6.5 Suburban chassis swap?

[carhauler]

The body on my '94 Suburban 6.5 is in great shape but the chassis is rusty and getting nasty. Is it too far fetched to think about buying a donor vehicle and swapping this body onto that chassis? Suburban only has 95k, runs great, clean interior and new paint?

[trukdoc]

...frame rust is ONLY cosmetic and NOT otherwise a problem,then your best bet would be to raise the body and blast and repaint/seal the frame...only half the work of frame/body swap and your numbers' still match...jd

[carhauler]

How difficult is it to raise a Suburban body off the frame? I have the equipment, 4-post lift, fork truck etc..

[CAdiesel]

Don't know where you are but another option is buy an old burban and swap the drive train. That is if you live in a state where that is doable emissions wise. I see a ton of burbans out here in CA that are rust free and cheap on craigslist. Mine had 250,000 miles on it when I bought it and hadn't been washed in years but has nothing but surface rust on frame and nothing on body.

[trukdoc]

...borrow your lift? pull the front clip...disconnect and remove the core support with everything still attached to it,i.e.:radiator,a/c condensor core,etc. if it has rear air and the a/c lines are attached to the body then unhook them at firewall,unplug elec.bulkhead connectors...disconnect anything else that attaches to body and chassiss{brake master cylinder,etc.}disconnect body mounts and pick up body with 2post lift and roll chassiss out for further service...have fun...jd oh,the reason I wanted your lift is that I have to put a starter on my nephews firebird later today,talk about a low slung car...

[carhauler]

Thanks, I'll post some pix when we get started lifting the body off.