Thread: Body swap a rangie to another rangie

It depends on how bad the damage is and where it is.

You can try to lift the whole body off in one hit but that means undoing a lot of wiring or you can leave the firewall in place and dismantle the rest of the body and fit the new parts. The RRC is just like a big mechano set.

Neale

Is it the fully welded body shell version? Big job that one.

I did a body rebuild on this MY85, after a 70kph rollover. The rebuild was possible because they were the Meccano Set version bodies.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Is it the fully welded body shell version? Big job that one.

I did a body rebuild on this MY85, after a 70kph rollover. The rebuild was possible because they were the Meccano Set version bodies.

Good to see you kept the door gaps the same......
What is the Colour called?

Its a 1986 4 door.

He rolled it, so a roof,bonnet, cowl, and thats about it, and a rear tail light panel (cant remember what they are called).

I think the 1986on are welded. I know the roof is. no biggy.

cheers NAT

A lot changed in 86. Carby to EFI. Welded body. There are a lot of bitza's in that year as they changed things over - I know cause I've got one.. If it is the carby version, then you should be fine, but you may find a surprise in there that shouldn't be.

Originally Posted by discovery39

Good to see you kept the door gaps the same......
What is the Colour called?

The door gaps are the same, its an optical illusion caused by the camera position and angle!

Its a factory*colour called Everglades!

Before:



* Ford Falcon factory

its a EFI, this thing has been a pain in the ass, nothing has fitted like it should. annoying.

Cheers NAT

Originally Posted by nat p

Its a 1986 4 door.

He rolled it, so a roof,bonnet, cowl, and thats about it, and a rear tail light panel (cant remember what they are called).

I think the 1986on are welded. I know the roof is. no biggy.

cheers NAT

`86 onwards were spot-welded wings and pillars at the least, I think. Not sure about the roof as my Dad's `89 still has a fastened roof as far as I can tell. I have an early `86 Hiline/Vogue which at the least still has screws at the top of the door openings.

Get your mate to take a look at Grimace's RRC, close enough is good enough.