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mrlj2u
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:02 am Posts: 148 Location: vic
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Does anybody know if an lj81 cab will fit onto an lj50 or lj80 chassi ? Will it bolt straight onto the existing body mounts ?
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sideways

az supporter
Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm Posts: 5935 Location: Northcliffe, W.A.
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:29 pm |
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mrlj2u wrote: Does anybody know if an lj81 cab will fit onto an lj50 or lj80 chassi ? Will it bolt straight onto the existing body mounts ? Give me a few weeks (hopefully) and I'l be able to measure. I reckon the back wheel will get in the way of the cab though.
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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mrlj2u
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:02 am Posts: 148 Location: vic
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:41 pm |
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sj40 or sj410 got any pics ?
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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sj410 was on the plate yes i have pics 83 1ltr tintop before  after  later on  and its now dead 
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mrlj2u
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:02 am Posts: 148 Location: vic
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Thanks for the pics rustyzook. I am thinking of doin the same thing but with an lj. I have found a good cab with minumal rust and i have plenty of swb ljs with rusted out bodies. Was it pretty much a straight swap ?
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sideways

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Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm Posts: 5935 Location: Northcliffe, W.A.
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mrlj2u wrote: Thanks for the pics rustyzook. I am thinking of doin the same thing but with an lj. I have found a good cab with minumal rust and i have plenty of swb ljs with rusted out bodies. Was it pretty much a straight swap ? I can measure the mounts on my LJ81 cab if you want. Or you could just send the cab to me! 
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:41 pm |
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just straight on, the rubber was close to the cab, spoa fixed that and moved the diff back a bit, wouldn't do spoa on nt again tho, was scary as fuck
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sideways

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Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm Posts: 5935 Location: Northcliffe, W.A.
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If you drew a horizontal line between the front and rear body mounts the distance would be about 850mm. The 2 rear mounts are 1100mm apart.  But you should just send the cab to me! 
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mrlj2u
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:02 am Posts: 148 Location: vic
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:09 pm |
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I reckon it should fit just looking at it. I thought somebody would have to have done it before, was kinda hopeing someone might dig up some pics. I reckon postage to W.A. would be a killer.
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:18 pm |
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i cant see why they would change it as the sj410 are the same with swb and lwb to the mid (swb body) or rear (ute) cab mounts so mine was an easy bolt on
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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but check wheel clearence! i belted the seams flat on mine !  and because i like to be a pic whore, you could build out own ute, something like the new one in progress  yes i have a 1ltr problem 
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mrlj2u
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:02 am Posts: 148 Location: vic
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:31 pm |
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Yep. I reckon cab will be close to rear wheels. Hopefull get the cab home this weekend and check it all out then.
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:41 pm |
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you can re drill spring pearches and move diff back, long bumstops and 2" bl will sort it, mine never hit SUA with the 2" bl and 30 but it was like 10mm off spoa and 31's no bl and it would just touch, re drilled perches and never happend again
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mrlj2u
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:02 am Posts: 148 Location: vic
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:45 pm |
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Rustyzook have anymore pics from the side ?
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:49 pm |
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just uploading them now, id love to build a rig based on a swb with ute body bu never spoa again
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sideways

az supporter
Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm Posts: 5935 Location: Northcliffe, W.A.
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mrlj2u wrote: Yep. I reckon cab will be close to rear wheels. Hopefull get the cab home this weekend and check it all out then. Mine measures 1000mm along the bottom of the sill from the firewall to the end of the sill. The rear body mount is right at the back of the cab, if your tyres aren't touching the chassis outrigger then you'l be pretty right. I wish I could find a good LJ81 cab!
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rustyzook
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1092 Location: Tamworth- central coast
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:03 pm |
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