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Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:48 pm
by Tregembio
I heard the other day that sj/sammy chassis are the same as jimmy chassis (obviously the suspension is different ) . Is this true and is it a easy swap to do ? cheers
Liam
Re: Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:49 pm
by mike harris
No both very different.
Re: Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:08 pm
by Tregembio
AA ok , Cheers for the reply thou
Liam
Re: Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:31 pm
by mk1joe
It obviously wouldnt be a straight swap, but crazier things have been done. The body mounts wont be in the same places so it would involve some fabrication work. There about the same size so it couldnt be that hard.
Re: Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:40 pm
by Rhinoman
The Jimny chassis has a much longer wheel base, its closer to a LWB SJ. I think that the Jimny is actually a much bigger car all round.
Re: Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:48 pm
by Rhinoman
Jimny = 2250
SJ SWB = 2030
SJ LWB = 3280
Vitara =2200
Not as long as I recalled but much closer to a Vitara than an SJ
Re: Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:13 am
by mike harris
I sold a jimmy shell to a lad in Sheffield who was going to try and do this.
He said he'd seen it done in Europe somewhere, but I think that must have been extended wheel base, a Jimny is huge compared to an Sj, my h heavier too.