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Change of body
Posted: April 2nd, 2015, 3:20 pm
by AbuStar
Hi was just inquiring if a change of body on an older hilux is legal? Thinking bout starting a project?
Re: Change of body
Posted: April 2nd, 2015, 5:30 pm
by DVSTT
Ik a lot of jimny owners have swapped bodies so I assume it's not illegal. I may be wrong though.....
Re: Change of body
Posted: April 4th, 2015, 5:53 pm
by wasbinator
Think it's only legal- or at least harder to detect- if the transplant body is the same model as the one you're replacing... I know that's what a lot of the Crown men get in trouble for, so no Royal Saloon MS137 body on an old Deluxe "PX" MS85 chasis for example...
Re: Change of body
Posted: April 6th, 2015, 11:52 am
by AbuStar
Yeh cause wanted to start a project but I'm afraid of the backlash. Want to do it legit! Do you kno anyone who have done it personally? Would like to kno the procedure.
Re: Change of body
Posted: April 7th, 2015, 12:10 pm
by wasbinator
I don't know anyone that did this officially through the licensing authority... I myself am interested in transplanting a foreign-used Y60 Patrol onto a local 160 chasis (SWB), so if anyone has details on how to go about doing this legally, it would be greatly appreciated...
Re: Change of body
Posted: April 22nd, 2015, 1:28 pm
by tr1ad
i've transplanted an american Samurai shell onto a local jimny chassis (same chassis basically) and converted to RHD before with no issues, also inspected and passed