60 and 62 frame, help!

[Joe_E]

I am sure this has been covered but I couldn’t find it. A certain cruiser company sold me an FJ62 frame when I told them I needed a 60 frame. Well I was por15ing today and saw it was stamped FJ62 on the side. As you can imagine I was not happy. I spent about $600 for the frame and about $200 for por 15, grinding discs and other various stuff. Well I was pretty upset. One phone call later I decided this company would never have my business again. They claim they told me that it was a 62 frame and that I said that it was fine. But why would I have said that if I could have gotten a 60 frame in the same condition for the same price? At that time I didn’t know that it was stamped into the frame. Or I wouldn’t be in this situation.

Well I feel a little better.

Here is the question. What are the differences? I think I read the motor mounts and tranny cross member are different. This place told me only the tranny mount is different when I called them on the phone. I really don’t want to do any fab work on the frame. I don’t have much time to do the swap and I don’t need to make it longer.

Does anyone need a rust free and por15ed 62 frame?

Thanks a lot.

Dejavu!! hahahaha
Details to follow........

 

[cruiser88]

Dejavu!! hahahaha
Details to follow........

oh please do

 

[Joe_E]

Well, got home today from a nice long weekend up at the in-laws in NH.
Stopped by Cruiserparts on the way home and got my new '88 62 frame for my '87 60.
Have absolutely no idea why they started cutting off the rear spring mounts, but I kept my cool when I saw it and just tied her down and hit the road.
I hope to talk with one of you guys that have used a 62 frame for their 60.
Maybe someone can write up a step by step of the changes needed. hint hint.

Here are some pics..

Nice troopy at the Walmart near Rumney....

Nice utility pick up at Cruiserparts...

My nice east coast rot frame problems..

The nice solution...

 

[VTCruiser]

i used a 62 frame for my project. Definitely more work than a direct swap though. You'll need to fab up engine and trans x-member brackets.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/expedition-builds/167721-project-overland.html