StuB
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- Sep 14, 2011
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- Location
- Virginia
- First Name
- Stu
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- K-10
- Engine Size
- 350
I 'm looking for advice regarding a cab swap.
(I did do a thread search for "cab" but all I got was the "sorry...." message, so if I missed any threads on it, please point me in their direction)
I have an 84 K-10 that was in great shape mechanically, but suffered from pretty extensive rot on the cab.....thenI had a wiring harness meltdown at the firewall that deadlined the truck.
While prepping to rewire it with a painless kit I decided to see if I could find a replacement cab (with an A/C dsah) at any of the local junkyards.
Miraculously, I found an 86 C cab that is in very good shape...minimal rust and dents....but being that it's not a K cab I'll have to swap in the transmission hump from the old cab.
I have read in a number of places that the 4wd humps were bolt on....but mine appears to have been welded in at the factory.
I have borrowd a plasma cutter from a friend, but before I start hacking I figure it would be worth asking for any/all advice on swapping cabs, since I've never done anything like this before.
Can I (should I) bolt in the K hump...or should I weld it in? Are there any other differences between C and K cabs that I should be aware of? Should I go with regular or polyurethane bushings?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
(I did do a thread search for "cab" but all I got was the "sorry...." message, so if I missed any threads on it, please point me in their direction)
I have an 84 K-10 that was in great shape mechanically, but suffered from pretty extensive rot on the cab.....thenI had a wiring harness meltdown at the firewall that deadlined the truck.
While prepping to rewire it with a painless kit I decided to see if I could find a replacement cab (with an A/C dsah) at any of the local junkyards.
Miraculously, I found an 86 C cab that is in very good shape...minimal rust and dents....but being that it's not a K cab I'll have to swap in the transmission hump from the old cab.
I have read in a number of places that the 4wd humps were bolt on....but mine appears to have been welded in at the factory.
I have borrowd a plasma cutter from a friend, but before I start hacking I figure it would be worth asking for any/all advice on swapping cabs, since I've never done anything like this before.
Can I (should I) bolt in the K hump...or should I weld it in? Are there any other differences between C and K cabs that I should be aware of? Should I go with regular or polyurethane bushings?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.