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gup1972 · 10-01-2018, 05:37 PM

Found another mistake. If you ever build a frame for a C50. The drop amount from the top of the frame to where the front clip sits across the frame rails is 4.25". Not the 3" I somehow measured off the C50 when it was fully assembled. Other than that, everything on the frame seems to work well.

gup1972 · 10-01-2018, 05:39 PM

If anyone is interested in WAS running and driving C50 without the cab and front clip let me know. Everything is there except the cab, front clip, and radiator.

**jdl71** · 10-01-2018, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gup1972

If anyone is interested in WAS running and driving C50 without the cab and front clip let me know. Everything is there except the cab, front clip, and radiator.

Whereabouts?

gup1972 · 10-10-2018, 06:33 PM

Near Union, MO.

gup1972 · 10-13-2018, 02:07 PM

Here is the front end after cutting another 1.5" off the top to fix my mistake. I will make a 3/16" plate that I will weld inside the frame rail to beef it up. My jeep frame is the same height and thickness on the front and I have beat the tar out of it and never had an issue. The extra 400 lbs of the diesel won't be a problem for a road driven vehicle.

gup1972 · 10-13-2018, 02:09 PM

With any luck I will get the top plates made and welded on today.

**CarolinaHD** · 10-13-2018, 05:47 PM

Nice fab work keep it up! This is what I want to do long term with my 67 c50.

gup1972 · 10-13-2018, 08:13 PM

Got it all sewed up tonight. Looks like where I was 2 weekends ago! Will try the front clip again tomorrow when I get some help from a buddy. The next step is to remake all of the rubber body mounts out of polyurethane.

gup1972 · 10-13-2018, 08:16 PM

Now to settle in and listen to the Mizzou vs Alabama game. Hopefully they can stay within 18 points and cover the spread!

gup1972 · 10-14-2018, 05:51 PM

Mizzou got spanked...
Got the front clip on and have the mount for the front grill all measured out and ready to mill. For the front cab mounts I used the factory C50 brackets. I bought a body mount kit for a C-10 from energy suspension (3.4108G) and the bushings marked "4010" are a perfect fit. The back cab mounts are 3.50" tall and will have to be made. Hold on to your shirt when you go to buy 3" diameter 85A polyurethane!!!! Expensive stuff.

sweetk30 · 10-14-2018, 07:33 PM

why not do like the off road guys do and make a spacer block out of aluminum ? if you have the right size bushing minus its height .

lots of guys doing this for 1" -1.5" body lifts these days .

feller · 11-03-2018, 04:29 PM

So is this going to be a 2 cab conversion? In other words no burb? I'm excited to see this

gup1972 · 11-03-2018, 04:32 PM

a couple more pics

gup1972 · 11-03-2018, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by feller

So is this going to be a 2 cab conversion? In other words no burb? I'm excited to see this

That's the plan anyway. I have no body work experience at all but I think I can get it figured out. Not sure how I am going to mate the cabs yet. After deer season I will start cutting the back of the 1st cab off and the front of the 2nd cab off. Then we will see what it is going to take.

feller · 11-03-2018, 08:49 PM

Awesome!! I am in the no body work club too, but I have thought it over quite a bit, Especially since I have 4 cabs setting in my barn. I had to call a friend to talk me out of cutting 2 of them to pieces last week Haha

gup1972 · 11-03-2018, 10:54 PM

Lucky you! I wish I had 4 cabs to work with. I have looked long and hard for these 2 cabs. There is this guy in Hermann MO that I went to look at some parts at. He had at least 6 perfect cabs...and I mean perfect. He also had 3 primo Blazers. Dude wouldn't sell anything. I guess he just wanted to brag and tease me. I don't blame him, I am sure he has a lot of time in finding them. But why advertise and then not sell.

feller · 11-17-2018, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gup1972

Lucky you! I wish I had 4 cabs to work with. I have looked long and hard for these 2 cabs. There is this guy in Hermann MO that I went to look at some parts at. He had at least 6 perfect cabs...and I mean perfect. He also had 3 primo Blazers. Dude wouldn't sell anything. I guess he just wanted to brag and tease me. I don't blame him, I am sure he has a lot of time in finding them. But why advertise and then not sell.

My wife doesn't share our enthusiasm, lol, and where I live it's hard to get a good one. I bought a k10, then another k10 frame with a rusty cab, then 2 c10s for parts, but decided the c10 was better to drive every day, then none were/are road worthy. So they are just waiting their turn, but I am slowly working on a c10 now. Project make it reliable is my build thread

gup1972 · 11-24-2018, 06:27 PM

Got the front firewall of the crew cab portion taken off this weekend. Looks as clean as I had hoped. Started disassembly of the front cab to get the back panel, headliner, etc out. The front driver bottom door pillar is pretty rusty in places. You can buy front pillar replacements for C10's but they are not the same as the C50. I will have to get into it deeper. I was reading a thread earlier and have bought a "67-72 chevy assembly line instruction manual" to help me understand where all the spot welds are. Yikes.

gup1972 · 11-24-2018, 06:31 PM

Some more info....a C50 cab sits off the frame about 2.5" higher than C10-C30 trucks. I will need to locate another set of C50 front cab mounts to get the 2nd cab on the same plane as the front cab. For the back mounts I will have to use the 2 most inboard set of cab mount holes that are already in the cab, and make another cross member and set of bushings like what I made for the front cab.

Anyone have a set of C50 front cab mounts handy??

1976gmc20 · 04-13-2019, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by gup1972

Lucky you! I wish I had 4 cabs to work with. I have looked long and hard for these 2 cabs. There is this guy in Hermann MO that I went to look at some parts at. He had at least 6 perfect cabs...and I mean perfect. He also had 3 primo Blazers. Dude wouldn't sell anything. I guess he just wanted to brag and tease me. I don't blame him, I am sure he has a lot of time in finding them. But why advertise and then not sell.

He probably didn't want them to get cut up.

feller · 04-25-2019, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

He probably didn't want them to get cut up.

Mostly I was looking for non-rotted parts to salvage, and I got a couple of great deals along the way

Campbel45 · 07-10-2019, 02:05 PM

Hey gup1972,

When your able, could you take a couple pictures of how your ch465 is mounted to the engine? Trying to confirm if there is adapter in between the engine and trans. Thanks!

6BT 56 · 11-03-2018, 11:27 PM

This looks like a great build . Can I ask why you didn't want to use the original frame ? I would guess there plenty strong ? Keep up the great work . I'd love to build a reg cab truck like this with a big flat bed .

gup1972 · 11-04-2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 6BT 56

This looks like a great build . Can I ask why you didn't want to use the original frame ? I would guess there plenty strong ? Keep up the great work . I'd love to build a reg cab truck like this with a big flat bed .

The original frame had several fire truck items that had been welded on and cut off over the years. It probably would have been fine but would have required a BUNCH of cleanup, etc. I really have no reason other than I wanted to I guess. In hindsight I would probably be much further along than where I am.

*Subject2Change* · 11-12-2018, 12:11 PM

Question. I bought a 69 c50 and Im going to swap in my 79 K3500 DRW axles in. Any idea how close the spring perches are to a 3500 axles? I dont have my hands on the c50 yet.

10-01-2018, 05:37 PM	#1
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Found another mistake. If you ever build a frame for a C50. The drop amount from the top of the frame to where the front clip sits across the frame rails is 4.25". Not the 3" I somehow measured off the C50 when it was fully assembled. Other than that, everything on the frame seems to work well.

10-01-2018, 05:39 PM	#2
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build If anyone is interested in WAS running and driving C50 without the cab and front clip let me know. Everything is there except the cab, front clip, and radiator.

10-10-2018, 06:33 PM	#4
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Near Union, MO.

10-13-2018, 02:07 PM	#5
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Here is the front end after cutting another 1.5" off the top to fix my mistake. I will make a 3/16" plate that I will weld inside the frame rail to beef it up. My jeep frame is the same height and thickness on the front and I have beat the tar out of it and never had an issue. The extra 400 lbs of the diesel won't be a problem for a road driven vehicle. Attached Images

10-13-2018, 02:09 PM	#6
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build With any luck I will get the top plates made and welded on today.

10-13-2018, 05:47 PM	#7
CarolinaHD Moderator Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Cabarrus Posts: 406	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Nice fab work keep it up! This is what I want to do long term with my 67 c50. __________________ Alex 1967 C50 292ci Lumber truck 1967 C50 292ci Dump truck 1967 C60 366ci Fire truck

10-13-2018, 08:13 PM	#8
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Got it all sewed up tonight. Looks like where I was 2 weekends ago! Will try the front clip again tomorrow when I get some help from a buddy. The next step is to remake all of the rubber body mounts out of polyurethane. Attached Images

10-13-2018, 08:16 PM	#9
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Now to settle in and listen to the Mizzou vs Alabama game. Hopefully they can stay within 18 points and cover the spread!

10-14-2018, 05:51 PM	#10
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Mizzou got spanked... Got the front clip on and have the mount for the front grill all measured out and ready to mill. For the front cab mounts I used the factory C50 brackets. I bought a body mount kit for a C-10 from energy suspension (3.4108G) and the bushings marked "4010" are a perfect fit. The back cab mounts are 3.50" tall and will have to be made. Hold on to your shirt when you go to buy 3" diameter 85A polyurethane!!!! Expensive stuff. Attached Images

10-14-2018, 07:33 PM	#11
sweetk30 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: horseheads,ny rust belt Posts: 2,794	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build why not do like the off road guys do and make a spacer block out of aluminum ? if you have the right size bushing minus its height . lots of guys doing this for 1" -1.5" body lifts these days . __________________ 77-k30lb BIG truck build . 87-k30lb budget beater build . 85-k30lb the plow machine build . 85-c10sb summer fun toy . ----------------------------- HOLLEY SNIPER efi = worst case of p.i.t.a i ever had . EDELBROCK pro flo 4 = best deal going so far . love my setup works great.

11-03-2018, 04:29 PM	#12
feller Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: madison, IN. Posts: 484	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build So is this going to be a 2 cab conversion? In other words no burb? I'm excited to see this

11-03-2018, 04:32 PM	#13
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build a couple more pics Attached Images

11-03-2018, 08:49 PM	#15
feller Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: madison, IN. Posts: 484	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Awesome!! I am in the no body work club too, but I have thought it over quite a bit, Especially since I have 4 cabs setting in my barn. I had to call a friend to talk me out of cutting 2 of them to pieces last week Haha

11-03-2018, 10:54 PM	#16
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Lucky you! I wish I had 4 cabs to work with. I have looked long and hard for these 2 cabs. There is this guy in Hermann MO that I went to look at some parts at. He had at least 6 perfect cabs...and I mean perfect. He also had 3 primo Blazers. Dude wouldn't sell anything. I guess he just wanted to brag and tease me. I don't blame him, I am sure he has a lot of time in finding them. But why advertise and then not sell.

11-24-2018, 06:27 PM	#18
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Got the front firewall of the crew cab portion taken off this weekend. Looks as clean as I had hoped. Started disassembly of the front cab to get the back panel, headliner, etc out. The front driver bottom door pillar is pretty rusty in places. You can buy front pillar replacements for C10's but they are not the same as the C50. I will have to get into it deeper. I was reading a thread earlier and have bought a "67-72 chevy assembly line instruction manual" to help me understand where all the spot welds are. Yikes. Attached Images



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11-24-2018, 06:31 PM	#19
gup1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: MO Posts: 39	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Some more info....a C50 cab sits off the frame about 2.5" higher than C10-C30 trucks. I will need to locate another set of C50 front cab mounts to get the 2nd cab on the same plane as the front cab. For the back mounts I will have to use the 2 most inboard set of cab mount holes that are already in the cab, and make another cross member and set of bushings like what I made for the front cab. Anyone have a set of C50 front cab mounts handy??

07-10-2019, 02:05 PM	#22
Campbel45 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Greenwood, IN Posts: 376	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Hey gup1972, When your able, could you take a couple pictures of how your ch465 is mounted to the engine? Trying to confirm if there is adapter in between the engine and trans. Thanks!

11-03-2018, 11:27 PM	#23
6BT 56 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Coldwater On. Canada Posts: 551	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build This looks like a great build . Can I ask why you didn't want to use the original frame ? I would guess there plenty strong ? Keep up the great work . I'd love to build a reg cab truck like this with a big flat bed . __________________ 56 gmc 4X4 Cummins 5 spd 60F 70R 2005 Ram 3500 DRW cummins 4X4. 2006 Conolift 9/15. 2011 F 350 winter beater New 2018 ram 3500 drw 4x4. Makes my 2005 Look as if it's been running on 4 cyl since new ! My Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=556908

11-12-2018, 12:11 PM	#25
Subject2Change Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Clarkston Posts: 8	Re: 1969 C50 crew cab build Question. I bought a 69 c50 and Im going to swap in my 79 K3500 DRW axles in. Any idea how close the spring perches are to a 3500 axles? I dont have my hands on the c50 yet.

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