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fram:
Hi All,
Has anyone out there done a body swap on an SJ?
Although ours is structually and mechanically sound, the old tin worm has got a good hold on it so we're thinking of looking for a donnor with a good body and doing a swap. We have a couple of mates that are mechanics and would do the job for us at a good price, but if it is not too difficult we would have a go ourselves.
Any advice?

robbie:
I think as long as you are technically compitent and you have somewhere warm to work ( it will probably take days) I dont think it is too bad. I did come across a site on the web (cant find it now) who sold new bodies for around £1000 or so.

Looking in the manual it is fastened by a series of bolts to the chassis. Simply (famous last words!!) take everything linking the body to the chassis and then remove the bolts. The body should then become two parts.

Have fun and let us know how you get on. It might be cheaper and easier in the long run to get something with a good body and put the good mechanical bits onto that one, that is the way we are thinking of doing it. That way, (simply because you can do a days work on it) one of the cars can almost always remain working and you dont lose your transport too.... Just a thought

There is a guy on here who will probably respond who has put a X90 body on a (I think, but could be wrong) Suzuki chassis so might be able to tell you more (Simon31Cozy)

fram:
Cheers Robbie,
It's Rhino Ray's that do the new bodies for £1000, that includes fitting. It's one option that we're thinking of, saves alot of messing around looking for a donnor then getting rid of the bits you don't want afterwards!! (We would have to find some storage space as we don't even have a driveway, all adds to the cost).  Had a look on their web site last night and they're out of stock at the moment, but I should think they'll get some more in before long.
Just going to have a word with our mate who runs his own garage to get some sort of ball park price from him, but it might be just as easy to go to Ray's, we want to do a body lift at the same time, so get the whole job done and no hassle.

robbie:
Makes sense, have fun whichever way you go and dont forget to take loads of piccies for on here :)

generation-x:
robbie is correct in wot he is sayin only 10 bolts hold an sj body to its chassis plus any bits of wiring that goes to the chassis,steerin arm, and other odds and sods but as long as ur half mechanicly minded it shud take u a weekend to sort

although bless him(robbie that is) the x-90 is a suzuki m8y just a bubble body on a vitara chassis


simon

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