body swap gq ute leaf chassis 2 coil wagon chassis

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:39 pm

hi everyone,
i have a 1997 gq ute with full leaf chassis and i also have a gq mavrick wagon coil cab. there both diesel and are complete with motors right through to diffs etc. now i wanna no if i can swap the leaf body of my ute to the wagon chassis. cost dont matter as i will do it with mates that have good mechanical skills.

so i wanna here from people who have done this

regards kane

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:30 pm

yeh thanks for the pm. got front guards 2. i also no ill have to weld tray mounts on the coil wagon chassis also

Post by **TUFF MAV** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:26 pm

Is your ute cab the wide guard model? If it isn't you will have to change the headlight mounts or support panel if you want to run the wide guards.

Kyle

Post by **money_killer** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:53 pm

my old ute was a 92 maverick cab on a patrol 89 wagon coil chassis

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:00 pm

so ur 1992 mavrick body was once on a leaf chassis

Post by **money_killer** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:20 pm

gun32gtr wrote:so ur 1992 mavrick body was once on a leaf chassis

92 maverick ute cab onto a wagon chassis straight swap but got to cut/mod inner guard for shocks i think i cant remember sold it about 2 months ago.
but i had different front guards see my avatar

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:30 pm

yeh so i have both complete trucks. so anything that needs swapping is there ready. i no the front guards needed chopping.

just want complete info as i only have week maybe 2 max to get it done. its my work ute

Post by **TUFF MAV** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:34 pm

92 maverick ute cab onto a wagon chassis straight swap but got to cut/mod inner guard for shocks i think i cant remember sold it about 2 months ago.
but i had different front guards see my avatar[/quote]

Yeah you have to cut the plate out for the front shocks, also need to change the steering column as the lower shaft is different lengths.

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:43 pm

sweet as i have the whole steering rack etc. much in cutting the inner guard etc

Post by **money_killer** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:20 am

gun32gtr wrote:sweet as i have the whole steering rack etc. much in cutting the inner guard etc

u will have no probs mate pretty straight fwd. good luck its worth the smooth coil ride

Post by **blackmav** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:34 am

You will do it easy in that time frame, just label everything. It makes a huge difference when assembling. For the smaller bolts and screws, get a piece of cardboard and push screw etc through and write what they are.

And less beer at the start makes for faster assembly

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:32 am

blackmav wrote:You will do it easy in that time frame, just label everything. It makes a huge difference when assembling. For the smaller bolts and screws, get a piece of cardboard and push screw etc through and write what they are.

And less beer at the start makes for faster assembly

sweet as. yeh will be starting early morning each day so beer wont come till prob 11am

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:39 am

money_killer wrote:
gun32gtr wrote:sweet as i have the whole steering rack etc. much in cutting the inner guard etc
u will have no probs mate pretty straight fwd. good luck its worth the smooth coil ride

also i get rid of my wagon and hav one 4x4 and rego to pay.

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:45 pm

anyone got ideas how to lift the cab onto the new chassis. 4post,crane etc or man power

Post by **GQ Mambo** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:02 pm

Hey guys, is there any difference in the length of the chassis??? between the wagon and cab, as i am looking at swaping around

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