Notice: We request that you don't just set up a new account at this time if you are a previous user. If you used to be one of our moderators, please feel free to reach out to Chris via the facebook Outerlimits4x4 group and he will get you set back up with access should he need you.
Recovery:If you cannot access your old email address and don't remember your password, please click here to log a change of email address so you can do a password reset.
munga wrote:i think it was Dewse who cut his lid off his hardtop. weighed in at 53kg and the rear door was 30kg. ish.
so take 50kg off the highest point of the car, then stretch the wheelbase out 6or so inches. thats about the difference. i have a tintop nt and it feels tippier than a lwb
or to say it another way, take a soft top add 50KG (if that is the weight) to the highest part of the car then add a roof top tent ?KG!!
depending on your style of off road driving this may be fine, personaly, I would be shitting myself in any off camber situation.
on a similar topic, has anyone wieghed a fibreglass hard top?
short or long wheel base?
I think that 50KG would come up pretty quick in the LWB.
Peter.
Cable bracing is the way of the future!
v840 said "That sounds like a booty fab, hack job piece of shit no offence."
I don't reckon that would be anywhere near strong enough to support a tent and at least 1 maybe 2 people. You'd be looking at say 35kg for the tent plus 90kg or a 6'1" bloke plus his wife? (i'm not even going to try and guesstimate a woman's weight). But lets say you are heading towards 200kg all up.
The front section would bend and I reckon the rest would collapse as well. The other problem as I mentioned is that the Sierra would move around way too much when you are in the tent unless external poles and proably jack stands were used to keep it locked in solid
hahaha, i wish, water bed would destroy my back, although, even my innersprung acts like a water bed at least once a month ;-)
no in fact she was 48kg. problems is i was 116kg, so yep 200KG all up would be about right. might topple the poor sierra if anything exciting happens, but i cant see the sierra being on its side often.
I don't reckon that would be anywhere near strong enough to support a tent and at least 1 maybe 2 people. You'd be looking at say 35kg for the tent plus 90kg or a 6'1" bloke plus his wife? (i'm not even going to try and guesstimate a woman's weight). But lets say you are heading towards 200kg all up.
The front section would bend and I reckon the rest would collapse as well. The other problem as I mentioned is that the Sierra would move around way too much when you are in the tent unless external poles and proably jack stands were used to keep it locked in solid
the rack weighs about 100 lbs it 'd suport 200kgs but the suspension rocking could be a problem
I do about 100km on average a day in my zook. It goes nicely with no issues. I have given it a full service, replaced a few dodgy hoses and its going sweet!
DeWsE wrote:
I have found a factory NT, 1.3 LWB glass roof zook, But who wants that junks
I have found 5, factory WT, 1.3 LWB soft top zooks
But who wants that junk
Secret Squirell.
They wouldn't miss one would they. Just need the body.
On the tech. what is a LWB cab-chassis called and a LWB wellbody? I have seen both and wondering if they go under the same name LWB or is one different than the other.
[url=http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?p=930942#930942&highlight=]Zook[/url]
U SUK Zook Built and Sold.
New rig is 97 80 DX. 2" list 33s
DeWsE wrote:
I have found a factory NT, 1.3 LWB glass roof zook, But who wants that junks
I have found 5, factory WT, 1.3 LWB soft top zooks
But who wants that junk
Secret Squirell.
They wouldn't miss one would they. Just need the body.
On the tech. what is a LWB cab-chassis called and a LWB wellbody? I have seen both and wondering if they go under the same name LWB or is one different than the other.
I have always refered to them as,
hard top,
soft top,
ute,
and LWB hard body, most people seem to understand what I am saying.
and af course the body style is prefixed by all the other bits,
W/T
N/T,
1L,
1.3L
ect, ect.
Peter.
Cable bracing is the way of the future!
v840 said "That sounds like a booty fab, hack job piece of shit no offence."
Hi everyone, thanks for all the replies. After looking around at other vehicles. I have decided to go with the sierra, short term, until I an can afford something a lot bigger. Not that I cant afford it, but the sierra will help me save for a near new troopy.
A few questions.
Is it better to buy a beat up old sierra for $1k or go for something already running ok for $4k?
can I expect much for $4k?
and how much would it cost to respray a sierra hard top? (no fancy paint).
I would spend $3000 or so and get a better one har tops are cheaper than soft tops (in Melb anyway) look around and get a goodie you will be happier in the long run.
This advice negates your second question
Peter.
Cable bracing is the way of the future!
v840 said "That sounds like a booty fab, hack job piece of shit no offence."
have found a few soft tops i like, but the key concern for me is security. i will be carrying camping gear to the value of $3k at times, and I wanna know its not going to be easy to get into.
does anyone know if you can retro fit the hard fiberglass tops to the soft top machines? and if so how secure are the fiberglass tops? ie how do they lock down.
yes you can retro fit a fibreglass hardtop if you can find one. They are pretty hard to come by and new ones are very $$$. be cheaper to get a hardtop to begin with. Security wise the fibreglass top isn't the weak link, Sierras are very easy to break into regardless of soft top or hardtop. However a soft top is a more likely target as they are perceived as the more easy target.
Which ever way you go I would not recommend leaving camping stuff in your car if you aren't there
I bought a Jimny at Xmas and I was just wondering if it should be sitting on 4K revs when I am doing 100km/ph... before you ask it's in 5th gear. First time 4wd owner and lady driver (ie don't really know anythng about cars!!!!)
did you get the trailer too for that price?
(oh and his wife weighs 62KG's 
)
But who wants that junks 
