Has the R4 Sallon and the R4 Van the same chassis ?

[Cyprus Andy]

Ok I live high in the Troodos mountains in Cyprus and have found an exelent R4 with an 850 engine which will not cope with the driving needed to stay alive here ( they are maniacs) I have also found a tidy R4 van which I am told is a 1300 ???..........Now, can I take the body off the 850 saloon and put it onto the 1300 van chassis ? It will give me the chance to check the chassis out and do any welding if it is needed and might be easier than changing the engines over ? Any answers to this will be appreciated even if you do think I am mad o_O

 

[Bertl]

Andy, you need to have a look at the type of the van. The R4F4 has the "shorter" chassis of the saloon, the R4F6 has a longer chassis, your saloon body will not fit it. It would probably be easier to transplant the engine from the van over to the saloon.
Robert

 

[jonigel]

Bertl is right about the F6 chassis but if you change the engines you will need the g/box and radiator some brackets off the inner wings and the bonnet,also the engine should be 1100.
Good luck

 

[Tripyrenees]

Why not just drive the van

 

[Cyprus Andy]

Why not just drive the van

well I would but I need more than 2 seats and the bureaucracy in Cyprus in changing the "use" of the vehicle by adding seats and I suppose a window or two in the side is prohibitive....then there would be seat belt laws etc etc so it's not feasible here unfortunatly