Re: Project Family Hauler
Good thing you caught that body mount befòre ya got too far along.
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Looks like you've really put in a lot of well thought out work. How many times have you pulled the engine / put it back in? Looking good so far:metal:
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The engine has only been in and out 3 times since the frame went under.
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wait, what! how did I not get update notifications on this!
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Nice work! I have no real helpful ideas on how to hide the frame from showing. Step tubes are my only idea. That might hide it some what.
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Channel the body over the frame?
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I gotta say, from the pictures, the frame doesn't stand out that much. being that it's fully boxed, I like it. being a van frame, it does seem more of a challenge. for the crew we just said screw it, cut the floor and set the cab where we wanted it, then built a whole sub framed floor to fit the newer frame. for my burb, I plan on keeping as much of the donor floor as possible. being that you're burnt out on body work, I can understand not wanting to dive into any more mods. I imagine the van floor sat way too high to have a flat deck and clear the power train, so my suggestion would be just snip bits out of the way of the body until it sits where you want, then built a subframe for the floor where needed. this may give you better mounting points later as well. since its 4x4, how much of the frame do you really need to hide?
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By the way it's not a 4x4. It's AWD. They sit lower and it sounds sportier. |
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What's the latest on this? I don't want to be the only one using an AWD van for a frame swap, that's a bad sign! Mine is almost finished so if you're still pressing forward I could offer up some advice on lowering/steering/brakes, the things that took me the longest to figure out. Best wishes, Ben.
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