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dpmotorcycles
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wide body conversion

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Has anyone ever done a wide body conversion, is so what did it entail?

cheers Paul :rtm:
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geminimustang
Joined: Mon 11 Jun, 2012 21:06
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  Z3 roadster 1.9
Location: Wirral

Re: wide body conversion

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Zedonist just done a conversion and he'll be along shortly,I'm sure.
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Gazza
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Re: wide body conversion

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Beat me to it :wink:
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dpmotorcycles
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Re: wide body conversion

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geminimustang wrote:Zedonist just done a conversion and he'll be along shortly,I'm sure.

ok ill sit tight to hear from him :)
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Badman gee
Joined: Sun 14 Nov, 2010 10:45
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Re: wide body conversion

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dpmotorcycles wrote:Has anyone ever done a wide body conversion, is so what did it entail?

cheers Paul :rtm:
my old bird did a wide body conversion.

eating too much :lol:
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johnjo
Joined: Thu 09 Aug, 2007 13:45
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  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: Andover

Re: wide body conversion

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Paul I have sent PM regarding the bits I have them all for sale

Zedonist Regarding fitting a face lift boot and lights you would also have to change the inner rear boot pan as this is different to mount the rear lights. Quite a big job as it is welded in
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iwantcheese5
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Re: wide body conversion

Post by iwantcheese5 »

To make a pre-facelift in to a pre-facelift wide body is it a "simple" case of swapping the bumpers, bonnet and quarter panels? Do you also need to swap the rear axle?
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Robert T
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Re: wide body conversion

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Widebody-conversion involves changing the rear end only. Essentially only the rear wings and bumper need to be swapped. Depends what wheels you want to fit as to whether you need to change the axle. IIRC the 1.9 axle is the same width as the ///M, so you could possibly fit ///M rears.

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