'77 W200 crewcab - are older parts a a reasonable option?

Posted by dj [209.216.190.119] on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 23:43:40 :

Got the '77 crewcab started - first time in 5 years the PO said. All the lights even worked. Didn't bring it home yet, maybe tomorrow.
It has a 318/4spd, full-time FWD. The body is really good, considering. I've had two sweptline-era crewcabs and they were both rusted completely out. I don't have them anymore, but I do have a '70 w200 single cab, also rusted out, that I retired recently. I'd love to have the '70 running gear under this '77 cc - big knuckle front end, 205 TC, PTO/winch, custom HD rear springs.
Is that crazy? Maybe I should be chasing later running gear? I'm sure I want to get away from the 203 transfer case and the full-time front end.
Thanks for any suggestions - feel free to point me to threads I might have missed, or other links. Thanks!

Follow Ups:

• I put divorced 205 in my 78 W200 club cab - bucky 08:15:27 12/14/2011
  • Re: I put divorced 205 in my 78 W200 club cab - David N. Lundstrom 10:24:11 12/14/2011
    • Re: I put divorced 205 in my 78 W200 club cab - bucky 00:23:21 12/15/2011
• Re: '77 W200 crewcab - are older parts a a reasonable option? - Doug Cartwright 01:58:52 12/14/2011
  • The only way to go - Don in Missouri 13:04:53 12/14/2011
    • Re: The only way to go - DJ 16:12:15 12/14/2011
      • Re: The only way to go - Don in Missouri 17:16:19 12/14/2011
  • Re: '77 W200 crewcab - are older parts a a reasonable option? - kd in nc 07:09:21 12/14/2011
    • Re: '77 W200 crewcab - are older parts a a reasonable option? - adamkw12 10:49:30 12/14/2011

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