help with engine swap to 8BA engine

[Tony Wheeler]

I feel for you Jason, I felt crook in the guts when Keith showed me these photos at Corowa, but this body has your name on it and that's gotta hurt. The only slight consolation is that it was gone long before you got the truck, it would be hard to live with if it got scrapped afterwards.

There's some pain in this hobby when we see or hear of stuff getting scrapped, and it doesn't get any worse than FGT bodies. However it's part of the deal and the only way to make it right is to build another one, and I admire your determination in that regard. As you say, at least you have a record of your body, and these photos won't hurt a bit when you're driving around in your fully restored FGT8 in glorious camo. You'll probably keep them in the glove box to show people!