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Hi, I probably sound like a bit of an idiot but do the rough rider and the sand scorcher share the same body mount, thanks.

That's not an idiot question. Yes they share the same body mount. The Ford Ranger's one is a little different.

Thank you!

Sorry, Flo, but the front body mounts for SS and RR are different.
The SS has a much longer front body mount than the RR.
The rear are the same.

OMG sorry. I though that only the ranger was longer. So ss and ranger are the same and the rr is shorter?

stingray-63 wrote:

OMG sorry. I though that only the ranger was longer. So ss and ranger are the same and the rr is shorter?

No, all three front supports are different.. The Ranger the longest, the RR shortest.

-Lars

shame on me. I was sure that there were only 2 sizes....

It's more complicated than that ... the vintage Rough Rider ("M10 Front Post" in the manual parts list) is also used as a base for the vintage Sand Scorcher and (vintage) F150 Ranger, each having a different (shape and length) extension part - "M46 Front Post Bracket" for th Scorcher, and "Body Mount A" for the Ranger. The vintage Super Champ front post has nothing in common with the other SRBs. An added complication is that the extension for the Sand Scorcher comes in mk.1 and mk.2 flavours (or early and late, if you prefer) - the former having a slot all the way round for the body clip, the latter having a hole.

Re-release Buggy Champ ("BJ7 Front Post"/part # 13405003) looks (in the manuals at least) to be identical to the vintage Rough Rider "M10 Front Post". The re-release Sand Scorcher, unlike the vintage version, uses a one-piece front post, visually at least, the overall outside dimensions are the same as the two-piece vintage post (when joined). There is no re-release Ranger (yet), and the re-releaseFighting Buggy front post looks identical to the vintage Super Champ part.

I think that's all the permutations