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Post by Tonka tuff 4x4 »

ok, i know this is proberly a huge project and a silly quetion, i love my xc fords and my 4x4, (have both) would the body of a 79 xc ford fit onto the 84-88 hilux chassis, i am not the best in modifing stuff as yet,has anyone done this or seen this done, i knolw the xy came out 4wd, any help or suggestions would be much appreciated
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Post by shakes »

Tonka tuff 4x4 wrote:ok, i know this is proberly a huge project and a silly quetion, i love my xc fords and my 4x4, (have both) would the body of a 79 xc ford fit onto the 84-88 hilux chassis,
yes anything is possible
Tonka tuff 4x4 wrote: i am not the best in modifing stuff as yet
probably best to keep it on the backburner until your a little more confident so you dont lose out too much on coin and time.
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Post by Tonka tuff 4x4 »

yeah i was thinkin that,
but text screws, grinder and a welder anything can be done and a couple of cartons
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Post by FRLS4B »

definately on the afterburner^
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is it school holidays still ? :popcorn:
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Post by Tonka tuff 4x4 »

yep. there is always time forlearning :P
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Post by DUDELUX »

id busing a gq patrol as the base for anything like that, coils are a far better ride than leafs
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Post by Tonka tuff 4x4 »

gq body you reckon,
thanks for the suggestion still doing a bit of research
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Post by grimbo »

Tonka tuff 4x4 wrote:gq body you reckon,
thanks for the suggestion still doing a bit of research
yep especially if you are going to use a gq body to swap a xc body onto
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Post by alien »

dont forget to switch off the flux capacitor before you do any welding though!
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