Gary G. Erickson wrote:
Ok you guys, looks like I'm getting baited into this one again...
There close, real close, in terms of body dimensions and floors and
tunels and on and on and on... But the thing is all of it is _just
enough_ different that you really do need to switch the entire pan.
You could get close by moving things here and there, I think the exhaust
and the gas tank were mentioned, but you end up with so many different
pieces being swapped and cobbled that it's much more straightforward to
swap the pans. I studied this thing for nearly 2 years before starting
the project. I looked at all of the possibilites and all of the options
and I chose the one that looked to offer the best results.
You may also want to consider the reliability aspect of the conversion.
IMHO, to swap pans, complete, and then seam weld everything will provide
a chassis that is much more sound than something that is bent and pulled
and cut to fit...
BTW, there is a pretty good post on this in the archives (:
Todd Candey.
p.s., my 5+5 may be up for grabs...