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Post by shiftit »

just seeing if this work's

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Post by mickrangie »

cool!!! :D :D :D :D :D
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Post by rusty_042 »

haha now thats awsom lol
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Post by chimpboy »

That looks really good! The rear overhang is the one sour spot in a rangie's looks.
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Post by waxhead.. »

That is unreal craftsman-ship. My Girlfriend thought it was factory.
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Post by Merv »

Have wanted to do that for some time. Where does the fuel tank go?
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Post by Loanrangie »

chimpboy wrote:That looks really good! The rear overhang is the one sour spot in a rangie's looks.
You reckon ?, i think they are classic lines as they are, just the overhang for offroading causes probs. That would look good as a ute even if you wouldnt get much in the back of it.
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Post by KiwiBacon »

If you cover up the top of the picture, only the suspension links show which way is forwards. :armsup:
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Post by uninformed »

thats shit hot mate.

any pics of the build

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Post by shakes »

looks like a neat job from those shots...

I'm like loanrangie though, would much rather a ute with a useless tray over a bobbed full cab :?
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Post by known 2 »

u've done a good job of it. very neet
but in my mind i think it looks wrong. i'm a fan of the original rangey shape.
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Post by Braudy »

Looks good , well proportioned . Couldn't quite tell from the plates , is it in Qld ? If so did you have any probs getting it legal? Got any photos of the build ? On my "to do " list.
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Post by outlaw »

love the look of the bobtailed rangys... maybe a future project :lol:
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Post by shiftit »

:D cheers everyone!!!!!!!!!! i'm glad i got the picktures to go on, took me ages!!!
yea i got loads of pickies of the build, i'll post a couple more if you like, one of the fueltank too.
and i've already decided to turn it into a ute ;) not a tray back though.
a bit like this yellow one.
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Post by shiftit »

yes i live in qld, and it went streight through it's blue plate for all mods last week :armsup: Image
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Post by 6.5 rangie »

Looks like you've done a real good job there, should soft top it like a 40series
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Post by mickrangie »

why the custom chassis? is it still 100"

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Post by Loanrangie »

The bobbed citrus yellow ute looks great .
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Post by chimpboy »

Loanrangie wrote:The bobbed citrus yellow ute looks great .
It looks a hell of a lot like an MQ shorty with the canopy off, side-on at least... not that that's a bad thing! I like it.
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Post by Ralf the RR »

I reckon the yellow one looks like a mighty boy on steroids :P
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Post by Loanrangie »

Ralf the RR wrote:I reckon the yellow one looks like a mighty boy on steroids :P
LOL, that reminds me of a mighty boy i used to see around, it had truck exhaust stacks and big kenworth mudflaps and the tray was checkerplate lined, looked like a mini B&S ute !
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Post by waxhead.. »

Don't chop it! Especially not after doing such a classic job on it so far.
Every second person is doing ute chops. I reckon fully-bobbed wagons are cool, and take heaps more skill to get nice.
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Post by Aquarangie »

Looks good, I've always like the bobtail Rangies :D Keep the pics coming.

Wonder what a 4 door one would look like, probably strange with the door so close to the rear end :shock:

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Post by shorty.mqute »

yeah im with waxhead, i reckon leave it as is.. looks heaps better than either of those chopped utes... maby soft top like a 40 as someone else said...

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Post by chimpboy »

waxhead.. wrote:Don't chop it! Especially not after doing such a classic job on it so far.
Every second person is doing ute chops. I reckon fully-bobbed wagons are cool, and take heaps more skill to get nice.
I vote for "don't chop it" as well. Better to get another one and chop that if you really have to.

The only way I'll vote for the chop is if you do it in a way that makes it a removable hard-top convertible.

Of course I realise I don't really get a vote on your decision here :)
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Post by walker »

I vote dont chop it too. I think it looks great.

The only thing I think it need is a rear bumper. It just doesnt quite look finished at the back.

That yellow ute looks awsome too, great work. I like the yellow, maybe thats what I should do my ute.
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Post by mickrangie »

walker wrote:I vote dont chop it too. I think it looks great.

The only thing I think it need is a rear bumper. It just doesnt quite look finished at the back.

That yellow ute looks awsome too, great work. I like the yellow, maybe thats what I should do my ute.
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Post by walker »

If we are matching eye color then you better paint your's black! :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by mickrangie »

walker wrote:If we are matching eye color then you better paint your's black! :armsup: :armsup:
are you colour blind too? So yr the electrician they change the wires to brown blue and black for :finger: :finger:
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