2 Door Fox + Plasma Torch = US Spec SAVEIRO by DasBaldGuy

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Well my plan is to remove the Rear hatch of the Wagon, then remove the interior (carpet/blastic body pannels and head liner, then cut off the excess metal (roof/side supports).
Weld square tube around the inside horizontal perimeter of the Bed (where the bottom of the side windows used to be) and one across the back as well as creating a "roll bar" from the floor, up around the roof back down the floor. I plan on welding in a sheetmetal wall to enclose the cabin and separate the cabin from the truck bed. Cut an opening for a rear window (perhaps from a junk yard small pick up truck or even just mount a sun roof on the back wall). If you want to be really fancy, you can mount a 3rd (high mount) break light into the top of the roof above the rear window (like the early 90's Isuzu pickups had)
For the interior of the bed, either weld down a solid piece of diamond plate, or perhaps find a mini truck (toyota/nissan etc) and cut the bed off, then cut the bottom of the bed in the shape/size that will fit the interior floor of the rear of the wagon.  
Take the rear hatch, cut it at the bottom of the rear window and there you have a tail gate...depending on your skills, you can make it open like a regular pick up truck (steal parts from junk yard truck) etc...
It doesn't sound too hard to me. Then get a few buddies over for beer and have a body work/sanding party. Then paint it. How hard can it be?
Only thing I would be worried about is the struts in existing strut tower. I am thinking you might have to weld leaf springs to the underside like pick up trucks have to take the extra weight.
Ideas/thoughts?

Ok somebody tell me this is not a home-made Fox Wagon/PickUp Conversion?

And here are 2 pictures of a Corrado Pickup conversion (I think done by Karmann Coachworks)

So someone out there has to have done this to a Fox Wagon!