dual cab paj?

[roaroffroad]

hi, does anyone know of a ute chopped paj. ive done plenty of searches but cant find any gen 2 utes. I need a ute now but dont want to lose the paj.

im still un decided on a duel cab or king cab style chop, any ideas?

looking at the paj it looks like a duel cab would be alot easier due to the doors closing around the 'b' pillar not to mention the front seats sit further back then the pillar.
the only problem i have with the duel cab is i dont want the tray to be sticking out half a mile like you see on some 80 utes.


cheers

[klrevo]

either way mate, do it, scheriously, do it.

keep us updated on the chop if you do end up doing it, iv been toying with the idea of buying another a toy paj, shortie, uting it, and sas, but this is all in my dreams. Iv got the funds sitting in the bank, but theyre "savings" so i dont feel like blowing them. Give me time, i think ill have one soon. Either that or maybe a gen 2 shortie softtop body on a gen 2 lwb chassis, i like the ute style softtops, cos nothing has to be done. Just a tonneau cover and back wall from canvas or the like and doneskies. Something like Nittebergs shortie. Have fun and good luck mate,

there use to be a pretty sweet pic here that twinnie did in photoshop, shortie ute over big green meenies comp truck, looked sweet, cookie still has a few pics there of a few creations im sure hes dreamed of,

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/vi ... hlight=ute

dean

[roaroffroad]

cheers klrevo, i reckon ill go a duel cab with just a small tube tray. ill go see what the pro's have to say tomorrow.
yeah i remember cookie monsters chop pics, ill have to get photo shop and have a muck around. a mate told me about a freeware version but i dont remember what its called, anyone know?.


oh and ill definately be doing a write up if i go ahead

[klrevo]

sounds good mate

heres me muckin round for five minutes

dean

shout out to bubs, i lent the pic, if hes not happy ill take it down.





and then my paj when he was wearing the JT2s

[matwelli]

Not a photoshop wiz like you guys, but you get the idea .

[cookie monster]

just my doodlings





cookie monster

[Spimon_NH]

I'm not a fan of the dual cabs or style sides, but I'd chop mine into klrevo's cab chassis (the yellow chop) in a second if I thought I could make it look like that!

[-Scott-]

I'm not a fan of the dual cabs or style sides, but I'd chop mine into klrevo's cab chassis (the yellow chop) in a second if I thought I could make it look like that!

Gotta agree - that chop does look very

Hmmm. 2.8tdi JTop import, chopped by Dean, custom tourer canopy.

Already have the wheels/tyres/front diff lock...

[klrevo]

yeh i like the look of the chop i did on bubsies swb hilux, the one on mine i rekon looks alright too but, pretty much just a jtop without its roof, which is exactly what i want now. In a little time, im thinking exactly what scotts thinking, somthing along the lines of a SAS jtop td, uted into something like nittebergs truck. I rekon theyd make for a real competitive beast, something like Overkill or his brother had. J Top, come move to aus to do some SAS.

one day guys....one day....

dean.

[Spimon_NH]

Oh no! Don't post pics like that, coz you know what will happen.
Especially when I'm about to move out with 2 car nut friends. Me being an engineering student, another one a mechanic and the other a plain car freak we'll be sitting round with no money, bored, thinking of something to do and *wham* I'll have a Pajero ute on my hands.

[roaroffroad]

klrevo, that white pic with the tube tray looks f*&k'n nuts. i like your idea of the swb body on lwb chassis.


might be time to get out the measuring tape

my second car done a power steering rack so the paj cant come off the road for a bit now.... pos ford

[roaroffroad]

k, got some time off work and decided to get off my arse and go see the boys at arb. They told me about Dekker motor body builders. so off i went. Michael Dekker said he had never done a ute conversion on a paj b4 but was more then willing to do it.

Approx quote: $7500 - $8000 complete with tray.

$5500 - with no tray

i had a look at his GU and the tray looked good but i wouldnt mind a simple tube tray wich a friend can build for me.

[known 2]

yep does look nucking futs would love to see one done cos i've allready seen a late moddel kackeroo choped into a xtra cab

[sjjenkin]

why not just buy a swb pajero chop it and just swap the body over? was just thinking about this today i can get a pajero for $500-$1000 and do the work myself cant be that hard?? would a 2.6 body/ older 83-87 fit on my shazzy?? i no that your body shape would be more$$ so wouldent be worth it but my body shape has droped by so much

[klrevo]

yeh like i said, im not sure what the wb of a lwb paj is, you could do it with that and sas the front, but a swb is about 96" im pretty sure, add another 4 or 5" and most ppl would say youve got the perfect wb. When mine gets a bit older, and weve finished travveling this great land, i seriously think about lengthening the wbe on the paj and chopping it into something and sas the front, for now hes as capable as well need towing a trailer

dean

[Miyagi]

but a swb is about 96" im pretty sure, add another 4 or 5" and most ppl would say youve got the perfect wb

96 1/4 to be exact but your right you would not want any more than 101 or 102" if your running 37's

yeh like i said, im not sure what the wb of a lwb paj is

LWB has a 107" WB. yeah i'm still thinking about it, but with a kid on the way now its gonna be a while...

[klrevo]

serious mate, you guys preggas? congrats. Like i said, well be going round this great land of ours, but when i get back ill be looking at a new car, so there might be a few changes to the paj.

dean

[roaroffroad]

just picked up a 88 d/cab lux off a mate. has heaps of mods done already, so the idea of a duel cab paj is out the window atm.

dont worrie the paj will still be no.1 and now i dont have to thrash it using it for work