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05-17-2014, 08:30 PM
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79 or 83 body style?
My truck has a pretty good amount of rust thats not visible. Im not sure what i should go with. Get my rust fixed or buy a friends rust free 79 c10 for $2500 and swap the body over. Opinions?
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05-17-2014, 08:52 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
we need pics
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05-17-2014, 08:58 PM
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
i currently dont have any pictures of the other truck but ill get one similar to what the 79 is.
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05-17-2014, 09:02 PM
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
My current truck (not much visible rust most is under the truck or inside the cab)
  the 79 i would get would be red in the middle and white on outside(opposite) but i would want to paint it like this one. |
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05-17-2014, 09:23 PM
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
I think I would get the 79 and use those parts, if possible. GTT
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05-18-2014, 08:18 PM
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
I like them both, that's a toss-up. I had an '83, so I might be biased. But I do love the round-eye trucks a lot. Seems like a lot of work for a little bit of rust. If it's not that bad, I'd take care of it now and not have to do an entire body swap.
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05-19-2014, 12:04 AM
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Location: Maine
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
C10 cab on a K10 frame? That's gonna be a little work. If you don't want to cut up the floor on the C10 you can use a body lift to clear the drive train. Then you can just cut a small hole for the shifter.
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05-19-2014, 03:24 AM
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Location: Louisville,Ky
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
Have a few body shops give you a quote on the rust repairs on your truck.It might be cheaper to repair yours vs doing a body swap.
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05-19-2014, 07:55 AM
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
I went to 2 and to fix the majority of rust on the cab it'll be at least 1600.
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05-19-2014, 08:04 AM
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
1600 vs 2500?? and no labor? think for a min on that one man. what does your wallet say?
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05-20-2014, 03:00 AM
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Location: Louisville,Ky
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
I'm kinda lazy i would pay the 1600 vs the 2500 and having to swap the bodies.
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05-20-2014, 08:48 AM
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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Re: 79 or 83 body style?
Neither. Get a totally rust free truck from the desert southwest and have it transported to you. I doubt that the rust free truck you are considering is really rust free, unless it just moved to your rust belt from a no salt climate. Rust never sleeps. About $1000-$1500 buys a rust free truck with bad or no engine and trans - transport to you for about $800(?) and sell parts not used. Check CL in AZ, NM, NV and maybe socal.
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