A '55 Chevy Pickup And Tahoe Chassis Swap You Want To See!

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This builder and fan of PowerNation used the shows to help with this awesome and unique build! Eric Baltazar looks forward to Saturday mornings to get his does of PowerNation how-to tech that he used for his 1955 Chevy pickup build. Along with the help of Greg Bush from Past Time Customs, they took the body off of a Chevy Tahoe and put a '55 Chevy pickup on top of the full chassis suspension drivetrain.
At first, Greg thought Eric was crazy for attempting this swap but they made it possible! They managed to get everything from wheel wells to fenders to line up, then it was on to the bodywork! Eric wanted a copper effect on the truck, and after a lot of work it turned out looking great. It may look antique on the outside, but on the inside, it's nice and polished. It's a one of a kind build, that's for sure!
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@renwickras3044 3 года назад

I wish you showed more on fitting the body on the chassis and what you had to overcome to make it all fit.

@bobstitzenberger1834 2 года назад

There's a kit www.e-zchassisswaps.com/

@trentdavis8301 10 месяцев назад

Hell yea that's what I'm trying to find

@DiegoLopez-ii7ve 6 месяцев назад

Im gonna Buy a Chevy '91 C15 2WD to put in a 55 chassis, Will go the way with EZ Chassis Swap Kits, lot of people uses them... Hopefully im buying that truck next month

@CraigPlus2 6 лет назад

Rad truck and a great example for what can be done when the owner/builder has a vision. Right arm!!!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@marv.mon.9845 5 лет назад

Damn that belt

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

......hehehehehe.....yup

@ericbaltazar5154 6 лет назад

Hey that's my truck!!!!!!!!.......Rock n Rolll!!!!!!!!............. dream come true!!!!!!!!!!.......

@allseasonsoutdoortv6108 4 года назад

Hi Eric I'm building my 55. Where are you guys located in sc?

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

@@allseasonsoutdoortv6108 .........greenville sc

@HenauderTitzauf 5 лет назад

I’m not a General Motor guy, but this is a great job. I admire the effort and time that was expended and the thought involved to complete the truck.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you very much

@GMCTIM Год назад

Our oldest son has a 55 3100 he bought very cheap from grandpa ( my dad ) ! Out with the six, 3 speed. In with 383 stroker, auto ! Looking & sounding good ! 👍✌

@Mike-xt2ot 4 года назад

Tech tip I have had great success with using Tree Root Killer on bare metal to achieve a cool copper color. Tree root killer is very inexpensive Tree root killer contains copper Sulpate and that is the chemical he described using in this video. Hope yall like the tip!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

...... I'm going to try that

@mdeleon6 2 года назад

Would you know how to then make that copper turn to a green tone? Like aged copper?

@jakefriesenjake Год назад

@@mdeleon6I would say just start soaking it down with a salt water and vinegar mix to start the corrosion process

@joeguy1240 5 лет назад

all that work and the belt is still making noise on the 5.3 haha

@jaycoca1417 5 лет назад

HATER HAHA Joe gay drives a Subaru

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

......yup

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

It was disappointing and annoying

@maxboya 3 года назад

More work than you’ll ever achieve in even your wildest dreams.

@timwegman5776 2 года назад

Hahaha omg I thought it was just me that heard that. Jokes aside she is one absolutely beautiful truck, you hit it out of the park my friend like way way out that park to the moon Fo show beautiful!!!!

@mustanggarland24 Год назад

It's freaking beautiful 😮

@snoopu2601 5 лет назад

Nice I bet he feels better driving something he built with help. With all the modern-day power package in the truck.

@oldfordcarsandtrucks 5 лет назад

love the 55's , best looking Chevy truck made, wish I could have kept mine

@scarharting5577 4 года назад

57's have the nicer grill.

@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983 2 года назад

My son's 1966 Chevy sits on a Tahoe and that was done 10 years ago at least.. the interesting thing with that is that it was a long bed cut down. Because the actual bed measurement looks like a short bed at first but it's actually in between the length of a 6 ft and 8 ft bed. With all of it cut off the front of the bed. Anyway it worked out good and it looks right. And truck appears to balanced aesthetically and will base is correct fitting the opening of the offender wells. I'll agree the title says setting it on a Tahoe frame and not enough of it with dedicated to that.

@coreyellisart6877 3 года назад

Alot of people do body swaps Normally you take measurements of the truck then head to the junk yard to measure junkers to get the right chassis

@johnharris2229 4 года назад

Awesome build; love the metal work, swap, and ingenuity!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@davidarnds3831 5 лет назад

Beautiful. Good Job you Guys.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you very much

@LegendaryWoke 3 года назад

Great paint job!

@ericbaltazar5154 Год назад

Thank you

@LegendaryWoke Год назад

@@ericbaltazar5154 You're welcome!

@willrector9716 Год назад

I have a 59 suburban on a 06 duramax chassis.... just shortened the frame no need to widen the fenders... and it has a 6 inch lift with 35s on it.... still getting built but should be done in the spring

@ericbaltazar5154 Год назад

Rock on...

@richc9503 5 лет назад

Very cool build, love the truck!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@frankdestra2882 4 года назад

Great job !

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@Obby_Unsk 10 месяцев назад

Man I want an old Land Rover Defender body on a more modern/ affordable truck frame

@bluecollarhotrods9781 2 года назад

A friend of my father's is doing these swaps in WI. I'd like to see one done start to finish, he makes it sound easy.

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

We all know it's not easy lol.

@ericbaltazar5154 Год назад

Easy can be a relative term right?

@hermyherm365 6 лет назад

That’s awesome!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@dennisluchtefeld8156 3 года назад

Love it!!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@N-Scale 5 лет назад

I simply LOVE the truck. Mike

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you very much...

@N-Scale 3 года назад

@@ericbaltazar5154 Nice work Brother !!

@barrywilson6811 2 года назад

Looks like a leather jacket too 👍🏾

@ericbaltazar5154 2 года назад

I love the look of old leather

@wildnwheeling3042 4 года назад

Nice Tahoe, wish it was a 4x4

@meradu2 4 года назад

WILDn WHEELING304 lol I’m working on my 57 Tahoe swap from a 99 Tahoe 4x4 lol

@monahumada7535 4 года назад

@@meradu2 out of curiosity, why did you go with the 4x4 and not the AWD on the Denali? Do you plan on crawling it?

@meradu2 4 года назад

MON Ahumada lol no the Tahoe is what I have

@davekana8388 5 лет назад

Cool!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@tri5garage544 4 года назад

That truck is awesome. I am fixing to do a 74 GMC body on an 01 suburban.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@teddyballgames1025 5 лет назад

Love the copper finish. Where did you get the product?

@braddavis5871 3 года назад

what had to be done to the tahoe frame to get the 55 body to fit?

@bobstitzenberger1834 2 года назад

There's a kit www.e-zchassisswaps.com/

@topcityautomechanic4336 3 года назад

Very Nice :-)

@ericbaltazar5154 2 года назад

Thank you

@daddyshovel7995 3 года назад

The S10 blazer frame works perfect and the wheels don't stick out like that.

@mdeleon6 2 года назад

What years blazer chassis would work?

@mattmccoy2410 5 лет назад

Hell yeah nice

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@3100c1O Год назад

I want to know what measurements you used for this wheel and the offset, I like it for my truck but I don't know how to find them, I am using the platform of a 2004 GMC Sierra

@CarsnStuff 6 лет назад

i have a 1955 GMC pickup and i've been wanting to attempt conversion like this. not that experienced though with metal fab. i just wanna make it drive like a modern vehicle but not look it. i know there are kits to get it to fit up to a 1987 chevy C10 but i dont see much for anything newer.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

I heard someone is coming out with one

@jakefriesenjake Год назад

There are kits now available to do swaps onto a Tahoe.

@lortieme 4 года назад

I am looking for a 55 GMC stepside deluxe cab with a 4speed hydromatic transmission , 283 v8 - that was my first vehicle and loved it now I want to find another one ...

@monahumada7535 4 года назад

Any luck?

@kirkprell4493 5 лет назад

I like the truck, the only thing I don't like is that it's lowered.

@JustinBrown.. 5 лет назад

any way i can learn more about the frame swap?

@meradu2 4 года назад

Justin Brown me to I’m l a project now on trying to swap my 57 truck on my 1999 Chevy Tahoe

@ljrubicon378 4 года назад

Measuring tape, cut off wheels, and a mig welder. That’s all you need to know

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

....... what do you want to know

@jakefriesenjake Год назад

@@ljrubicon378might need a shop hoist too....

@JSBIRD69 5 лет назад

God bless you Son!!

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you very much

@BCinCA1 3 года назад

@@ericbaltazar5154 Fantastic project! Love it!!! Do you have a RU-vid channel or website chronicling the details of this frame swap? I want to do the same thing, but I’m concerned about how wide the track is on a Tahoe/Yukon chassis compared to the Tri-Five.

@kj9219 5 лет назад

Out of all the trucks with rust, smeared ugly paint, TRYING for the real (patina) THIS is the best I've seen. Almost a pastel color. Very subtle. What about brass tinting?...

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

........ thank you very much...

@yeboscrebo4451 2 года назад

Wow

@ericbaltazar5154 Год назад

Thank you

@coryament 2 года назад

i am getting ready to do this same swap

@ericbaltazar5154 2 года назад

Good luck with it

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

How's the swap going? It can't be as easy as they make it seem in this video.

@coryament 2 года назад

@@freemansgarage actually my chevy project stalled over title issues. Still working on the 38 ford chassis swaps

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

@@coryament That sucks. None of my beeswax, but if it's as simple as you bought a vehicle with no title, you can get one hassle free in another state & then switch it to your state. I don't know you or what you know, but I'm just throwing it out there in case it can help you & your project. Vermont is one of a few states that's been doing this every single day for many years. I've done it many times.

@coryament 2 года назад

@@freemansgarage i will tell the owner to look into that

@johnlondon8554 5 лет назад

Beautiful . Can you make with new Tahoe model?

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

....I don't see why not

@anthonyhunt701 Год назад

4wd?

@emanuelreid-oxley6628 4 года назад

Very nice bro I like what you do with your truck I am thinking the same thing with only I am looking at a 92 1500 but I have to get a chassis to fit it job on your truck👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🚙🚙🚙🚘🚘🚘🚘 I have to find someone who can help me with my science I am not mechanically inclined

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

........ take your time..... mistakes can usually be fixed so don't stress it...

@benjaminp6924 3 года назад

I'm setting a 50 styleline on a 99 Yukon/Tahoe frame

@todddennehy804 2 года назад

I have a '99 Tahoe 2wd and would like to put my '56 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special body on it and leave the whole Tahoe interior in place. Am I dreaming?

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

@@todddennehy804 If I'm pickin up what you're layin down...that's gonna be wild. Did you do it?

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

I'm curious how the swap turned out

@benjaminp6924 2 года назад

@@freemansgarage still a work in progress, I haven't had much time but six of the body mounts line near perfect and it's the same wheel base length

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

@@benjaminp6924 Wow who would've guessed that. I'm gonna keep that in mind. I hope you're able to get it done & go enjoy it. Take care

@victoraleman7042 5 лет назад

Master Chan ?

@chevyilovecoffee156 5 лет назад

58 and 68 88 98 08 .....8 seems to make a difference

@onceitsgone8820 Год назад

I would have at least tried to shut that tensioner pulley up with some WD before the photo shoot.

@ericbaltazar5154 Год назад

Did that......annoying right?....

@johnnywrench9669 5 лет назад

I finger full of dielectric grease before your next photo shoot on that truck.

@oilfieldtrucker4868 4 года назад

Someone explain how they widened the front fenders

@monahumada7535 4 года назад

I have never done this but why would they modify the fender and not the frame? Its a 2wd frame.

@KR-hg8be 4 года назад

@@monahumada7535 if you widen the frame now you need to work on the suspension gemoetry, streering parts might not line up right. Body work just sits there doing nothing so its easier to make changes too without unintended consequences.

@jakefriesenjake Год назад

You just mark up the fenders (kinda squarly) and then cut it. Slide the panel out and then weld in a strip of metal to fill the gap.

@gzuz4148 5 лет назад

Mater

@danielsmith4090 4 года назад

This ride is bitchin'!

@ericbaltazar5154 2 года назад

Thank you

@shenaniganskywalker518 3 года назад

That's the 56 grill

@crimpcreep6887 5 лет назад

Seat belts! Upgrade for safety.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

......it has seat belts

@BLAC_WORX 5 лет назад

Cool truck but why go through the work of doing a chassis swap when you can buy an ifs and 4link kit? Im guessing this was way more expensive than going that route?

@rustyjeep2469 5 лет назад

Motorsporks Why? Because he got a much stronger frame, LS series engine, auto trans with overdrive, 4 wheel disc brakes... and on top of that I’m sure that burnt up Tahoe cost a lot less than aftermarket front and rear suspension would.

@RacerRickxx 5 лет назад

Cheaper, but much more labor. I bought a rusted out 98' C1500 and did a very similar swap. Lots of time, but the donor truck was only $500 running and driving. You will pay for it one way or another - either with $$$ or with time.

@erikdale9145 4 года назад

@@RacerRickxx you did it with an apache?

@RacerRickxx 4 года назад

@@erikdale9145 59' Apache. I am doing it with another, on a 91' C1500 shortbox frame and LS swap. This one is going to be my shop truck.

@erikdale9145 4 года назад

@@RacerRickxx nice dude, I am moving my 59 into the realm of heater, wood flat bed and modern engine/4wd to daily that beast more often. Looking for ideal best candidates. Shes been sitting in rust&moss for 35yrs or so.

@terrencemashonga7503 2 года назад

Hello guys, this is inspiring. Would someone help me as I'm making plans to start a project on my dad's 1958 Apache stepside. My dad is still alive at over 80 years old so I would like to do this with him. I'm in Harare Zimbabwe

@jakefriesenjake Год назад

They make kits now to do chassis swaps on to Tahoes.

@eddiethacker6721 3 года назад

Will a1977silverdeo pickup body mount on 1995g20 van. Chassis?

@ericbaltazar5154 2 года назад

I can't say for sure Start measuring

@mannygarcia3813 5 лет назад

No one has done it ? I drop my 1958 on a 1978 GMC truck no problem

@taylorswiftnumberon1 5 лет назад

Same except my was an 1981 chevy pu

@mannygarcia3813 5 лет назад

@@taylorswiftnumberon1 I drill out the cab mounts of the old chassis to mount the Apache cab and now it makes a annoying noise from the mounts I have change the rubber spacers and hope that stops the noise

@taylorswiftnumberon1 5 лет назад

@@mannygarcia3813 I don't know man ya may wanna check your motor mounts or trans mount even seen u joints cause a buzzing noise

@mannygarcia3813 5 лет назад

@@taylorswiftnumberon1 I gonna do that thanks

@taylorswiftnumberon1 5 лет назад

@@mannygarcia3813 good luck hope thats the problem

@dhorn247 2 года назад

Front bumper is throwing me off

@freemansgarage 2 года назад

I can see that

@Gstevenz1 5 лет назад

What’s Erik’s Social Media Tag.. He has made my day..

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

@bonafidebuiltbb

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

Thank you

@splibb 3 года назад

What is that high pitched squeaky noise

@ericbaltazar5154 2 года назад

A very annoying belt squeal

@deliveryguyrx 5 лет назад

Drive the wheels off of that thing!!

@larrywoodruff7530 4 года назад

One minor issue, now it is no longer a real 55 Chevy truck.

@KR-hg8be 4 года назад

There's thousands of them rusting in fields while this one lives again.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

.......I guess but that's not what I was going for

@markmullins9037 5 лет назад

Dude change the pulley or the belt nice ass truck but that squeal is horrible

@johnlondon8554 5 лет назад

Can u swap in a Tahoe 2012? Can u use the motor and transmission too?

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

.......yes you can

@jhutch1470 5 лет назад

Why not just paint the damn thing? I must be old school because i don't understand why people fuck up a truck's finish and think it is cool.

@dyer2cycle 4 года назад

..never mind..I saw the thumbnail picture and thought this was for a stock-appearing resto-mod..not another lowered,ls-swapped,rubber-band tired, heavily modified pos.. :(

@meyaht Год назад

you... you didn't show any of the work... wow...

@chrisjar1342 5 лет назад

Ok bro give it back, you got your TV time now its time to give it back to me. I let u borrow it now give it back

@chrismc.4437 5 лет назад

Douchebag.

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

..........hehehehehe...

@daleearnhardt817 3 года назад

Some one should have helped the owner with his English ,with terms like ground rather than grinded .so gear heads won't sound so stupid

@ericbaltazar5154 3 года назад

.....hey it's Dale Earnhardt!!!!!!........ nice catch on the grammatical...

@garyhayes4756 4 года назад

1st person to do a frame swap on a 04 Tahoe haha what a joke

@revolutionday1 5 лет назад

Why in the fuck would you do all this to a truck, just to have it look so shitty?!

@taylorh3930 5 лет назад

I hate this rat rod shit paint thing people are doing these days. In my opinion you spend all that time building the truck why make it look like a worn out shit paint job. I say he should of givin it a glossy simple paint job.

@05gtdriver 5 лет назад

Looks like someone peed on it and let it dry, not a fan of the "patina" look. Just like an old vehicle is "original" once, so is the patina as it ages, recreating the patina is just silly IMO.