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Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby chrisw2214 » Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:42 pm

Has anyone ever done a mk 7 to mk8 conversion ? Basically I was involved in an accident and I need everything from doors forwards looks like the van is going to be total loss so looking to buy it back and repair myself but wondered if anyone had ever done this conversion so I can start collecting parts?
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Re: Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby Blizz » Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:00 am

mk7 and mk8 are VERY different...
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Re: Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby dumper » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:01 pm

The mk8 is wider then a mk7 and a totally different bodyshell.
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Re: Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby ned » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:25 pm

Like this you mean,

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=189681&start=15#p1643659

Ok it’s a mk6 but no much difference to the mk7.
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Re: Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby chrisw2214 » Thu Sep 22, 2022 10:21 pm

ned wrote:Like this you mean,

<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">https://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=189681&start=15#p1643659</span>

Ok it’s a mk6 but no much difference to the mk7.

Woah thats definitely some work gone onto that to make it look so different not as straight forward as I was hoping for :lol: :lol: thanks for all the input the guys appreciate the replys gues it's just going back to standard mk7 unless any cool ideas to make it look at bit more sportier. Its a panther black mk7 limited
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Re: Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby dumper » Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:39 am

ned wrote:Like this you mean,

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=189681&start=15#p1643659

Ok it’s a mk6 but no much difference to the mk7.

Be interested to see the finished and full build must have been a LOT of work.
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1986 mk3 2.5 di swb
1990 190 lwb 2.5 di
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2006 350 jumbo 135 tdci
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Re: Mk7 to mk 8 front end conversion?

Postby ned » Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:19 am

dumper wrote:
ned wrote:Like this you mean,

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=189681&start=15#p1643659

Ok it’s a mk6 but no much difference to the mk7.

Be interested to see the finished and full build must have been a LOT of work.


I’d like to see it finished but no updates since 2020.
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