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 Engine swaps
#878969
04/04/08 02:56 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
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It seems like these are done quite often, especially on the gen1s. My question is: Instead of doing an engine swap and sometimes swapping drivetrains as well. Wouldn't it be easier and make more sense to just take the body and set it on the frame of something else? It seems like that'd be so much less work. Am I way off? Or is it pretty comparable? Figured that way it would just be remounting the body to a new frame and wiring everything up to the body. That to me seems to be so much easier, what am I missing?
1989 Dodge Raider 2.6L/5spd
2004 Honda Element EX
1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z
1993 Toyota P/U
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Re: Engine swaps
[Re: EyeOnCy]
#878970
04/04/08 06:55 PM
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Joined: Nov 2005
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It sounds easier and sometimes it is but things always come up that you never thought of. Most of the body on different frame conversions I have seen always look wierd and you can tell it is a frame swap. To look at mine it appears pretty normal until you look closer.
Last edited by Baldy; 04/04/08 06:56 PM.
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Re: Engine swaps
[Re: Baldy]
#878971
04/04/08 10:15 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
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I figured that was one concern. Is that the main one? Our frames are probably a decent sum shorter than others arent they?
1989 Dodge Raider 2.6L/5spd
2004 Honda Element EX
1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z
1993 Toyota P/U
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Re: Engine swaps
[Re: EyeOnCy]
#878972
04/04/08 11:10 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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I contemplated doing a frame swap but I couldn't think of anything of similar dimensions that I'd want to swap to. There's a shortage of short wheelbase vehicles out there with 1-ton drivetrains. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />
88 Raider sas, doubler, boggers
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