Anyone ever done a body swap?
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Anyone ever done a body swap?
heres a list of things I want to do to my 1990 4runner currently, and yes I realize its a LOT of custom fab work, just need some help finding out if its even possible, so here it goes:
Found a wrecked Is300 that I want to put the engine from into the 4runner theres a post already on this so I won't go into detail much.
Heres the big thing I want to do, I want to take an Rx300 body, (1999 model) and throw it on my 4runner chassis. The reason I want to do this is because the rx300 may be 4wd but its on a car chassis so serious or even moderate offroad is not possible in that vehicle.
Along with these two things I want to do a SAS swap which I know has been done.
Full sliders, ARB lockers, and ARB bull bar. (realizing of course I will probably have to fab my own front bumper due to the extremity of these other mods.)
So my questions is anyone have any experience with any of these mods besides the SAS axle swap and the ARB lockers, (I'll find that stuff myself) thanks!
Found a wrecked Is300 that I want to put the engine from into the 4runner theres a post already on this so I won't go into detail much.
Heres the big thing I want to do, I want to take an Rx300 body, (1999 model) and throw it on my 4runner chassis. The reason I want to do this is because the rx300 may be 4wd but its on a car chassis so serious or even moderate offroad is not possible in that vehicle.
Along with these two things I want to do a SAS swap which I know has been done.
Full sliders, ARB lockers, and ARB bull bar. (realizing of course I will probably have to fab my own front bumper due to the extremity of these other mods.)
So my questions is anyone have any experience with any of these mods besides the SAS axle swap and the ARB lockers, (I'll find that stuff myself) thanks!
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i believe...
From what I am told they are built on carolla chassis. But I'll have to crawl under my moms rx300, I am going to steal it when she buys the rx400 shes been looking at (she just got a raise)
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ok for this YES anything can be done just depends on how hard and deep your pockets are lol as for getting it to fit sure get it on there nice and even if the wheels line up with the wells and drill some hole through the body get some long bolts and a very very big washer and bolt her on now you wanna know if i've ever done a body swap yes my ex girl to my new one lol but no not and any thing with a motor lol
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