Frame and running gear swap

[bridgegaurd]

Can a 1959 complete 2dr wagon body,be swapped over to a 1966 wagon frame and running gear. Without doing a lot of mods.

[silverhawk]

Let me look at my specs real quick, but I "think" the wheel bases are different.

Dylan Wills


'61 lark deluxe 4 door wagon

[silverhawk]

Ok, they look to be the same wheel bases, so they should be almost the same. But, I belive the 66 frame will also have a X member in it, like the convertables, I don't know if that would case a problem or not. I'm sure someone else will chime in that has more experiance in this though.

Dylan Wills


'61 lark deluxe 4 door wagon

[mbstude]

The '66 will only have an X brace if it has the sliding roof.

I don't see why it wouldn't work.

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[Warren Webb]

What engine are you going with from a 66? If its a 6 cylinder you may have some clearance issues with the radiator. On the 65 & 66 Studes the radiator support was slightly forward with a "cutout" section in the upper radiator panel. Other than that, you should be fine.

60 Lark convertible
61 Champ
62 Daytona convertible
63 G.T. R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2)
66 Daytona Sport Sedan

[bridgegaurd]

quote:Originally posted by Warren Webb

What engine are you going with from a 66? If its a 6 cylinder you may have some clearance issues with the radiator. On the 65 & 66 Studes the radiator support was slightly forward with a "cutout" section in the upper radiator panel. Other than that, you should be fine.

The original 1966 v-8 more than likely upgraded to a 301ci. It was a sliding roof body, so i guess that means it would have the x-member and the flight-omatic. But i see no reason why that couldn't be modified to take a turbo-4hundred

[ozarkman]

Go for the 700 arrrrr four

Fred

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