My Grandads 1969 C20

[west9378]

Hello all I have just purchased my grandfathers 1969 chevy truck it was not his first but it is the first truck of his that I remember. It was a great truck that we used to haul a truck camper and boat to the river often during the summer time. Later the truck was put into use around the family business which got alot of really tough duty use haul barrels of oil and everything else. The body is in bady shape and I have purchased a 1971 K20 that I want to use to make this truck a 4X4.

I plan on using all the parts I can from my Grandfathers 1969 engine, was using the tranny but I have been talked into the 700R4 switch because I will be using this as my daily truck, rearend, cab and front clip.
The real questions now are the 1971 has better body parts how much do I use of my grandfathers truck and how much can I use of the 1971. I want it to be 4x4 and the 1971 chassis would be easy to roll right under the 69 body.

My Grandfathers is the red truck and the 1971 that I want to use is the gold/brown