PDA

View Full Version : Frame/Body Swap


-ROKTOY-
11-22-2007, 12:54 AM
I was browsing threw the pictures on TRS, and I came across this truck.

Page: '85 Ranger On '79 Bronco Chassis (http://www.therangerstation.com/galleries/SolidRangers/BSwanson.html)

Is it an easy or fairly easy swap?

Sunk
11-22-2007, 01:05 AM
Well just off the top of my head, you'll need to probably relocate/fab your own body and bed mounts, you may need to bob the bed depending on the length, you'll need to run wiring from the chassis through the body, etc...

I know its been done a couple times before, and also with an EB frame, I think that's a little closer width-wise.

samsonitesamsonite
11-22-2007, 11:17 AM
get a hold of DaveR he did the swap.

TireIron
11-22-2007, 08:27 PM
it does require some SERIOUS body mount fabrication especially for the rear cab mounts and the bed mounts. The bed ends up with somewhere around an 8-10" lift from the frame due to the design of the frame and how much it rises up in the front. If the 79 has a 460 then it needs even more work to get the cab to clear the motor, but damn does it look good with the 460 under the hood...

-ROKTOY-
11-23-2007, 03:46 AM
I looked for:

DaveR - Nothing couldn't even find his name.
Dave R - Nothing

baddis
11-23-2007, 04:12 AM
go to the members list , hit the letter d and go to the second page and go down until you see Dave R
Super Moderator