Body Swapping the Ford to the BMW in under 10 minutes - 1949 Ford/BMW chassis swap
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- This video is a recap of us body swapping the Ford to the BMW in under 10 minutes! Hope you guys enjoy and share it with your friends!!
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About Maniacs Garage and its creator:
My name is John. Over the past few decades I have built some pretty crazy rides and this one may be the craziest! After spending the last 15 years working on my Real Estate business, raising a family and help plant a start up church, I am ready to embark, along with my son and a group of friends, on a new project.
However, this is not just any old project, we are going to attempt the first ever 1949 Ford Shoebox chassis swap to a 2008 BMW 335i.
Keep in mind that we don't do this for a living and the budget is very limited.
Will we make the deadline for SEMA 2020? What kind of challenges will we run into along the way?
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Looked good with the BMW Wheels, in under the Fenders.
Agree... it looked more classy and old skul
Yes, it did look cool with the wheels tucked but it also looked like any other chopped Shoebox Ford. Now where would the fun be in that?? LOL
HI FROM THE UK I WANT TO DO THE SAME BUT WITH A HONDA ACCORD CHASSIS OR TOYOTA MID ENGINE CHASSIS AND USE A CUSTOM FIBERGLASS SUPERCAR BODY THAT IM DESIGNING AS WE SPEAK . BUT MY ONLY CONCERN IS HOW WILL I CONNECT MY FIBERGLASS KIT ONTO MY CHASSIS ?CHEERS MATE @@ManiacsGarage
@@user-dn9kk9qu5y interesting!! Better build some mounting points into that fiberglass, as you don't have the luxury of just welding on tabs like we could.
The car was looking awesome…….. and then the wheels🥺 why?
because they're going to make it a wide body with over-fenders...
It was always planned to be a wide body.
That's not the biggest problem, the biggest problem is why Ford body wasn't washed from rust and old paint before mixing it with BMW platform? Even european and asian know how to do that, but this guys for some reason just left it like this.
@@apocalypsecat1665 Saying it like europeans and asians are some underdeveloped beings.... But you are right, it should have been treated. Maybe they will do it later as it looks like the body can come of 'easy'.
@@apocalypsecat1665 it's not as if it's going to be daily driven, it's not gunna see rain, look at the area they live. Looks dry as.
Respect the labor ! ! ! Not a fan of half the wheel outside the body.
Thanks! Check out the newest videos to see how she's looking now. Will likely redo the fenders one more time at some point.
Body lines would meld better with wide body fenders to house those wide wheels.
@@booyakashaboy7250 May still be in the future for this project. Thanks for your comment!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Love the idea, love the concept, the wheels, I am not sure. Looking forward to more videos
Thanks for the comment! Check out the newer videos to see how the wheels turned out. We're still dialing in the fenders and tuning the BMW engine.
That's pretty good, it took me 12 years to body swap my wife.
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Wow! My first thought was "Bruce Willis is modifying cars!" 😂😁 thanks for the video! Greetings from Berlin, Germany.
Took a clapped out, POS '49 Ford, that would most likely NEVER have been rebuilt or restored, and did something truly bad ass with it! Kudos, guys. This is outstanding! Love to see it completed.
Thank you and you are correct! This 49 Ford was sitting unfinished, incomplete and rusting slowly away in a garage for 20 years. So yes you could say that we saved it and turned it into something unique that will turn heads. Thank you for following the build!!
These body swaps are the the ultimate cool factor for me. I saw a late 90s/00s jaguar xjr v8 with a Mk2 style body recently and that reignited my love of these body older style bodys put on more modern car.
It was great talking to you and seeing the car in person at SEMA 22 .
Man that old Ford is soooo cool!
I put a rocket motor in my Mustang last spring, and the chicks really dig me.
LOL!!
Not even 2 minutes into the video and you guys have already inspired me even more to finish my Cavakota (Cavalier-Dakota) project truck. You just got yourselves a new subscriber, dudes!
Sorry for the slow response! Thanks for your comment and we're glad you are inspired!!
@ManiacsGarage No problem! I should be posting a video or two of the project next year. It's still sitting on cinder blocks 😅
Had a 49 2d coupe, and a 50 2d sedan. Always one of my favorite cars. I love what I see, so far...
Thank you! That means a lot from a Shoebox connoisseur.
We really appreciate them in stock form, resto mod or full custom. We just wanted to build something really crazy and controversial.
We are really happy with it. Thanks for watching!!
BTW, this started out as a 2D sedan and was chopped by some old timers 20 years ago. They shortened the nbidy about 7" so they didn't need to quarter the roof. First time I ever saw a chop done that way. We did end up finishing the chop after we got it. We have over 80 episodes covering the whole build.
Can’t wait for the finished product!’
Thank you! We can't either lol!!
I must say that this is one of the coolest cars I have ever seen. I love it. You got me wanting to do one, or something similar
Thank you very much! Check out the newest videos, we're almost at the finish line with this project. After that we'll post some fun driving stuff. Good luck on your future project! Please subscribe if you haven't already!
Who knew Bruce Willis was into body swaps, cool.
The crazy part is almost any glass shop would buy the windshield and other glass
Cool project.
Thank you!!
Very cool project.. love those 49-50 Ford's...
Thank you! I, personally had a thing for them when I first worked on one in the 90's (frenched headlights and tailights). I knew then that one day I'm gonna cut one up and make it radilcal! Thanks for following!!
I wanna put classic mini panels on a mini r50 front. That way it Will actually look like a mini. Scaling up some bits to help the bonnet fit.
Sounds cool!!
I've always considered the 49 - 51 Ford ugly but this top chop has turned into a mighty fine beauty!
Thanks for your comment and for watching, please subscribe if you haven't already!
The '49 was Ford stepping out of all its previous models. This was true for all of Detroit. Like it or not, 1949 was the first year of the '50's look. I'm 70+ years old and I remember all the 49 Fords being hopped-up by the young generation. In the early '60s, young guys were still using these 49-51's and swapping in small-block Chevy engines. My father ran a garage back then and did a 327 conversion for a local teen.
@@robj2704 I'm 75 myself and I've built several drag race-inspired custom cars. As I said, I never liked the looks of the 49 - 51 Ford and the fact that they produced that shape for only 3 years probably tells a similar story. Anyway, this video project is excellent.
Awesome video and build
Thank you!!
This is the best wath you can do with an BMW .....Make a bad ass FORD ....Gredings form Bavaria.....👍👍👍👍👍
Hahaha! Thanks! Welcome Bavaria!!
Was cool tell you put those wheels and tires on it.
Thanks Eric! We love the black wheels. Hostile is now offering this wheel in a cast version and it's called the "Maniac".
8:17 That's so cool.
Thank you!!
Amazing. That's a lot of work.
Thank you! It has been but I'm so in love with how it's coming out. Long way to go still. Thanks for following the build!
I'm just glad you didn't Tesla the thing. Keep up the good work.
Hahaha! Thanks!!
I call BS u cant do that in just 10 minute
Looks amzing both types or Wheels
Thanks!!
Shoebox is one of my dream cars but you lost me with the whole BMW thing lol. It’s still very cool and appreciative to what you guys did for a classic
Thanks!!
@@ManiacsGarage if you ever do an MG with a Lexus V8 just remember it was my idea “wink wink”
This is cool! Can’t wait to see this finished!
Thank you!
Your crew is fun, good work everybody!
Thanks Mike! Yes, the guys are great!!
Nice Job Bruce Willis!
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Wow! Looks great!
Thanks!!
Well done boys !! Anyone can body swap , I'm glad to see people going the extra mile to finish it all the way !! You have no idea how many body swaps I've seen and then had to finish or even redo , because it was hurried or wasn't finished . Good job !
Thank you very much!! The vast majority of the work was not the actual body swap but all the additional little things. Thanks again!
@@ManiacsGarage That's exactly what I mean . It's all those little pain in the ass things that finalize the project . Keep up the fun projects !!
I’ve got a 75 hilux I want to put on a Miata chassis. Thanks for the inspiration!
That's awesome!! We've seen a few miata swaps but not with a Hilux!!
Such a badass build!!
Thank you!
That is an awesome project... love it
Thanks Rick!!
It was great meeting you at SEMA this year. Very cool car
Sorry for the slow response. It was great meeting you as well!
Superb 👌🏻 team
Thank you so much!! We are taking it to the dyno next week. Stay tuned....
This car is cool
Thank you!
This dude really looks like Bruce Willis. Love the video 👍🏽
Right on!!
I've wanted to do body swaps on many different cars especially putting on something really reliable like a Toyota or Honda
Yeah, that's a great idea Ivan! There is a cool 50 Chevy sedan dropped onto a Lexus 400.
BTW, the car will be featured on a show on A&E called Crazy Customs and will air on Thursday October 14th at 10pm EST. Please tune in if you can.
@@ManiacsGarage I seen that on Hooligan, I think this will become a big thing in the future
How r u safely putting a body on a non frame car? I see this over and over again, even with welded in supports its not safe. Sorry but true.
This roof chop on this 49 ford literally looks like the Hotwheels Shoebox
I guess you could say, "I would weld a mile to build the Born 49ain" Great videos & please keep them coming.
That's good! Thanks for following!
That is a awesome project.
Thank you! Check out where we are with it now!!
Thing looks so nice!
Thank you!!
Now some will think of this as disrespectful, but all you need to do is fit the M57 diesel.
I think the diesel would have been cool, but remember we built this on a pretty tight budget and this car came our way from a friend of our who crashed it,
Es admirable el trabajo que realizán, porque arriesgar todo por alguien que miente.
Aaaand of course; the rebodied BMW does not have blinker indicators.
*You guys have learned the lesson.*
It will,... because we're breaking that mold! 🤣🤣
Amazing Job guys God Bless you
Thank you! And thanks for watching and following!! God bless you too!!
Dope video brotha!
Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Beautifull machine.
Thank you!!
To accommodate the extra wide tires and wheels, to get them closer to the body, you could split the body down the middle and widen the body about 6 to 8 inches add some sheet metal and that could mean less wheel peeking outside the wheel wells. Just an idea.
Would have worked but it wasn't the look we were going for. Besides, you would run into all sorts of other issues like window fitment, etc. Check out our newer videos, it now has different flares.
this is amaizing, cool progect=)
Thank you!! Nice drifting in the E30!!
I love builds but, however, I think I wouldn't used a BMW. Maybe cut up a Marauder or crown vic or Grand Marque to use as a donor. Pluck a damn foreign car.! Scrap the idea, tube it out and convert it to a Coyote and T 56 magnum,curry 9"......
We appreciate the comment! But every one of those that you mentioned have been done.
We wanted to create something unique and a bit crazy! Thanks for watching!!
great job but 8 months dayummm
Nice
Danke. War sehr interessant.
if you do this in Spain: PERPETUAL JAIL
wish the wheels were properly tucked, otherwise one of the coolest projects i've seen lately
That car is cool as hell& I love the wheels
Thanks!!
That shit is Phatt! Widebody. Silver bullet or Pitch Black. Love the build
Thanks 👊
Awesome I would buy it 👍
Thanks!
He showed us a ball ballpeen hammer and said they probably don’t make them like this anymore. News Flash, they still make them everyday lol.
It was a joke. LOL Thanks for watching
Is such a car (coolest thing I have seen in a long time by the way) roadworthy at all in the US? Here in Europe, at least in most countries on the old continent, there is no way they would let this out into the traffic.
Yessir it's not a problem in North America. The VIN is a BMW so it's just a BMW nothing more nothing less.
In some areas you have to get a mechanic to say that the brakes, suspension etc is good every year or just when the vehicle changes hands, and some places not even that.
Love it now drift it
how many person said that you looks like Bruce Willis....Dude?😁
Many!! :-)
Wow going to be OÑÈ sick beast
Hi, I've been watching this build over and over for years. I don't remember seeing how you did the hood hinges, and I'm currently struggling with hinges on a 51 plymouth to toyota camry swap. Would you mind sharing what you did?
we used hinges that were supposed to be for the trunk. Thanks for watching!
Most excellent.
Thank you!!
Thats enthusiastic realism ‼️😉
I love to work on ambassador in india
Thanks 😊🙏
Thank you!!
The Hudson hornet looking kinda different these days
That is awesome
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You guys are gonna be pulled over left and right when cops run your plates and comes back 2003 bmw instead of 49 ford big differences lol looks awsome though glad to seeing something outside the box
The plate matches the 49 VIN. As far as the law is concerned it has a BMW engine in it. Engine swaps are legal in most states, including AZ, where we are. In fact we don't even need to smog cars in our area (yet LOL). But a 49 you donlt have to smog anyway. Thanks for watching!!
cool build.
Thank you!!!
Love it
Thanks!!
A Found On the Road Dead was mated to a Broken Motor Works cars. which will have electrical gremlins all its life.
Hahaha, good one!! Fortunately it's not our daily grocery getter.
The rollers looked better than the custom wheels. 🧐
The rollers were pretty cool but they were trashed form when the BMW was salvaged. Besides, they needed to be about twice as wide for the mods we planned. The wheels we decided on, as controversial as they are, were custom built for this car. They are a one off forged set that are now being offered in a cast version (..and they are called the "Hostile Maniacs"). You can check them out at www.hostilewheels.com
Beautiful car!
1:53-1:57 Geez, looks like something laid eggs in this car
Bruce Willis , is that you ? OMG 😨😨😨
Delete and tune it and straight piped with a supercharger and hopefully a manual transmission in it would be cool.
Nice job sir 👍❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!!
Wheels are 🤢🤮🤑🤑love em.
Sema will too.
Entire car is a wicked idea.
thanks!!
I thought i saw Bruce Willis when the guy said: it’s getting serious now
LOL
Car looking great already but I think the wheels should be push in a little bit other than that great looking car great job guys
Thank you!! Will probably redo the fenders at some point. Stay tuned, we are talking it to the dyno next week.
That will do! 😋
Thank you! We got it done, make sure to check out the more recent videos.
Perfect!!!
Thanks!! We are taking it to the dyno next week. Stay tuned for some results.
Lovely project, totally approve but the absurd comedy oversize wheels will slow it down real bad.
Stay tuned to the end. In fact, watch the newest video that just premiered today. We're getting close to dialing in the tuning and we'll see how much the wheels slow it down ;-)
Man I love the idea of putting a wanted body on a car that is random I really wish somebody would help me with that I'd love to put a Dodge Challenger body on to my hyudia azera but make it a 4 door dodge challenger which would make it extra special to me.
Pretty crazy idea!! We like it!
Nice, a little heavy i would guess, but hey, the bigger turbo will get it done.
Surprisingly the same weight as the original Bimmer (3400 lbs)
Check our Next video when we do the LS swap
Really nice but what's with the wide tires ?
Check out the newest videos. But keep in mind that the car was built to create a stir and grab attention. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for the inspirational video. I actually plan to swab the body of my Simca Versailles 1957 to the Volvo 940. The wheelbase is important but from the video, I notice that It is also important to ensure the distance from pillar A to the rear axle of both cars prior to joining the body shell. Am I right?
We're glad we've inspired you! Yes, those dimensions are important. Best of luck!!
Check out "crazy by Steven" and his Oldsmobile/BMW build.
We've seen it. It's absolutely amazing!!
How can you not love these guys? 💪🏾💙
Nice 👍
Thank you!
ive always wondered about a project like this. cool to know its possible if you plan it out right. my dream is to put an older muscle car body on a modern muscle car chassis. keep it looking original but with some good suspension parts and creature comforts on the inside + a solid engine.
If you want it to be special go for an off model. Like with dodge a Cornet or a GSX. Chevy a Cheetah is a real car or a Corvair, which is already set up for a mid-engine Or a Mercury Cougar which is a rebadged Mustang. And keep Chevy engines out of something that isn't a Chevy
Thanks for commenting and watching our video. Please check out all the other stuff we have on the channel. We are also in the works on some other project that are cool.
What type of schooling will teach me the right skills to build a few cars for myself? Mechanic or collision?
That all depends on what kind of cars you want to build. Mechanic is probably the best way to start. Some welding classes would be super valuable as well. Maybe then some collision classes? None of us have had formal training, just lots and lots of life experience, practice, and trial & error. Can't be afraid to fail; sometimes you'll have to redo something multiple times. Be patient. Good luck!
@@ManiacsGarage I’m going to make smaller versions of an old Land Rover Defender and a 2 seater 67/68 mustang and then an old mini or honda. I have a mechanic who my family is loyal to so I don’t plan on replacing him, I just want to do custom body work but I have to go to school because I don’t have the resources yet for experimenting
That is some awesome work you guys are doing 👍, you just reminded me of what I wanted to do some years back , to do a body swap a 95 f150 short bed on top of a 2005 Mercedes s65 Amg , maybe some day
That’s still on my bucket list 🤣
Wishing you guys the best from southern cali 😎
Thanks for the comment and keep your dream alive!