85 parts truck, dillemmas being a: the 76 does not need emission tested & the 85 would, and b: the 76 is a 1 ton, the 85 was a 1/2 ton. the vin tag on my 76 is in the door jamb, the one on the 85 is in the dash. i'll probably just swap the tag from the 76 to the replacement cab and cover the dash with some carpet on top or something since i was planning to use the 85's dash pad too.

*1FaastC10* · 03-20-2005, 10:18 PM

do it, dont make it obvious and keep yer yap shut, nobody will be the wiser. after its done, if anyone says anything... i bought it that way.

**old Rusty C10** · 03-21-2005, 12:06 AM

you could always remove the vin tag out of the newer cab and make sure you get rid of the rivets.. then there is no way to trace the origon of the cab..... just make sure you put the old vin tag in the right spot and use rosebud rivets and it should never be discovered...

banone0127 · 03-21-2005, 12:26 AM

Hello,

I have a 1984 1/2 ton and a 1980 one ton and am putting the cab on the one ton to match my indy hauler , also doing the same with the indy hauler, Chevy trucks are everywhere up here, anyways where do i get the rosebud rivets so the cops cant tell the vin has been changed?

Ryan

1976K5CHALET · 03-21-2005, 12:44 AM

I have the rivets...by taking the dash out of the 74 and inserting a 89-91 dash structre then all i have to do is transfer the 79 vin to the 89-91 structure and weld up the 4 holes in the door frame where the old 74 vin tag was...only a true chevy blazer nut would be able to tell the difference in the floor pans to give it away...

DW

banone0127 · 03-21-2005, 12:58 PM

can you get me some of these rivets?

Ryan

bigblock73 · 03-21-2005, 01:17 PM

Doug, I would be interested in a pair of rivets too...or at least a lead on where to get them.

Sailor77 · 03-21-2005, 02:18 PM

um yeah me too, I want some rivets. I am going to keep mine an 85, but eventually will be replacing the cab in hoped of finding one that wasn't hacked up. Also how hard is it to pull the entire dash frame out and replace it with another one of similar yr... ie 85? thanks

patgizz · 03-21-2005, 04:04 PM

when i replaced the dash in my camaro i got up behind the rivets and cut the backs off with end nippers, then glued the tag and rivets into the new cowl section. a good way to do it if you can get to them. think i can access the ones in my 76 through the opening in the cab corner with side cutters.

*1FaastC10* · 03-21-2005, 05:42 PM

www.trimtags.com

BUT, these rivets are ONLY for people who are removing trim tags in restorations, and cannot be used for any other purpose.

(we need a whistling smiley...)

1976K5CHALET · 03-22-2005, 01:22 AM

I actually got mine on ebay a few years back...been sitting on them for a while. The 79 body is so so...gonna just torch the body mount bolts and tote the carcas to the scrap metal bin...and start from the frame up...

It has what appears to be a factory roof rack on the top and the air deflector also. The front seat are saveable...possably a door or two...dash structure and thats about it. Rear shock mount on the drivers side is toast...a comon K series issue...flyin hi in arizona makes a heavy duty replacement...but...since the army has me busy next month and i think may 3rd i'll have orders to iraq so the C5 is in limbo..but she is home..

DW

03-20-2005, 07:59 PM	#1
1976K5CHALET Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 610	Body swap legalities.... Brought the 79 2wd K5 home yesterday...still on the trailer. Now i need info on the body swap...i have a rust free 74 K5 in phx waiting for me to bring it to co. Has anyone done this with a truck or K5...without ending up with a state assigned title? Have thought of using a 80 up dash assm so i can move the vin tag into the older body...course i should not say these things... Comments thoughts....azblazer@bresnan.net DW __________________ Doug Wright aka K5NUTT over @coloradok5.com Owner of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChevyK5BlazerChalets Certified K5 Nut

03-21-2005, 12:06 AM	#4
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	you could always remove the vin tag out of the newer cab and make sure you get rid of the rivets.. then there is no way to trace the origon of the cab..... just make sure you put the old vin tag in the right spot and use rosebud rivets and it should never be discovered... __________________ 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!!

03-21-2005, 12:26 AM	#5
banone0127 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	rosebud rivets Hello, I have a 1984 1/2 ton and a 1980 one ton and am putting the cab on the one ton to match my indy hauler , also doing the same with the indy hauler, Chevy trucks are everywhere up here, anyways where do i get the rosebud rivets so the cops cant tell the vin has been changed? Ryan

03-21-2005, 12:44 AM	#6
1976K5CHALET Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 610	I have the rivets...by taking the dash out of the 74 and inserting a 89-91 dash structre then all i have to do is transfer the 79 vin to the 89-91 structure and weld up the 4 holes in the door frame where the old 74 vin tag was...only a true chevy blazer nut would be able to tell the difference in the floor pans to give it away... DW __________________ Doug Wright aka K5NUTT over @coloradok5.com Owner of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChevyK5BlazerChalets Certified K5 Nut

03-21-2005, 12:58 PM	#7
banone0127 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	rivets can you get me some of these rivets? Ryan

03-20-2005, 08:32 PM	#2
patgizz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 429	i was wondering the same thing, my 76 needs the cab replaced and i have a nice one from my 85 parts truck, dillemmas being a: the 76 does not need emission tested & the 85 would, and b: the 76 is a 1 ton, the 85 was a 1/2 ton. the vin tag on my 76 is in the door jamb, the one on the 85 is in the dash. i'll probably just swap the tag from the 76 to the replacement cab and cover the dash with some carpet on top or something since i was planning to use the 85's dash pad too.

03-20-2005, 10:18 PM	#3
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	do it, dont make it obvious and keep yer yap shut, nobody will be the wiser. after its done, if anyone says anything... i bought it that way.

03-21-2005, 01:17 PM	#8
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Doug, I would be interested in a pair of rivets too...or at least a lead on where to get them. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

03-21-2005, 02:18 PM	#9
Sailor77 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 68	um yeah me too, I want some rivets. I am going to keep mine an 85, but eventually will be replacing the cab in hoped of finding one that wasn't hacked up. Also how hard is it to pull the entire dash frame out and replace it with another one of similar yr... ie 85? thanks

03-21-2005, 04:04 PM	#10
patgizz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 429	when i replaced the dash in my camaro i got up behind the rivets and cut the backs off with end nippers, then glued the tag and rivets into the new cowl section. a good way to do it if you can get to them. think i can access the ones in my 76 through the opening in the cab corner with side cutters.

03-21-2005, 05:42 PM	#11
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	www.trimtags.com BUT, these rivets are ONLY for people who are removing trim tags in restorations, and cannot be used for any other purpose. (we need a whistling smiley...)

03-22-2005, 01:22 AM	#12
1976K5CHALET Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 610	I actually got mine on ebay a few years back...been sitting on them for a while. The 79 body is so so...gonna just torch the body mount bolts and tote the carcas to the scrap metal bin...and start from the frame up... It has what appears to be a factory roof rack on the top and the air deflector also. The front seat are saveable...possably a door or two...dash structure and thats about it. Rear shock mount on the drivers side is toast...a comon K series issue...flyin hi in arizona makes a heavy duty replacement...but...since the army has me busy next month and i think may 3rd i'll have orders to iraq so the C5 is in limbo..but she is home.. DW __________________ Doug Wright aka K5NUTT over @coloradok5.com Owner of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChevyK5BlazerChalets Certified K5 Nut

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