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MuddMachine
January 7th, 2006, 02:22 PM
Ive heard that all front end parts are interchangeable. Although the source of this info is sometimes flakey, I figured I'd ask to see if anyone else knows. Was told Duane from 3 Stooges 4x4 swapped an LJ front clip onto his sami tub. Whatcha think? Possible???
SamiFlyer
January 7th, 2006, 08:11 PM
Ive heard that all front end parts are interchangeable. Although the source of this info is sometimes flakey, I figured I'd ask to see if anyone else knows. Was told Duane from 3 Stooges 4x4 swapped an LJ front clip onto his sami tub. Whatcha think? Possible???


Hmmmmm..... I'd love to have an LJ hood on my Sammy! :brows:

Sean :cool:

P.S.- Hey Tony, you comin' for that motor?
Lost_in_BC
January 8th, 2006, 03:18 AM
Anything is possible with enough welding and/or bondo...:brows:
The LJ body is quite a bit narrower than a Samurai one, probably easier to fab fenders from scratch and add an LJ hood to them... a princess auto tandem trailer fender when cut in half has almost exactly the same radius as an LJ fender... (I know....:rant: )

Gerry
TheSarg
January 9th, 2006, 04:24 PM
here's yer answer Bud... i went out and rigged just the hood up fer ya, i didnt have the fenders off but this would give u an idea of how much work it would be. The last pic shows the contour on the tub itself.
MuddMachine
January 9th, 2006, 05:23 PM
Thank you sir :D
KAC
January 9th, 2006, 08:34 PM
It'll fit...just wait and see
TheSarg
January 9th, 2006, 08:43 PM
no doubt it can fit, just not the easiest swap, and definatly not bolt in.
SamiFlyer
January 9th, 2006, 10:50 PM
I can add a few inches in the middle to widen it. Anybody have an LJ hood for sale?

But then again, I will be tubing the front clip on mine so I don't think I will even need to make it fit since the fenders won't be there anymore.

Sean :cool:
Mudslug
January 10th, 2006, 12:57 PM
Dude dovetail the front end to match the hood at the front and then widen only the back of the hood. It will keep the fab time down, look really cool and most of all it will be easier that putting in a weld line down the whole hood

Whatcha think
MuddMachine
January 11th, 2006, 08:44 PM
Ya ya, hack slash, done. Could be done in a few hours basically. I was told it was a direct swap. Obviously it's not. All I could see someone doing is swapping the fenders and usin the sami hood, at best as a bolt in. The pics show the difference. And Im not cuttin a hood. Matter of fact I dont have one to cut.

:rant:
TheSarg
January 11th, 2006, 08:49 PM
Matter of fact I dont have one to cut.Yet...