I know, I'm a heretic for even thinking about it...

I had a whimsical notion of putting a Series I or II body on my 300Tdi chassis - has anyone here done something similar? If so, can you post some pics? Not sure what a 100" Series would look like...

This is what got me thinking - utterly mad but somehow appealing! I think its a 107? I wouldn't be chopping/extending the chassis but keeping it at 100" so it'd be a 2 door



Thanks

Off with his head.

:lol::lol::lol:

So long as you don't cut anything off the existing chassis you'll not have to go down the BIVA route.

Lro did exactly that last year over several issues

The only question which springs to mind is "Good God Why?" (and 'Because I can' just won't cut it in this instance).

Mark Evans did a similar thing on A 4x4 is born but used 90/100 parts on a 100" RRC chassis, Looked pretty good when he'd done, he did have to modify the chassis though to get the bulkhead to fit in place, and shorten the rear tub.

Yeah, I saw the 4x4 is born series - loved it.

As to why? - well I have a 300Tdi that is in pretty good order to be honest. Got a couple of jobs to do mechanically, the biggest being to replace the steering box and pump, but its a 100k miler with new cambelt, new clutch & gearbox. Rear arches have been done, boot floor is pretty good, but I've found some rust holes under the A pillars in the usual place. Its also starting to go on the front inner arches, so I'm sure that once I pull the wings off and get a proper look I'll find a lot more rot. Hence the decision will need to be made whether to repair it and keep it as a D1 or drop a different body onto it.

I've always liked the Series shape but never considered putting a S1 body on it until I saw that pic and thought...hmmmmm! I wouldn't use anything restorable, just the typical body remnants that are found from time to time. Otherwsie it'd be a S2 non runner/MoT failure.