type 3 body swap ?

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 11 Feb 2010, 5:01 pm

#762161

Mate of mine has a early type 3 notch with a rusted out
floor pan, he also has a late floorpan in good nic !!
wants to know can he swap early body on to late pan ??😎

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1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 11 Feb 2010, 5:12 pm

#762162

As long as the early rear subframe is swapped onto the late pan there shouldn't be any problem.

DH

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Feb 2010, 5:14 pm

#762163

make sure theres at least 6 of you do lift and swap the body there HEAVY as buggary

Ive done 5 or 6 body swaps on Type 3s over the years

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

phatratpat Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 11 Feb 2010, 7:01 pm

#762175

can he run the irs box etc ??

mackaymanx Custom Title Time!

1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 11 Feb 2010, 7:19 pm

#762178

He can run the irs box if he
a) welds the rear body mounts in and has an engine which takes the mounting bar
or
b) welds irs pivot boxes into the swingaxle sub frame

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