63 Galaxie w_Starliner Chassis - Who tried it?

[MeatMan]

I'm planning a tribute build of my late brother-in-law's 63 Galaxie as it was when he passed. He was my friend and mentor before he married my sister.

Anyway, I bought the 63 Galaxie kit before, as well as the 60 Starliner kit to upgrade the Galaxie chassis. But when I lined everything up, there were several things that didn't match.

I can't recall them all but I think the Starliner was wider and longer, and the floor pan designs were different.

I wound up building both separately but reading so many people saying that it will work, I'm asking who actually made it work, and do you have pics? Thanks.

Here is how I wound up building them.

Edited November 12, 2019 by MeatMan

[Deuces]

The Starliner looks pretty cool with the teardrop scoop.....??

[jas1957]

I don’t have any pictures but I used that chassis under an AMT ‘64 Mercury.  It took a bit of fiddling to fit but it worked and looks great.

[Brutalform]

I’ve used the Starliner chassis and floor under a quite of few 62, 63, and 64 Galaxies. Even though they are not a perfect fit, there is only minimal trimming, and modifications to make it fit. Usually removing a bit of the ends of the rear frame rails, and some trimming of the floor pan in the rear also, using a razor saw. I literally have a dozen or so, of unused Starliner bodies, and glass and chrome, left over from all the kits I robbed the suspensions from. 
Here are a few pics of some of my builds using the Starliner chassis. They all have the Starliner under them. I’ll get some under carriage pics up in a bit. 

[Brutalform]

Here is a pic of a current project 63 box top Mel Burns S/S car chassis. It shows the rear where it needed to be cut to fit the slightly shorter 63 body. I’ve never encountered a problem with the width though. 

[Brutalform]

And a completed Gas Ronda 63 using the 60 chassis, with everything installed. 
Also some minor trimming on the radiator support may be in order to fit the chassis in other big car bodies. Some work was done on the Ronda cars radiator support. 

[MeatMan]

1 hour ago, Brutalform said:

Here is a pic of a current project 63 box top Mel Burns S/S car chassis. It shows the rear where it needed to be cut to fit the slightly shorter 63 body. I’ve never encountered a problem with the width though. 

Thanks for the pics & info Tom.

I took a good look at both of the chassis and see where I felt the width would be an issue, but after measuring they are very close, if not the same in width.

The distance between the A-arms on the Galaxie are wider than the Starliner, as the Galaxie doesn't use full size A-arms, so that visually threw me off.

I've already ordered my Galaxie kit so I guess its on now.

[MeatMan]

Thanks everyone for your responses.