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ute chop ?

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ute chop ?

Post by sheriff »

hi guys im cutting down my GQ wagon into a extra cab whats the best way of getting the size for the back window.

i was thinking if getting the glass out of gu ute and just making the hole 10 mm bigger then the glass on the back wall of the cab is that the way to go

if there is a better way let me know

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Post by familybus »

im going to chop mine into a dual cab and going to try use the whole frame and window out of the rear side GQ
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Post by pigletracing »

get intouch with dale from 2DEXTREME fabrication, he has done 2 dual cab conversions this week, & is working on my dual-cab at present. he uses the back walls of ute bodies, itsa lot cleaner, & looks more factory, & he has a few in stock..
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Post by garth »

gudday fellas

just got mine outa paint shop Monday, GQ wagon cut down to a extra cab.
We unfortunately have no utes over here so use the Nissan Navara rear panel and it looks great.

All panels (other than the Navara rear) Pillars, and steel used from the original wagon as you can see.

I have no shots yet of finished Ute but here are some of the work in progress......

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will put finished shots up if anyone is interested.

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Post by FoxyRav »

You can make it the same size as factory ute or the other way is to just make it what eva size you want and get a windscreen shop to cut a piece of safty glass to size wich is what i done with my 60 series extra cab.
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Post by steveoo »

i would love to see some more pictures of the ute chop with the navara rear end looks like its a good fit.

What did you do about where the rear door used to be just weld the door up?
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Post by purplebus »

steveoo wrote:i would love to see some more pictures of the ute chop with the navara rear end looks like its a good fit.

What did you do about where the rear door used to be just weld the door up?
x2. is that a d22 navara rear.?
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Post by garth »

gudday fellas

still haven't got any finished pics yet, they'll be coming soon.
here are some more stage photos of the build as its easier than describing it.



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we used the existing door and fabricated the inside edge outa parts from the roof, i'll put some shots up later if wanted as it was a bit tricky......

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Post by steveoo »

Would you be able to put all of your photos up on a site like photobucket or something this is EXACTLY what i was going to do.

Thanks for the pictures!
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Post by garth »

gudday

rather than put them all on here i can pm them to you and bypass the site.....
unless others are interested?

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Post by hillbilliywheelchair »

im also intrested
thanks jono
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Post by wormz14 »

garth wrote:gudday

rather than put them all on here i can pm them to you and bypass the site.....
unless others are interested?

regards garth
Mate i'm very interested in seeing more pics i'm going to have a crack at doing a cut and shut on my gq wagon soon. any other pics would be good
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Post by sheriff »

well the cut is done will post soon pictures up in the members section soon
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Post by garth »

Gudday

here's the finished shots..let me know if you need specifics.
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gota 3" lift goin in and building a flat deck after the break.
It came out better than expected so am thinking about chopping my one now!


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Post by madaz_ »

Thats a nice looking cab cut, how much do you recon it would be to get one done?
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Post by steveoo »

i must say that is a very clean ute chop. do you find much water coming through those vents??
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Post by AFeral »

Nice work Garth. Looks like a fair bit of work, the results are very nice indeed. Feral
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Post by garth »

gudday fellas

Was about 7.5k including full re-paint and glazing.
Havent thought about water entry through back cab vents.....good point though! spose you could seal em up with some sika if req.

This wagon is being set up for a contract which involves 'light' off road work so if the boys have water comin in through those vents there will be some arses kicked!


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Post by nerida67 »

excellent job on the conversion garth looks great
7.5k is about the normal price for these conversions give or take a bit
im doin my conversion myself(mq wagon to extra cab)and im hoping to have the vechicle fully rebuilt and converted alot cheaper than that
but to save money takes time,of course ,as it gets closer to completion i still have the option of putting a gq chassis and running gear under it and making it into a gq,but ill see a bit further down the track
the easiest for the average person to do with these conversions is use the ute rear panel,but as we all know theyre getting scarce,so we have to make do with wat we can get
but very nice job,probably best ive seen for a long time
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