Questions regarding front suspension swap and engine swap.
 

I may be getting a 73-80 Chevrolet fleetside with a small block V8 in it and disc brakes. Now I want to switch the engine, front suspension, and rear end into my truck. My reasons for doing this are of course, upgrading from my I6 to a small block, going from 6-lug to 5-lug all around, and then of course the disc brakes. I have a 250 in at the moment with a 2 Spd. PowerGlide transmission. What all is needed to do these swaps? Do I just swap the front crossmember for the engine and front suspension then bolt it all back up? What extra parts will I need? My truck is a 1967 Chevy C10 SWB fleetside. It's lowered 3/4, if that affects the swap any.

Thanks bunches,
Dylan

Re: Questions regarding front suspension swap and engine swap.
 

The rear end will be different unless your truck has leafs.I'm not sure on width of the rear axles either.Some one will chime in on that.There should be plenty of info on the crossmember swap in a search or the FAQ's

Re: Questions regarding front suspension swap and engine swap.
 

i think the rear end on late 70 and up trucks are wider but im not 100% you should be able to swap the whole front crossmember iirc but i think 2 holes dont line up so you have to cut the holes in your frame.

Re: Questions regarding front suspension swap and engine swap.
 

My rear end is a coil spring rear end, I'll search the FAQ in a minute for the front crossmember swap!