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Thread: differences in body styles
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repu1977
1st Gear
Posts: 47
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posted September 19, 2005 04:53 PM |
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differences in body styles
Hey, looking at the repu up in the top right of this page...notice how the bed goes all the way down even with the cab.
now look at this yellow truck on the top of this web page:
www.monito.com/wankel/repu.html
Notice it does not have a bed that goes all the way down as far as the cab does.
Does anyone know why there are these differences?
Maybe tow capacities? 1800 vs 1600?
any Ideas??
Thanks, I ask because I have a 77 that does not go all the way down, but have seen a few 77's that do?!
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77 REPU "Yellow"
82 380SL
93 f250 4X4 turbo Diesel
66 Benelli
94 740 IL
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repu1977
1st Gear
Posts: 47
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posted September 19, 2005 06:06 PM |
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edit
>>Hey, looking at the repu up in the top right of this page...notice how the bed goes all the way down even with the cab.
sorry, I'm dislexic!!! top "left"
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klaus42
Rotorhead
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posted September 22, 2005 09:36 AM |
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I believe you're looking at...
...the effects of a band of black paint, (or decal), on the cab's rocker panel. That, coupled with the relative lack of detail in the digital image you're viewing... ;)
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absolut
1st Gear
Posts: 37
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posted September 22, 2005 05:52 PM |
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I am a new repu owner so don't take me to serious but this is what I think.
First of all your looking at the drivers side in the above picture. On the passenger side there would be a battery and no gas cap. Someone "photoshoped" the image and flipped it. As far as the bed being a different height, this is what I think. The above one has been modified in some way. Either digitally or possibly this is a Ford Courier bed, from what I've seen some did came down.
Brad C
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admin
Administrator
Posts: 446
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posted September 22, 2005 06:08 PM |
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Actually, the black under the bed was done long, long... LONG before photoshop... the pic up at top is a blue-colored one from the 74 sales brochure/specs sheet:
http://mazdarepu.com/Gallery/uploads/74RepuBrochure.jpg#
I hadn't really noticed that:
a) that image is flipped
b) the under-door area is black.
I agree, the black under the door looks nice, or the bed extending down to have one solid line there looks good.
Just funny how an image like that can get transformed...
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repu1977
1st Gear
Posts: 47
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posted September 22, 2005 06:35 PM |
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well I guess I got tricked by the pic above coulpled with this repu on ebay:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4575150786>
His must some how be a fake or mayby he added a valance to the bed sides?!
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rotormunky
Redlining
Orlando, Florida
Posts: 424
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posted September 22, 2005 07:16 PM |
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quote:
well I guess I got tricked by the pic above coulpled with this repu on ebay:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4575150786>
His must some how be a fake or mayby he added a valance to the bed sides?!
Um, he just painted his rockerpanels black.
Take a closer look at those pics. If it helps, specifically you want to look at the pic of his cab w/ the door open.
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-Martin
Orlando, Florida
http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/REPU
'77 REPU (Some assembly required :)
'91 Cabrio (Battered and bruised, but she's still my baby.)
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FLIBOYZ6
Revvin Up
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posted October 13, 2005 01:13 AM |
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IT COULD BE ONE FROM JAPAN BECAUSE THE FORDS HAD THE SAME BED PROBLEMS ITS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS I WIH THAT I COULD CHANGE AND THEY DIDNT HAVE THE HUGE FENDERS
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rotormunky
Redlining
Orlando, Florida
Posts: 424
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posted October 13, 2005 03:19 PM |
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quote:
IT COULD BE ONE FROM JAPAN BECAUSE THE FORDS HAD THE SAME BED PROBLEMS ITS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS I WIH THAT I COULD CHANGE AND THEY DIDNT HAVE THE HUGE FENDERS
CAPS LOCK! CAPS LOCK!
On the left!
PLEASE!
:)
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-Martin
Orlando, Florida
http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/REPU
'77 REPU (Some assembly required :)
'91 Cabrio (Battered and bruised, but she's still my baby.)
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