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From: Fayetteville, NC
To answer your question, any F100-F350 body, bed, hood, and fenders will swap with your 78. Obviously though you can't place a short bed box on a long bed frame and vise versa but you get the idea. 
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From: Delavan, IL
You can swap any cab/bed from 73-79, with the exception of the Highboys as they carry a different rear frame width. The cabs will all bolt up the same, but you will have to modify the bed if you swap highboy/non-highboy. Just swapped a 75 body onto my 78 chasis. No problems except for the rusty old bolts and cab mount bushings...
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From: sunny southern callie
i took a 73 std cab long bed and replaced the std cab with a super cab. it can be done but with lots of modifications. then replaced the 73 front end with a 96 conversion kit.
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From: sunny southern callie
a small company in san diego called perrys fab and fiber. they sell the hood and fenders. then you get a core support lights and grill off of a 92-96 f150. it makes a one of a kind truck.
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From: west central illinois
Originally Posted by samickguy15
You can swap any cab/bed from 73-79, with the exception of the Highboys as they carry a different rear frame width. The cabs will all bolt up the same, but you will have to modify the bed if you swap highboy/non-highboy. Just swapped a 75 body onto my 78 chasis. No problems except for the rusty old bolts and cab mount bushings...
The beds will bolt on you just cant use all the bolt holes right? I know I have seen guys do that around here.
My 79 f250 ( I know it's not a highboy) has a 78 f150 cab so I know you can switch cabs at least.
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From: sunny southern callie
well...... the bed was totaly scrapped, and all i used was the sheet metal bed skins. i cut the front off of the existing bed and sectioned a part out of the bedside. so i turned them into short bed sides. for one lightining the truck and allowing for the roll cage.
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