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Im from south dakota and i have 1980 chevy k10 custom deluxe 4x4. This is my first square body ive owned..i am goin build it into a mud truck. So i might need a little bit of advice for this truck.it has a inline 6 in it but i have 83 1 ton that might have 454 in it.will it work?
 

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why not just use the 83 1 ton as the mud truck?
 

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The 83 is a 2wd.
 

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The 83 is a 2wd.

o lol... well in that case most everything from 1 squarebody will bolt right into any other square body. You will need to put a different cross member in certain situations though. Just do your research there is a million topics about doing just this. Its been covered
 

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