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Date:         Mon, 28 Oct 2002 01:46:45 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Switching bodies between chassis advice seeked
Comments: To: Brian D Butler <BBUTLER@PRODIGY.NET>
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At 01:02 AM 10/28/2002, Brian D Butler wrote:
>I'm considering switching bodies between a 7 passenger syncro and a 2wd
>weekender camper, that way, the camper gets mounted on a syncro chassis.
>   Anyone out there have experience with this? Is there any difference
> between a 2wd and a syncro body?
>Is this easily done by a backyard mechanic?


AFAIK these are unit-body vehicles with no separate chassis.  However I
believe it's been done to take all the running gear off a Syncro and put it
on a 2WD vehicle.  You might try the Syncro list for this...I don't think
it's an entirely trivial exercise.


david




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