Bad News About the Build

[81C10LS3]

Well, I was gettin in to the nitty gritty of things today and ran into a problem.
I removed the bed and about 6 inches back from the cab, the frame has been cut and re-welded in what looks like a hack job of a shortened frame attempt. It looks like this frame was a long wheel base and someone decided to go short. Along with the crappy c-notch for the flipped axle, I'm not to comfortable putting over 500hp to the rear wheels of this frame.

The build is gonna have to wait until I find another suitable chassis.

Anyone know if an 81 will fit on an 88 frame? My buddy has one that he'll give me.

[keniff]

is it an 88box body or the round body that came out that year? if it is a box body it SHOULD fit. measure cab mounts and bed mounts to make sure. if its the rounded front im not sure that itll fit. ive seen a bunch of guys swap the 89-98 beds onto the box body frames but im unsure of the work done to make it work.

[81C10LS3]

Thanks for the input. Not sure what body was on the 88 frame. It's just sitting off in the woods. I'll go take some measurements.

[keniff]

how hard is it to just z the frame and box it in that way your current frame is stronger? or why not just back half it since your going with a custom build. just curious i dont know exaclty what your looking at so a new frame may just be easier for you

[PitchBlackC3]

I don't think they made a RV 1500 in 88. It would be an OBS frame and they are way different.

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