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Originally Posted by XR Martin
VN was a widened body on a VL structure.
Pop the bonnet and the engine bay is exactly the same, look underneath and it's VL.
Track is even the same between the two, which is why they look bloated.
Don't think the fixed it until VS.
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My error, when you said running gear, I took it you meant the engine & gearbox etc. But yes, the floorpan is essentially VL but what's wrong with that ? It's had over 10 years of development, so that was a major advantage, as this was Ford's weakness.
The front track of the VN is the same as VL, but the rear is 2-inches wider. This was fixed with the updated front suspension for the VR in 1993.
The engine bay is not the same, the entire firewall structure & plenum chamber is totally different.
Dr Terry