wanted info on kermit the rangie

[rustysrangierecks]

there is a winch comp rangie that has my attention and i am looking for some history on it ie: pics, what its competed in and what it has won. i belive its name was KERMIT. it is a green 4dr rngie cut to a tray. any help/links/photos to this awsome peice of machinery would be great

[adam big lad]

hi mate it competed in most of the events it was owned and built by adrian who ran landrover shop in lilydale he has shut that shop down and now runs a tjm store!
The last time i heard was that scott the new owner of the car was stripping it down and selling it of!

When i spoke to scott last there wasn't much left of the car but it use to run a gen 2 i think stroker with full nissan running gear and tubed back end!

Was one of the best trucks in my eyes engine was really good.

Thanks adam

[PSI250]

can help with a few pics, but not too much info,

From what i remember it completed in the 1999 OBC as a wagon, (i have it on VHS somewhere) it was also in a 4wd mag as the dark green ute. (i'm assuming these are the same car?) Then theres the lime green ute with the LSx and patrol running gear. I'm not sure if thats a re-incarnation of the earlier ute or a differant truck all together.
Adrian used to post on here from time to time, he may wish to clarify.
It was seeing Adrians, mike smith's, roger smith's and chippa's rangies compete in various comps in the late 90;s early 2000's that inspired me to build mine!

Cheers,
Cal

[rustysrangierecks]

thats the one.. im thinking of either piss farting around and seeing how much work it will take to put on the road again or.... take the body off and put a landrover body on it and modify it even more

[PSI250]

what condition is it in at the moment? whats it missing??

Adrians dad;s orange ute has been kicking about on ebay a bit lately too

[rustysrangierecks]

motor box suspention and ive got another set of diffs and a set of rollaround 35S.
i want to use the same running gear it was origanaly using.

[rustysrangierecks]

im still making up my mind if im going to keep the cab or use a land rover one

[6.5 rangie]

I've got a rangie cab if ya interested

[rustysrangierecks]

i am wanting to keep it a tray so i was thinking of using the existing cab or using the stage 1 front with defender doors and ute backing.. will have to wait and see when i pick it up.. oh the tape mesure is going to love me..

[6.5 rangie]

only prob with using the stage 1 style cab, is there is no room for a cage, and you can't use exo cages in comps irrc

[Kirby]

Has it still got the Patrol diffs under it ?

[rustysrangierecks]

it doesnt have the original patrol diffs under it.
im thinking if it cant be used for comp ill try for the road with the landy body... if all else fails ill make another toy like my shorty

[cloughy]

Last year at the Cliffhanger in Cobar it was rough, dude out heyfield? has it, but coilovers, gen3 stroker Gq rear, GU front, Nissan box and transfer.......it was still fast though

[TRobbo]

Kermit was originally an old 2 door rangie - I think a 79 model and was dark green.

It was reincarnated as a ute using my old 82 4 door rr when it also changed to a much lighter green. After it's first event in one of Metcalf's comp's in qld the ute body was dumped in favour of a tray. Eventually it was tubed up in the rear - about the same time Adrian started running coil overs. As said he also changed to nissan running gear - diff's, gear box, transfer.

Engine wise it has had lots of different motors in it. 4.2 stroker, 4.6 and I think a 5.2 stroker. Adrian then changed to chevs and the last engine I knew of was a gen II.

The pic of it with the yellow bar work is one of the earlier versions of the cut down 4 door. It was still running all rover gear at this stage.

[roverbeau]

I have my orange rangie tray for sale if your interested. It was built by the same bloke that built kermit. It needs a bit of work but not as much as the old kermit. Its sitting in a padock near me olds house and isnt looking to flash. Ring if your interested 0408 059 035, Beau.

[rustysrangierecks]

its slowly getting there it is now sitting on A set of gu diffs and has a 5 ltr.im still looking for as much info as i can on it. if any one can help me i am looking to get ahold of Adrian Couchie as i have another one of his rangies (the orange ute) and i need to get the paint code off him

[BIG DAN]

You can get Adrian at Tjm in kilsyth.