Need an AU ute shell, any clues?

[kcej]

Hi all,
Does anyone have any idea where I might find a straight AU ute shell?

I thought someone here might know of one, but still not see my post in the "wanted" forum due to not having any parts to sell themselves. Any help appreciated.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11229396

[au2sw]

try your local wreckers or even FTG (site sponsor) surely they will have a straight shell. you could ask Ford as well. they may have ute shells there....dont forget that the B series one is exactly the same AFAIK....except for the badging.

[chief]

There was a member on here selling a brand new ute shell a few months ago.

http://fordforums.com.au/showthread....light=au+shell

[kcej]

Originally Posted by chief

There was a member on here selling a brand new ute shell a few months ago.

http://fordforums.com.au/showthread....light=au+shell

Thanks for that, chief, but it was four pages of thread with no replies from the seller.......having said that, I emailed and PMd him, so I'm hoping for a reply

Cheers Keith

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by au2sw

try your local wreckers or even FTG (site sponsor) surely they will have a straight shell. you could ask Ford as well. they may have ute shells there....dont forget that the B series one is exactly the same AFAIK....except for the badging.

B shell is different front end wise.

[Kryton]

what do you want the shell for?
would a flood damaged car do the trick?
should be able to get one at the auctions for bugger all.

[kcej]

Originally Posted by b2tf

B shell is different front end wise.

yeah I thought so

[Mechan1k]

What is the difference in B-series to AU ... I thought the structural design was near identical (except taillights, side rubbing strips, etc.)

[kcej]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

What is the difference in B-series to AU ... I thought the structural design was near identical (except taillights, side rubbing strips, etc.)

Well theres a thread on here somewhere where a guy put a BA front on an AU and it was semi-major custom work.......inner guards, etc. etc. etc. are different
It was FAR from bolt-on

[Fireblade]

floor is different too, found that when putting BA seats into my AU, i got them thinking they would bolt straight in considering the shell/body structure looks identical to an AU but they changed a lot of it when designing the BA.
Front rad support is different, the front guard/sill panel is different at the front too. Fairly big job changing it to a BA.

[kcej]

Originally Posted by davway

what do you want the shell for?
would a flood damaged car do the trick?
should be able to get one at the auctions for bugger all.

Yeah, actually a swimmer would do just fine, but I thought they'd still bring 3 grand or so because of the parts that come with it.....in hindsight tho, a grand to fifteen hundred should pull one up, eh, or even less on the right day.
Then I can discount the cost for anything I sell off it.

Thanks Davway......I'd thought of that but couldn't see the forest for the trees

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by kcej

Well theres a thread on here somewhere where a guy put a BA front on an AU and it was semi-major custom work.......inner guards, etc. etc. etc. are different
It was FAR from bolt-on

I know the front is completely different.

I was under the impression Austin was talking about the front end of the TUB ... not the front end of the vehicle.

[dreadly]

Hey if you wanna be a bit different i saw a new FG xr8 ute back half for sale on ebay item No. 190242439585, $1200 black, body, lights, flares, tailgate, hard cover, support bars, screws, etc might be worth checking out? Anyways hope this helps ;)

[kcej]

Originally Posted by dreadly

Hey if you wanna be a bit different i saw a new FG xr8 ute back half for sale on ebay item No. 190242439585, $1200 black, body, lights, flares, tailgate, hard cover, support bars, screws, etc might be worth checking out? Anyways hope this helps ;)

Thanks mate, that is nice alright, but mine is perfect, I'm actually after a bare cab/chassis, you know, bare front, bare cabin, bare rear rails, but I still went n had a look at it. So thanks for the reply.

PS....the ebay one doesn't have a hardcover, its just an "almost flat" soft tonneau.

[kcej]

Got it sorted thanks guys
Yellow pages............

First phone call .....NO sorry.....so I asked.......Any clues as to who might have one?

And he was decent enough to save me heaps of time and calls, pointed me to a competitor.......

Second call.......Guy says they go thru em on a regular basis

..........I now have two to choose from

And to think I was on the verge of wrecking it out.

I'll hafta do a "build thread" on the reshell.

[Black XR]

Originally Posted by kcej

I'll hafta do a "build thread" on the reshell.

Do that we need a few more build threads for utes