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brennecke · 07-01-2002, 05:00 PM

I measured the wheelbase on the Eldorado, and it is very very close to being the same as the truck. They are also within inches of being the same length overall.
So here's my idea, pull all of the body off of the eldo frame, and sell or pitch it. Clean the frame up real nice and fab mounts to set the truck body onto the Eldo. It would get me the smooth ride and stace of a cad while being for the most part a truck. It would sit about 4 inches off the ground too.

The wild thing about this is that it would be front wheel drive.
Anybody know why this would be a really bad idea? I know I'll have to make body mounts, so I'll be looking around for a frame manual for both so that I can do all the measuring on paper first, but I think it is doable.

07-01-2002, 05:00 PM	#1
brennecke Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Missouri Posts: 469	WILD idea! I measured the wheelbase on the Eldorado, and it is very very close to being the same as the truck. They are also within inches of being the same length overall. So here's my idea, pull all of the body off of the eldo frame, and sell or pitch it. Clean the frame up real nice and fab mounts to set the truck body onto the Eldo. It would get me the smooth ride and stace of a cad while being for the most part a truck. It would sit about 4 inches off the ground too. The wild thing about this is that it would be front wheel drive. Anybody know why this would be a really bad idea? I know I'll have to make body mounts, so I'll be looking around for a frame manual for both so that I can do all the measuring on paper first, but I think it is doable. __________________ Never tire of doing what is right II Thess. 3:13 Northeast Missouri 71 LWB original 350 3/speed Soon to be 500



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