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Mar 20, 2017 20:45:17 GMT
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Hello,
Can you guys help me find more projects where the complete floor with suspension etc. Is swapped into another car?
Links to these projects would be greatly appreciated.
I have a combination with an alfa alfetta gtv, a bmw E39 and an audi V8 engine in my head..
Give me inspiration please!
Greetings Remco
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Mar 20, 2017 23:00:46 GMT
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If you haven't already tale a look at build-threads.com has a canny list of chassis swaps
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VW nut
1984 MK2 golf type 19e
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Mar 20, 2017 23:25:29 GMT
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My feeling is, and I may be wrong about this, but I didn't think you were allowed to carve the floor out of one car, and weld it into another to create a monocoque car with different underpinnings than it left the factory with. Or are you talking about taking a car body, and putting it on another chassis? Like for example a tata loadbeta pick up body, on a range rover chassis.
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Mar 20, 2017 23:31:55 GMT
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Dvla is not an issue since i'm Dutch. ;-)
Our rules are not very clear so we can get away with more stuff.
I want to build my own unibody with the gtv top and E39 floor section. Alfa didn't evolve with it's rwd platform after the eighties so i looked at brands that did. E39 is nice handling car with very good rear axle.
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Mar 21, 2017 11:18:04 GMT
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Dvla is not an issue since i'm Dutch. ;-) Our rules are not very clear so we can get away with more stuff. ^ That makes a big difference (and will make a lot of folk in the UK very jealous - we need to use a car that has a separate chassis or it is very difficult to do properly here) This might give you a few ideas retrorides.proboards.com/thread/179752/1973-volvo-p1800es-chassis-conversion  |
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Mar 21, 2017 13:52:05 GMT
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I've seen somewhere a chap using the bottom of an e36 and a mk1 Escort body, can't find it now though. That was in the UK but don't know how legitimate it was DVLA wise.
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Mar 21, 2017 14:02:21 GMT
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I've seen somewhere a chap using the bottom of an e36 and a mk1 Escort body, can't find it now though. That was in the UK but don't know how legitimate it was DVLA wise. It was on here, people kept mentioning BIVA or whatever it's called, so he removed every trace of it from the net. |
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Mar 21, 2017 14:04:56 GMT
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I've seen somewhere a chap using the bottom of an e36 and a mk1 Escort body, can't find it now though. That was in the UK but don't know how legitimate it was DVLA wise. Hi, Yes I remember that one, It caused quite a ferfuffle with people questioning his plans and the legality of it and him not seeing a problem with it. He got quite upset about the grief he was getting and took his ball in and the thread with it. Colin |
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OUTRUN
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Mar 21, 2017 14:50:03 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2017 14:51:58 GMT by OUTRUN
I need your help to get back to the year 1985.
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Mar 21, 2017 14:53:35 GMT
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People always rabbit on about BIVA sh!t on here and chase folk away. Let the builder make that decision, and just enjoy the engineering. I'd rather they didn't jeopardise the future of the car modifying hobby further by publically displaying how much they are flouting the rules. That may just be me though. Also if it is built well (and depending on the "top" vehicle) they should be able to pass a BIVA. Lash two cars together with little thought to how it will all work and it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that the powers that be don't want it on the road. |
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2017 15:16:36 GMT by HoTWire
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OUTRUN
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Mar 21, 2017 15:02:43 GMT
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People always rabbit on about BIVA sh!t on here and chase folk away. Let the builder make that decision, and just enjoy the engineering. I'd rather they didn't jeopardise the future of the car modifying hobby further by publically displaying how much they are floating the rules. That may just be me though. Also if it is built well (and depending on the "top" vehicle) they should be able to pass a BIVA. Lash two cars together with little thought to how it will all work and it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that the powers that be don't want it on the road. I agree, but who is to know at times, if they are intending using these cars on the road? People are quick to judge. I actually asked the guy building the Nova/Evo if he is going down that route (but minus the sarcasm and internet expert persona you often see on here) and he said if he puts it on the road, then yes. Fair enough, I say. On with the builds!  |
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2017 15:04:37 GMT by OUTRUN
I need your help to get back to the year 1985.
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Mar 21, 2017 16:46:45 GMT
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^ good points by @outrun - I love the thought and effort that goes into body-swaps (old shell onto modern performance floorpan etc), but my first thought is often "how can you legally get that on the road in the UK" I'll admit I'm often guilty of assuming I'm looking at a road project, when it could well be a pure track/off-road/"fun" build. As said above - on with the build threads |
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Mar 21, 2017 20:23:57 GMT
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One of my mates is building a Volvo c70 coupe driftcar..
He is using a complete bmw 1 series floorpan and suspension and stuff. Wheelbase is equal and even the width of the floorpan is dead on.
I'll try to place some pics from it.
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dikkehemaworst
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Links to body swapped projects dikkehemaworst
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Mar 21, 2017 20:35:26 GMT
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Dvla is not an issue since i'm Dutch. ;-) Our rules are not very clear so we can get away with more stuff. As long if you document every small detail and have receipts of EVERYTHING and all the logbooks of all he cars used and in your name, and you pass the safetytests in Lelystad. Then your good to go. I did it , an it took a while , but I passed. Making a fiat 600 into a convertible |
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Mar 21, 2017 20:57:21 GMT
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The astra van and nova van in the links are nice!
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Mar 21, 2017 21:01:18 GMT
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Dvla is not an issue since i'm Dutch. ;-) Our rules are not very clear so we can get away with more stuff. As long if you document every small detail and have receipts of EVERYTHING and all the logbooks of all he cars used and in your name, and you pass the safetytests in Lelystad. Then your good to go. I did it , an it took a while , but I passed. Making a fiat 600 into a convertible We build a jetta mk1 with Mercedes om606 engine and rwd conversion. Went to rdw for the engineswap and half an hour and sixty euros later we got the ok. Fully legal now. |
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Mar 23, 2017 15:33:09 GMT
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Mar 25, 2017 19:45:26 GMT
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www.saabv4.com'70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V
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Mar 25, 2017 20:05:49 GMT
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