Outer Limits 4x4 Board

nah. just some surface rust. i live right near the sea and its been pretty narly weather. im goin to get it blasted before i paint it

how come my pic wont show up? can anyone help with that?

heres where im up to. got heaps to go. got a new sill to put in on the drivers side....also my idea for attaching the roof is by using a piece of steel cut/bent/welded to match the shape of the roof and then riveting it in place inside the cab and using fibre glass to fill the join on the rear ...

how did you attach your roof in the end? i have built an entire frame in the rear of the cab.have you just used sheet metal?

just wondering if any of you who have gone through the engineering process with your utes could tell me what the engineers look at just so i have a heads up as im am still doing my conversion. anything i can do to make it easier will help. cuirrently i have used box section to build a cage and 2.5 ...

ok now i am slow and i am sure someone will flame me for this but.... to do a conversion and run 35 inch tyres i need a rear centre out of a hilux @ 4.1:1 ratio and a front high pinion centre out of a cruiser (80 series or 100 series) 4.1:1 ratio as well just want to confirm i have this right as i ...

i ahve been looking at options for my diffs too..and after reading all of this i am confused. doesnt jacmac sell a hyphoid locker setup to bolt into a rangie? i was going to go with maxidrive but now i see that rover cwps are crap. can anyone break it down into real laymans terms for me? basically i ...

ive been thinkin about this...i used to have a disco V8 that was an auto. and id have to say it did have its advantages. alot easier to crawl over things than burning the ring out of a clutch! im thinking an auto would be alot easier on the whole driveline to....would that be correct?

im pretty keen to hear anybodys woes with certifications etc...wat do they look for? and all that

i think a two door would be easier..i think a 4 door is only 8cm longer than a two door but i may be wrong...im actually going to use a sheet of aluminium for the part under the window. just rivet it to the frame and do some fibre glassing along the edges...i wanted to keep the original back window ...

try it again...it wasnt supposed to have the stoopid www in front of it

im doin a 2 door into a flat bed at the moment.. have a look at my pics if you like @ http://community.webshots.com/user/tcpr_024 .im up to building my tray at the moment......havent put any recent pics up though...i had a look at alot of other utes eg patrols and cruisers to see how they did their ...

i amthinking of puttin a 351 or similar into my rangie. can any 4 spd manual boxes be mated up to the transfer in these? i want to use the original transfer but i want to use like a top loader box. also if anyone has done this mod where abouts does the shifter end up in the cab? does it end up ...

i recently blew the crap out of the rear end on my rangie and was wondering if the fact that i have alot of backlash to the rear drive shift from the transfer may be the reason for this. basically iwas drivin up a hil when the diff let go. not hammering it or watever. but when i removed the ...

put some pics at http://community.webshots.com/user/tcpr_024 if your interested in seein my progress so far

yep thats what i was thinking. i just wanted to see pics of yours to get some ideas on the rear window. ive seen pics with some with a smaller rear window. like a patrol or hilux window and some with the original rangie rear window. i want to use the rangie window with some smaller gas struts so i ...

yep. already done. i am goin to fab up a rear cab thingy peice much like you have done using the rear window frame. then i am going to build a flat bed tray from some steel tubing and chequer plate.

ahaha i wouldnt have used the grinder either but there are a few spots i cant get the hacksaw into. as in behind the b pillars right on the floor. not sure how im goin to cut that. only 2 spots holding the rear on now and thats the two on the floor. removed the rear window and frame just ...

thanks loan rangie. well i have cut most of the section for the cab out. i decided to cut it a little short as i am allowing for big tyres eventually. the whole cab seems strong enoug at this point though i havent finished cuttin yet. smashed a grinder disc to bits. i need a bigger grinder. my ...

so the panels dont have to be welded in? hrm...if i used rivets and made up an inner frame to brace everyt hing up this should work? i just dont have access to a welder without eiter buying or hiring one.....

yep send more pics. i need as much as i can get. doin the chop this sat and i want to be able to start puttin together in a few weekes! by the way you have done a buet job on that rear window. i see you used the current frame from the rear wagon window. how did youi attach it to the car? weld or ...

ok. i want it to be done right so i can have a shot at gettin it licensed as a ute. i was lookin at the chassis in regards to making a tray. do i need to fab up some new body mounts? it looks like i do. im hoping i can grind the old rear ones off and re-attach them a bit further down...not to sure ...

ok no worries..thanx for that. im gonna start cuttin this weekend. just gotta get the nuts to take a grinder to my car!

any tips on how to do the rear of the cab? i was thinkin about using the original rear window and making up the base out of sheet metal. do i need reinforcing behind the seats for this to stop flexing?

my yella machine

i have 2 rangies one a four door and the other a 2 door. wat one is better for converting to a ute? i want to build a flat bed mind so i want to do away with the rear floor. also if anyone has built one of these i would love to see some build pics. plus i really need to know how ppl have gone with ...

thanks for that ppl. mush appreciated! i think this is the route i will follow. i am just sick of breaking diffs. broke 3 in 3 trips and i was being fairly nice to her the last time. ended up with bits of diff spread all over the road and a nice gash in my housing.......

sweet thanks for that. now i just have to find some diffs......

ok. i will run tyres between 35s and 38s so wat will best suit that?

i am going to go the gq diff conversion on my 1981 rangie. i have done a heap of research on here as to wat need to be done but i have a few questions if anyone could help. are there any issues with the rear diff being centred ie vibrations, or breaking unis? also with the steering is it basicall ...