Hilux Body onto Patrol, LandRover, Toyota chassis?

[pricey]

So what exactly is wrong with your "base" chassis now?? Im not really understanding the problem.

Theres Lux's in Tuff Truck, and 100's in comps around the place not having issues.. Check out Gut's in the members section..

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Like Bogged, i'm not sure why you would go to so much effort.
Is the original chassis bent or twisted from a hit?
Is it going to be a dedicated comp rig, weekend basher or daily driver?
If a comp rig, and you plan to use all the suspension and diffs as factory, then maybe it's an option. But to go to the massive effort and shove all the hilux drivetrain into a Patrol/80/Rangie chassis, then put the Lux body back on top, really don't see why anyone would do it

[chimpboy]

Is it going to be a dedicated comp rig, weekend basher or daily driver?

I think it's for trashing other people's private property, bog holes around Eltham, etc, isn't it?

[Yom]

Is it going to be a dedicated comp rig, weekend basher or daily driver?

I think it's for trashing other people's private property, bog holes around Eltham, etc, isn't it?

Environmental vandalism. Top idea really.

Why go the Lux body?

Just get a rangy and shove some decent running gear under it. Nowhere near enough rangies get done up here, IMO.

[booflux]

Why not do it? Not everyone wants a patrol, cruiser, rangie like the masses. If no one had the motivation to undertake projects like this our sport would be pretty much a waste of time imo.

[love ke70]

80 series cut down to a ute looks near enough to a hilux anyway

[ethann]

Yeah Range Rover and strength shouldn't be used in the same sentence.
Probably work out cheaper in the long run to get an 80 or a poorol.
80's are nice and are heaps comfy but heaps dearer.
Every man and his dogs had a gq, Parts are easy, And when you doing gnarly 4x4ing, thats what you want. Easy to get parts.

You must be right, after all I see in your signature you have more lift than John Holmes on Viagra whilst flying a handglider.

Considering a few good mates have rangies/landies, With out spending a shit load of money to get arb/maxi drive lockers, better cvs, better axles etc, There drive line is shit, There on like there 8+ centres, Ones went gq diffs to stop the troubles, The other one sold the pos.

And for bringing my truck into it, It does what I want it to do and how I like it to do it, Is legal and drives sweet on the road.
So shove John holmes Viagra-ated rooster in your arse.

[Yom]

Why not do it? Not everyone wants a patrol, cruiser, rangie like the masses. If no one had the motivation to undertake projects like this our sport would be pretty much a waste of time imo.

I disagree. Our laws are getting tighter and people will soon have less inclination than they already do to be building these sorts of customised vehicles. What we will end up doing is using what we've got as effectively as possible - and that won't kill off this sport/hobby.

ps: last i checked, building something, tearing it apart, rebuilding it, and then tearing it down and rebuilding it again etc etc wasn't a sport, more a hobby. :p wish i had the room to attempt it!!!

[Slunnie]

[onsidering a few good mates have rangies/landies, With out spending a shit load of money to get arb/maxi drive lockers, better cvs, better axles etc, There drive line is shit, There on like there 8+ centres, Ones went gq diffs to stop the troubles, The other one sold the pos.

And for bringing my truck into it, It does what I want it to do and how I like it to do it, Is legal and drives sweet on the road.
So shove John holmes Viagra-ated rooster in your arse.

Went to GQ for strength? Less ground clearance and still limited by LandRover tough CV's - what a waste. He should have sussed that out a little better.

[booflux]

Why not do it? Not everyone wants a patrol, cruiser, rangie like the masses. If no one had the motivation to undertake projects like this our sport would be pretty much a waste of time imo.

I disagree. Our laws are getting tighter and people will soon have less inclination than they already do to be building these sorts of customised vehicles. What we will end up doing is using what we've got as effectively as possible - and that won't kill off this sport/hobby.

ps: last i checked, building something, tearing it apart, rebuilding it, and then tearing it down and rebuilding it again etc etc wasn't a sport, more a hobby. :p wish i had the room to attempt it!!!

Mine will be road registered and 100% legal when first finished and thats in Qld where the laws are tighter than most. While cutting down an 80 may appeal to some it didnt to me. The advantages to using the 80 chassis as opposed to just coiling the Lux for me especially in Qld were many.

I think its a bit short sighted to say just cut down an 80 and to be honest pretty boring. Also if you look through Dazs thread you will see that using the 80 chassis also helps maintain a lower ride height also which is another bonus.

[grimbo]

It's not so much the discouraging thinking out of the box, it is an unrelaistic expectation that this person will do this mod. He can't be bothered driving nearly an hour to go 4wding. He is doing this mod because he broke a cv on a 2nd hand car with lockers and 31s, most probably playing in a mud hole in Eltham.

Outside the box thinking is great for people who have the skills to pull it off, but for someone who saw a cool pic on the internet or read something once somewhere that said they need the biggest baddest 4wd to do anything, isn't such a good idea.

Sometimes these people need to provide a lot more info about the whys and in many cases a few small mods will do the job rather than running down the route of a massive expensive project that will eventually lead to a half built 4wd in a shed somewhere with no money to finish it. Or worse a half arsed build that is then taken out and used

[booflux]

It's not so much the discouraging thinking out of the box, it is an unrelaistic expectation that this person will do this mod. He can't be bothered driving nearly an hour to go 4wding. He is doing this mod because he broke a cv on a 2nd hand car with lockers and 31s, most probably playing in a mud hole in Eltham.

Outside the box thinking is great for people who have the skills to pull it off, but for someone who saw a cool pic on the internet or read something once somewhere that said they need the biggest baddest 4wd to do anything, isn't such a good idea.

Sometimes these people need to provide a lot more info about the whys and in many cases a few small mods will do the job rather than running down the route of a massive expensive project that will eventually lead to a half built 4wd in a shed somewhere with no money to finish it. Or worse a half arsed build that is then taken out and used

True this could be the case for the op but the thread may be helpful to others in the future who really are interested in doing it. I just think comments like cut an 80 down or chop a GQ are boring. Add some real pros and cons to the debate rather than just saying go down the most common path, although at times that is an advantage.

[Yom]

It's not so much the discouraging thinking out of the box, it is an unrelaistic expectation that this person will do this mod. He can't be bothered driving nearly an hour to go 4wding. He is doing this mod because he broke a cv on a 2nd hand car with lockers and 31s, most probably playing in a mud hole in Eltham.

Outside the box thinking is great for people who have the skills to pull it off, but for someone who saw a cool pic on the internet or read something once somewhere that said they need the biggest baddest 4wd to do anything, isn't such a good idea.

Sometimes these people need to provide a lot more info about the whys and in many cases a few small mods will do the job rather than running down the route of a massive expensive project that will eventually lead to a half built 4wd in a shed somewhere with no money to finish it. Or worse a half arsed build that is then taken out and used

True this could be the case for the op but the thread may be helpful to others in the future who really are interested in doing it. I just think comments like cut an 80 down or chop a GQ are boring. Add some real pros and cons to the debate rather than just saying go down the most common path, although at times that is an advantage.

careful boof, you're almost sounding like an elitist

ps: i agree, just cutting stuff down is pretty boring. but as you said, it is definitely logical.

[Dirty]

Humm,

This all does raise many questions on the Lux I am clearing a space in the shed for. Wanting it to be road legal, might be easier to just put a 80-series chassis (or something simular) under it.

I need to work out what chassis has the largest tyres and belly height from the factory. Any recommendations?

- David.

[booflux]

careful boof, you're almost sounding like an elitist

ps: i agree, just cutting stuff down is pretty boring. but as you said, it is definitely logical.

I am a long way from an elitist but I just get tired of people not seeing that not everyone wants to be the same.

Humm,

This all does raise many questions on the Lux I am clearing a space in the shed for. Wanting it to be road legal, might be easier to just put a 80-series chassis (or something simular) under it.

I need to work out what chassis has the largest tyres and belly height from the factory. Any recommendations?

- David.

I am not sure on what has the best clearance etc, I went an 80 chassis as I wanted to keep it Toyota plus as I am only going to be running 37s I dont see the smaller front diff as too much of a drama.

I have only needed to add a 2" lift to get the 37s on it and it sits well on standard spings and 33s still also.

[ethann]

[onsidering a few good mates have rangies/landies, With out spending a shit load of money to get arb/maxi drive lockers, better cvs, better axles etc, There drive line is shit, There on like there 8+ centres, Ones went gq diffs to stop the troubles, The other one sold the pos.

And for bringing my truck into it, It does what I want it to do and how I like it to do it, Is legal and drives sweet on the road.
So shove John holmes Viagra-ated rooster in your arse.

Went to GQ for strength? Less ground clearance and still limited by LandRover tough CV's - what a waste. He should have sussed that out a little better.

GQ diffs, Ready to bolt under, 35's, Big offset, Rear locker. + a disco for parts?
$1500, pretty damn reasonable. You wouldn't do it?

Less ground clearance and still limited by LandRover tough CV's - what a waste. He should have sussed that out a little better.

I dont get it? His replaced the Rover cvs with nissan? =s[/i]

[dobbo]

[onsidering a few good mates have rangies/landies, With out spending a shit load of money to get arb/maxi drive lockers, better cvs, better axles etc, There drive line is shit, There on like there 8+ centres, Ones went gq diffs to stop the troubles, The other one sold the pos.

And for bringing my truck into it, It does what I want it to do and how I like it to do it, Is legal and drives sweet on the road.
So shove John holmes Viagra-ated rooster in your arse.

Went to GQ for strength? Less ground clearance and still limited by LandRover tough CV's - what a waste. He should have sussed that out a little better.

GQ diffs, Ready to bolt under, 35's, Big offset, Rear locker. + a disco for parts?
$1500, pretty damn reasonable. You wouldn't do it?

The price of that car seems to be slightly fluxional, everyone has a different price for what it was sold for.

[ethann]

Last time I talked about it, It was at that, But was without a few things so maybe some other things got put into the deal and it was sold for 2.

Anyway, Can't say I have the time of the day for you Dobbo.
Aint here to talk tough with a keyboard.

[Yom]

careful boof, you're almost sounding like an elitist

ps: i agree, just cutting stuff down is pretty boring. but as you said, it is definitely logical.

I am a long way from an elitist but I just get tired of people not seeing that not everyone wants to be the same.

How dare you suggest something other than being a sheep.

Here's a thought: Mog diffs on a Jeep chassis bolted to a 2dr Rangy body (cut down into a convertible ute) with a BMW engine finished off with Lada badges.

Look....a vehicle which doesn't use any Jap crap...

[leehamescort]

Here's a thought: Mog diffs on a Jeep chassis bolted to a 2dr Rangy body (cut down into a convertible ute) with a BMW engine finished off with Lada badges.

Look....a vehicle which doesn't use any Jap crap...

image the reliabilty!!

Being differrent is never the easiest but is always more interesting and with some luck and a lot of hard work could end up being better!!

[Slunnie]

Less ground clearance and still limited by LandRover tough CV's - what a waste. He should have sussed that out a little better.

I dont get it? His replaced the Rover cvs with nissan? =s[/i]

Yeah, but why replace something that isnt much chop with something that still isn't much chop. GU I could understand as its a stronger diff with stronger CV's, Toyota I could understand as they are also stronger diffs with stronger aftermarket CV's, GQ I don't as despite the big diff the CV's aren't much better and for any money you dont get an upgrade that is as strong as a Rover CV upgrade.

[ethann]

Less ground clearance and still limited by LandRover tough CV's - what a waste. He should have sussed that out a little better.

I dont get it? His replaced the Rover cvs with nissan? =s[/i]

Yeah, but why replace something that isnt much chop with something that still isn't much chop. GU I could understand as its a stronger diff with stronger CV's, Toyota I could understand as they are also stronger diffs with stronger aftermarket CV's, GQ I don't as despite the big diff the CV's aren't much better and for any money you dont get an upgrade that is as strong as a Rover CV upgrade.

Spose, His happy with what his got. He can run 35's easy thats all that he cares for.

[RunnerMitch]

I believe 4wdriving is both a sport and hobby. Every one says why waste time doing a solid axle swap on my 4runner and i simply tell them i do it cause i can, i want to and i enjoy it.

[50RTD]

Entertaining the thought for a moment, from a certification/engineering point of view, which chassis out of the 3 would be most likely to be certifiable?

I would have assumed the 80 chassis, due to the fact both are toyota's, however the reality is it makes 4/5th's of FA difference, as all mounts etc would be custom made anyway?