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Old 06-13-2010, 12:39 AM   #7
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Re: 67 C10 lwb to K10 swb conversion project

I got some time to tinker on the K10 conversion today. Got the bed unbolted from the C10 truck arm rear frame section. Only broke two of the six carriage bolts. Not too bad for 43 years in place.

The bed fits the square body K10 chassis pretty well. Using the rear mount holes and centering the carriage bolts in them places the wheels just about perfectly in the 67 bed wheel arches.

Had to drill new holes for the front bed mount points as they were slightly rearward and outboard of the square body bed mount holes in the frame.

The problem area I saw earlier was not too bad. The square body frame slopes downward behind the rear axle further back than the 67-72 frame does. It will only require a 1/4" spacer on the bed mount points to lift the bed clear of the frame transition area.

With a little luck I might get the cab set in place tomorrow so I can get some measurements to fab up the cab mount brackets to align the cab with the bed and center the front wheel arches on the tires.
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