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bobtailin well body

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bobtailin well body

Post by Da Lux »

is it possible to bobtail a DC well body for tha lux as a lil project. is there any dramas with mountin it or with tha back openin. tha singlecabs just get e/cab wells and give a bitta betta departure angle, and someone musta thoughta doin it.
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It would be the same as bobbing a Single Cab body. You would just end up with a really short tray.
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Post by benhl »

Is that true? Can you just swap an extra cab tray onto a single cab chassis? i wouldnt think so all the mounts would be the same and there would just be a gap behind the cab?

unless you move all the mounts by about 40cm or so!
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benhl wrote:Is that true? Can you just swap an extra cab tray onto a single cab chassis? i wouldnt think so all the mounts would be the same and there would just be a gap behind the cab?

unless you move all the mounts by about 40cm or so!


You are correct. It would not line up.

I missed what he said in his first post.

You have to cut a clip out of your tray then weld the back portion holding the lights etc back on. Same principle for Single or Dual cabs.
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Post by eliteforce32 »

i have seen A SC with an extra cab tray around my place......all that u actually see is two rectangles cut out where the dudes cut the chassis rail bak and it is just inline with the body...... i had a look and he had not...unless not so obvious chenged the mounts.

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eliteforce32 wrote:i have seen A SC with an extra cab tray around my place......all that u actually see is two rectangles cut out where the dudes cut the chassis rail bak and it is just inline with the body...... i had a look and he had not...unless not so obvious chenged the mounts.

just my 2c


How could an X cab tray fit on SC? Aren't the XC tray heaps shorter in front of wheel well?
Just had an idea- build your own shortbed- 4runner chassis, single cab and X cab styleside- look pretty cool, eh?
I thought about bobbing my DC tray but thought it may look a bit funny... could someone do a photoshop?
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Post by Tazz »

A mate did this to his dc a couple of years ago, has since put a little steel tray and roll bar on. He cut the chassis of @ shackle mount.

Was gonna sell the well back @ one stage.
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Post by diesel028 »

ill provide a pic of my lux if someone wants to have a go at photo choppin it.........id be keen just as to what it might look like :shock:

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Post by eliteforce32 »

diesel i have done the pic bob of ur rig but don't have anywhere to post the bobing of it?
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Post by diesel028 »

eliteforce32 wrote:diesel i have done the pic bob of ur rig but don't have anywhere to post the bobing of it?


email it 2 me and ill post it up
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Post by BadLux »

Tazz do you think you could get in contact with your mate to see if he still has it lying around. Im looking forward to seeing that photoshop picture. Da lux would be keen as to see what it would look like aswell.
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Post by My Lil Lux »

There one of a single cab bobbed on the ORI website, a maroon one.
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Post by Da Lux »

Thats where i got tha idea from that red luxs dep. angle is a lot betta than standard and the idea of havin the well on the back still would be pretty nice. i like trays but the well is pretty handy ay
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Post by My Lil Lux »

Did a photoshop of craigs lux, would look pretty good, I got inspired by same photo but my lux is exactly same colour which put me of doin it I suppose.
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Post by benhl »

How much would they cut out os a SC? about 40cm? and what would the cost be? Would it be worth it? is it legal?

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Post by savage »

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doesnt look bad IMO... just could look better with a tray or something more userfriendly... its still good if u want to roll a swag or pack a tent in there i spose !!!
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Post by ToNkA »

I cut about 13 inches or so out of my Single Cab.
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Post by diesel028 »

savage wrote:Image

doesnt look bad IMO... just could look better with a tray or something more userfriendly... its still good if u want to roll a swag or pack a tent in there i spose !!!


its looks a lot better than i thought it would :armsup:
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Post by Da Lux »

i reckon that looks mad!! only thing that looks sus is the fact that tha cars in front of a netball court. j jokes. give me a few weeks and hopefully hav sum pics of mine done if i can find a cheap well
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Post by diesel028 »

Da Lux wrote:i reckon that looks mad!! only thing that looks sus is the fact that tha cars in front of a netball court. j jokes. give me a few weeks and hopefully hav sum pics of mine done if i can find a cheap well


I know the netball courts make me look like a maller, but my front shaft was out as it was getting lengthened and I just wanted to take some shots of it...... :oops:
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Post by Da Lux »

do ya have a lotta problems with tha rear gettin enough clearance with tha well coz mine gets caught up alot, plus the rear bar on top of that makes it worse
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Post by diesel028 »

i think maybe once or twice i have had issues with the tub hitting sumthing due to lack of clearance. not enuff to worry me just yet, but if i find a cheap tub i will bob it so that i have a spare if needed for when i go to the dump and shit like that. or even try and make a trailer out of it
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If someone will host a pic, I can show you mine bobbed.
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Post by Da Lux »

wat actually dun to car or just pic mod
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Da Lux wrote:wat actually dun to car or just pic mod


I did mine about 5 years ago.
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Post by savage »

send it to rbhawilliams@hotmail.com and i will host it for ya....
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Da Lux wrote:show pic


Can you read?
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Post by savage »

the pic is uploaded. but i will let tonka show it off, its mighty sexy though :cool:
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