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Old 05-23-2015, 11:11 AM   #19
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Re: Spring Swap Thread - 1963 K15

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Aww man! It looks great! Now I want to do it too!
It was actually a little easier than I expected Jason. The only exception being that the P.O. used a stick welder to reinforce the front core support frame mounts. Each of those took the better part of 4 hours to grind / chip down. I really like the later style core support bushing (just think it looks a little less hokey than the original) and I was really relieved to not have had to cut the front cab mounts!
Quite honestly, the mounts could probably be scavenged off of a '67 - '72 and be made to work for our trucks. It seems that there wasn't much change in the frames until after '72.
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'63 k15 long step
Vortec 7.4 - L29 Blackbear tune, Five 0 Motorsports injectors, Chris Straub Cam, NV4500, divorced 205
52" front and 63" rear spring swap
D44 / 14bff - disc axles
Milemarker 9K and 10.5K hydraulic winches

63" & B52 Spring Install http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ng+swap+thread


NV4500 Reverse Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=reverse+build

L29 - 7.4 Vortec Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&highlight=L29
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