body swap

[KCJones]

Has anyone swapped a 1977 ext cab onto a 93 standard cab frame?

 

[HHhuntitall]

Nooo, but I have put an '85 four door on a 93 regular cab frame, and a 77 regular cab on an '84 Cab and Chassis frame, and an '84 on a '76 CC frame. The front cab mounts and radiator mounts should be right, but the rear mounts are gonna give you a fit. And the frame has a hump in it starting over the rear axle, but you may be in front of that with a little shorter cab. I built a crossmember out of 4x4 square tubing, and mounted that to the frame, and then mounted the cab to it. The 4 door had to be lifted to clear the hump in the frame, so I used a 2"(or was it 4"?) body lift on all the cab mounts. That worked great. Be sure to use the Energy Suspension neoprene mounts! They are tough as hell! I still have the '84 mounted on the 76 frame. It's mothballed in a barn right now. I've got the cummins and transmission for it, but not the time. The cab mounts sat right down perfect, so your's should too. If the cab will sit close to the frame like it should, you might could use some angle iron or channel to build your rear cab mounts and bolt them to the frame. Good luck!

 

[KCJones]

Thanks for the info. I was hoping to get closer to my 93 so it would be more of a bolt-in but this 77 is in great shape so I'm really torn. I think the cab swap would be cake compared to firewall, dash, and door mods so all my 93 junk works. I have a week to decide before I head back to VA-- I'll give-up the trucks location if I decide against it.

 

[Simplysmn]

I think it would fit but none of the body lines would match up

 

[HHhuntitall]

I don't think any beds would work with it anyway, if he's putting an ext cab on a reg cab frame..... I think there'll end up being about 2" difference. The cab is too long to put the short bed box on the rest of it... . I could be wrong, though. It's something he'll just have to check.