Swapping kombi floors?

Secoh Fahrvergnugen

926 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Jan 2004, 8:12 pm

#127162

What is involved in swapping the complete floor pan from a bay kombi? is it even concievably possible?

Here's the theory. You can get a brand new bay kombi body shell in a crate (price unknown) but you would have to rego it under current ADR's. AKA no way it'd ever pass.

But you can get a local kombi and in theory use the kombi "chassis" with a new body, therefore it'd be a rebodied '76 (ish) kombi and only have to comply with '76 etc ADR's.

so....is it possible?

Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jan 2004, 7:34 am

#127295

Not possible, the Kombi body is part of the chassis.
Why not change the numbers?.... Did I say that!!!

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Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 8 Jan 2004, 8:49 am

#127308

As Dave say's.
Passing on what I've heard from other's your better putting money into a reasonable original and end up with a better bus anyway.
:thumb

57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jan 2004, 10:30 am

#127330

If you buy the body shell it comes with the floor and chassis as they are one piece

www.beetles-uk.com

sell them for 4750 pounds.
thats about $11,000 then you will have to pay shipping and import duty, and it still needs engine wheels gearbox, interior.
Is it worth it???
Cheers
Dave

geodon Wolfsburg Wizard

478 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jan 2004, 5:27 pm

#127441

Check out http://www.metwiz.com

Huge job. You just can't cut & shut, you need to cross brace the upper body to stop it distorting.
I personally doubt that it's worth doing it on a bay. A '56 deluxe bus? Well that's another matter!