doing the chop

[ludacris]

Doing the chop on family wagon down to extra cab.Need a good engineer for guidence and certificates prefferably in morayfield or near by.Also looking for somone who makes engineer approved roll cages.Anybody know of anyone.Any info greatly appreciated.

[Red Rover]

Talk to Creative Conversions at Brendale, they may be able to assist you.

[Link]

Might be a bit far away for you - On Track down at Slacks Creek

[Daisy]

Might be a bit far away for you - On Track down at Slacks Creek

Too far?? - Brendale is definitely closer than slacks creek to morayfield.

TOM

[HeathGQ]

Might be a bit far away for you - On Track down at Slacks Creek

Too far?? - Brendale is definitely closer than slacks creek to morayfield.

TOM

I think he meant On Track may be too far from him. But Brett at On Track is good.

[V8Patrol]

Used to get a lot of enquiries about this type of conversion ....... here's the best advise I used to give out .....

Hunt the wreckers yards and buy a shell type that you require,..... then just bolt it on to ya chassis !!!......

99% of the work is eliminated, and the engineers wont have to look twice because its allready a certified body design from the factory !!

Kingy

[Link]

Brendale is definitely closer than slacks creek to morayfield.

You know that.. and I know that.. so you should be able to figure out the meaning of my post

[ludacris]

Thanks fellas much appreciated.

[MKPatrolGuy]

Used to get a lot of enquiries about this type of conversion ....... here's the best advise I used to give out .....

Hunt the wreckers yards and buy a shell type that you require,..... then just bolt it on to ya chassis !!!......

99% of the work is eliminated, and the engineers wont have to look twice because its allready a certified body design from the factory !!

Kingy

Only problem is, he wants an extra cab. If you see any extra cab GQ bodies around let me know Kingy

[chimpboy]

Used to get a lot of enquiries about this type of conversion ....... here's the best advise I used to give out .....

Hunt the wreckers yards and buy a shell type that you require,..... then just bolt it on to ya chassis !!!......

99% of the work is eliminated, and the engineers wont have to look twice because its allready a certified body design from the factory !!

Kingy

Only problem is, he wants an extra cab. If you see any extra cab GQ bodies around let me know Kingy

Kingy is throwing information around like a hand of five card stud... again...

I reckon Creative Conversions would be a good place to try too.

They have a website by the way.

And they do my all time favourite GQ conversion:




They do a dual cab GQ as well but it ain't cheap:



Or cheaper without the extended wheelbase:



Good luck and keep us posted.

Jason

[Rainbow Warrior]

Used to get a lot of enquiries about this type of conversion ....... here's the best advise I used to give out .....

Hunt the wreckers yards and buy a shell type that you require,..... then just bolt it on to ya chassis !!!......

99% of the work is eliminated, and the engineers wont have to look twice because its allready a certified body design from the factory !!

Kingy

Only problem is, he wants an extra cab. If you see any extra cab GQ bodies around let me know Kingy

Kingy is throwing information around like a hand of five card stud... again...

I reckon Creative Conversions would be a good place to try too.

They have a website by the way.

And they do my all time favourite GQ conversion:

They do a dual cab GQ as well but it ain't cheap:

Or cheaper without the extended wheelbase:

Good luck and keep us posted.

Jason

Hmm, they're not using mine anymore for advertising, ye old prototype ain't flash enough anymore.

[ludacris]

I am going to check out creative conversions thanks fellas.

[mini4]

if you are interested in somthing different try a hummer replica from rhino buggies for around $17,000.00 as it uses all the patrol bits. im doing a shorty at the moment and just sold a mq cab chasse.

[ludacris]

I want to get rid off panels for extreme winch challenges and short course,s as well as getting rid of weight so the single cab or extra cab or even maybe the dual cab might be the way to go.It seems the cheapest way to go is the single cab swap or $3800 for the dual cab or $5900 for the extra cab then get it spray painted and then do the inside trim and add the windows.To go the dual cab might not accomplish anything in weight wise but it is less in panel damage.Then you have to consider all the bar work and the tray.cheers.

[bru21]

i have converted my gq wagon to a ute. i bought a mq ute rear as ther are flat, no ugly bubble, from archafield wreckers for $200. easy as pie, took like 3 weeks inc paint in ford blueprint blue. did it all myself and it cost just over $1500 all up inc paint and approval. go to the mobil servo in bris might be mt gravatt area can't remember, the mechanic there has heaps of codes. he did a seat number reduction and a panel van to ute on mine for $135. the biggest pain was the dot. the utes 3rd party costs more so you have to go to your ins company and change it there first than take the receipts to the dot. why i don't know! email me if you want more details, i even have the where to cut measurements. i am on the sunny coast in buderim come have a look before the grinding starts! do it yourself, its noth worth spending close to what the wagons worth on ute conversions!!

cheers

bru

[ludacris]

This is great news mate.Cheers

[Leprecaun]

This is something I have been playing around with/designing for a while, taking a std wagon and chopping the rear to tray back.... Seems like the biggest problem is the rear covering once the chop is done. What have people used to cover up the hole behind the back seats