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everything behind the cab is drasticly diffrent. and some little things foward of there, not to mention the 2" wheelbase diffrence. and alot of other things that I am to lazy to go into right now.
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John, In 73 Ford widened the chassis I believe 3" and made the rear wheels track the front. A 4" section was also added to the rear of the floor pan so the rails are longer as well. 
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>Are you planning on swapping bodies between the two years?
>It can be done fairly easy. There were some changes, but
>the bodies will fit with very slight modifications.
You wouldn't happen to remember those "slight modifictaions" off the top of your head would you ??
I am wondering if they are the ones I think I will encounter, like bed mount bolts not exactly matching the holes in the box, a slightly wider gap between the bed and the cab, an extra gas tank filler hole to add........having to fill my beer fridge more often for a while
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>It can be done fairly easy. There were some changes, but
>the bodies will fit with very slight modifications.
You wouldn't happen to remember those "slight modifictaions" off the top of your head would you ??
I am wondering if they are the ones I think I will encounter, like bed mount bolts not exactly matching the holes in the box, a slightly wider gap between the bed and the cab, an extra gas tank filler hole to add........having to fill my beer fridge more often for a while
Sparky
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