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What is the big deal about a couple hour drive? Just about everything is at least a couple hour (or longer) drive for me. After multiple 'just a couple hour drives' only to find out the car/truck/whatever is not as described it is now very good pictures, and or FaceTime/skype video before turning the key.
 
el5dart said:
Dodge Truck Independent Front Suspension | Gerst Tubular Suspensions

i dont see why you couldnt roll a 93 or so dodge truck magnum frame up under it
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actually, you can. All the body mounts line up except for the front bed mount, which is off by 2 inches. We put a 99 2500 ram frame with cummins under a 77 w200 body and bed.

believe it or not, the Chevy suburban body mounts also are very close, with the rear cab mount and the middle bed mount being off. Everything else clears just fine.
 
dukeboy_318 said:
actually, you can. All the body mounts line up except for the front bed mount, which is off by 2 inches. We put a 99 2500 ram frame with cummins under a 77 w200 body and bed.

believe it or not, the Chevy suburban body mounts also are very close, with the rear cab mount and the middle bed mount being off. Everything else clears just fine.
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What's the difference in the frame from a '70 to a '77 though? I would think they have quite a bit of difference.
 
RammerJammer75 said:
What's the difference in the frame from a '70 to a '77 though? I would think they have quite a bit of difference.
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that I don't know for sure. I've seen where the frames had to be cut and modified to fit under pre-71 era trucks. Especially the 2wd frames. Mostly because the pre-71s were still straight axle 2wds, at least until 66/67 if i recall right.
 
dukeboy_318 said:
that I don't know for sure. I've seen where the frames had to be cut and modified to fit under pre-71 era trucks. Especially the 2wd frames. Mostly because the pre-71s were still straight axle 2wds, at least until 66/67 if i recall right.
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Straight axle all the way to 71
 
Get pics of the door steps and rockers with the doors open and the cowl on the side above the fenders. I have done many of these trucks in the past and they were already rust buckets back in the 80's. But parts were still available.

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I miss my old 71, it was my daily driver until I wrecked it.

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dodge71demon said:
I've been into Mopar A bodies probably longer than most of you have been alive ( I ordered a 71 Demon 340} and have ventured off into the 67-72 C10 world trying to talk myself into this but it's a damn Dodge looks like you can't do much to them without doing tons of fabrication and $$$$ then you still have a damn Dodge (referring to trucks) not worth much where the C10 can be easily changed to whatever and still retain some value trying hard to support the cause but can't convince myself
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I used to work for a plbmg. company that had all chevies, those dam early p/ups were made for little people , I hated every one of them !
I wouldnt take one if u gave it to me , they did get way better in 1988 ,
 
My first and only truck before the current one, a 1969 D200 with a 318, bought in 1977, sold in 1983.

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