Posted by chris on April 05, 1997 at 01:39:01:
In Reply to: Power Charger, or "Frankenstein 101". posted by Paul LeVasseur on April 04, 1997 at 22:45:47:
: I don't know if it is luck or what but someone just
: gave me a '69 W100,(I guess he valued the parking spot
: more than the truck) not running of course and Fred
: Flintstone would feel right at home in it, but it is
: whole. The reason I took it is that I've wanted
: something to practice bodywork on without having to
: tear up my '68 W200 (not yet anyway). What I want to do
: is create a sort of hybrid truck; half Power Wagon,
: half Ram Charger. I've never done anything like this,
: but figure that it'll mean cutting and shortening the
: frame, relocating the crossmember, adjusting the
: driveshaft lengths, removing the roof, cutting open the
: back half of the cab, cutting off part of the front of
: the bed, attaching the shortened bed to the cab just
: behind the doors and fabricating a new roof (removable
: like the old ramchargers). Any advice on the mechanichs
: of a project like this would be appreciated.
: p.s. Yes I'm serious & no I don't need my head checked.
sounds like good practice assuming you don't expect to sell it for any profit.
expect to spend at least twice as much and take three times longer than you thought.
good luck!!!