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Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:10 am
by soopernaut
I'm referring to the bed and cab being connected, not lack of a full frame.

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Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:32 am
by mopar
That is cool... how much are they asking for it?
Probably too much.
Saw a 71 W200 383 for $78899 in Winnipeg...
https://www.winnipegautogroup.com/vehic ... class=used

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:08 am
by PwrWgnDrvr
An acquaintance here in CA did that with his in 1984!
This one sure is pretty!

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:26 am
by soopernaut
mopar wrote:
Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:32 am
That is cool... how much are they asking for it?
Probably too much.
Saw a 71 W200 383 for $78899 in Winnipeg...
https://www.winnipegautogroup.com/vehic ... class=used
They were asking around $18,000, but it gone from their site, so it probably sold. I've always thought it would be cool to make a Sweptline Ramcharger, so starting with something like this might be a head start.

That 71 is very nice, but way too much money.

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:18 am
by hd4tools
soopernaut wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:26 am
mopar wrote:
Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:32 am
That is cool... how much are they asking for it?
Probably too much.
Saw a 71 W200 383 for $78899 in Winnipeg...
https://www.winnipegautogroup.com/vehic ... class=used
They were asking around $18,000, but it gone from their site, so it probably sold. I've always thought it would be cool to make a Sweptline Ramcharger, so starting with something like this might be a head start.

That 71 is very nice, but way too much money.
something like this??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284979691821

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:12 am
by PwrWgnDrvr
hd4tools wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:18 am

something like this??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284979691821
Yet another South American Freak! Seen those many times before. The straight body line is the giveaway.

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:24 am
by soopernaut
hd4tools wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:18 am
soopernaut wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:26 am
I've always thought it would be cool to make a Sweptline Ramcharger, so starting with something like this might be a head start.


something like this??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284979691821
Something shorter, more like the 74-93 Ramcharger. All of those South American SUVs seem to have long wheelbases.

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:17 am
by hd4tools
Big families need the room

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:46 pm
by ROD100
I got the same rims, just no in chrome. Wonder how it handles body flex with frame flexing?

Re: Unibody Sweptline

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:24 am
by 66patrick
The 1961 - 1963 Ford F100 was available in a unibody configuration. I had one back in the '80s, and it was a good truck. I never noticed any body cracking on that.