A friend of mine might be giving me his old 1961 chevy apache 10 shortbox fleetside pickup. Its pretty rusty but i am going for a rat rod look so the body isnt a big issue. however the frame looks like swiss cheese. I have noticed that people with the 55-59 pickups were putting s10 frames under their trucks. Are there any later model truck frames that the 61 body can sit on without alot of modification?

Scott

it should bolt on to a 1960 or 62 frame.you could modify a 63-66 frame to work.

is there any way it would fit on a 1973-1987 frame?

I put my 61 cab on 64 chevy frame,only modification was to move the front mounts in a few inches,this can be done by drilling new holes to match the frame.Other than that there isnt anything else to e done the back mounts stay where they are at. And you can use the mechanical clutch setup to make a power brake upgrade easier. So I assume any 63-72 frame would work if you wanted to upgrade your front suspension. For the 73-87 you would probally have to modify the mounts on the frame and I think theres 2 more inches of wheelbase.