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Comp Truck wanted

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Comp Truck wanted

Post by crazie »

Hi All

Looking for a finshed or almost finsihed comp truck for OBC and other events, After a Nissan TD GQ/GU. Must be engineered. will even look at a wagon and cut it down or a good truck with a great engine. If you have something you want to sell at a realistic price, send me an email adam_craze@hotmail.com.


Please send photos. In Vic would be good but will look at anywhere.


cheers

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Post by crazie »

Cheers mate, have looked at this one, all ok except for the steering,
From what I understand, the hydraulic assist steering is not good for OBC and such events

thank you
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Post by weeman »

that car isnt designed for the outback either...

wouldnt handle the high speed stuff let alone do high speed with the gearing....

whats your budget?
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Post by bogged »

crazie wrote:
Cheers mate, have looked at this one, all ok except for the steering,
From what I understand, the hydraulic assist steering is not good for OBC and such events

thank you
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Post by crazie »

weeman wrote:that car isnt designed for the outback either...

wouldnt handle the high speed stuff let alone do high speed with the gearing....

whats your budget?
Hi Weeman

Yes I ruled that vehicle out a while ago, wouldn't cope on the drives in between stages. Budget will depend on the truck. Max is about $40k, but would need to be fairly good and ready to compete.

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Post by blkmav »

crazie wrote:
weeman wrote:that car isnt designed for the outback either...

wouldnt handle the high speed stuff let alone do high speed with the gearing....

whats your budget?
Hi Weeman

Yes I ruled that vehicle out a while ago, wouldn't cope on the drives in between stages. Budget will depend on the truck. Max is about $40k, but would need to be fairly good and ready to compete.

cheers

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some people spend that alone on the motor
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Post by crazie »

blkmav wrote:
crazie wrote:
weeman wrote:that car isnt designed for the outback either...

wouldnt handle the high speed stuff let alone do high speed with the gearing....

whats your budget?
Hi Weeman

Yes I ruled that vehicle out a while ago, wouldn't cope on the drives in between stages. Budget will depend on the truck. Max is about $40k, but would need to be fairly good and ready to compete.

cheers

Adam
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Thats all there worth dude, no mater how much you spend on them. Not looking for a truck with king coil overs on each corner. Last few that sold were between $25k and $38K.
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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

I will give you a great deal on a white 80 series diesel.
alot under 40 grand. just think how efficient it will be on fuel.
i sold my fj40 last week to a guy whos using it in OBC he reckons.
so you can have the upmarket version... go on...
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Post by blkmav »

crazie wrote:Thats all there worth dude, no mater how much you spend on them. Not looking for a truck with king coil overs on each corner. Last few that sold were between $25k and $38K.
As long as you have the other $60K to make it competitive
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Post by DK »

blkmav wrote:
crazie wrote:Thats all there worth dude, no mater how much you spend on them. Not looking for a truck with king coil overs on each corner. Last few that sold were between $25k and $38K.
As long as you have the other $60K to make it competitive
No where did he say he wants to win the OBC and just like street cars or anything for that matter,it dont matter how much someone spends or what the price thay have it advertised its only worth what someone will pay...

A GQ is a GQ only worth 5-10k and if u cant make a great truck with the other 30k theres somethin wrong with u....

Go for it mate 40k should get u a great truck that is reliable and you will have a blast
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Post by Shadow »

blkmav wrote:
crazie wrote:Thats all there worth dude, no mater how much you spend on them. Not looking for a truck with king coil overs on each corner. Last few that sold were between $25k and $38K.
As long as you have the other $60K to make it competitive
60k? wtf

if he knows how to use a welder, and isnt looking at buying $30k DIFFS etc, then he would be able to build a very competitive truck for $40k
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Post by suzuki boy »

40k should get you a rig ready to go! Its all about how you use the car that matters!

Kermit the lj80 was winning comps for ages untill every one went the big motors! :cool:
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Post by badger »

my truck owes me 12k atm
with another 28k it would be competative :P

front locker $1000
cab chop $2000
bigger turbo $3000
roll cage $1500
good winch $4000

still 16k to go :P

admittedly it wouldnt win but you would have to place reasonably n have a blast doing so
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Post by henry »

Correct me if im wrong people but i seem to remember a rangie owned by, is it Adrian Cauchie, is that right? Well it was very competitive last year at OBC and it was for sale not long ago for round the money you were looking to spend. Had King coil overs and a Ls1 engine.
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Re: comp truck wanted

Post by weeman »

henry wrote:Correct me if im wrong people but i seem to remember a rangie owned by, is it Adrian Cauchie, is that right? Well it was very competitive last year at OBC and it was for sale not long ago for round the money you were looking to spend. Had King coil overs and a Ls1 engine.
Kurmit rangie is for sale but 50k... but could work out a deal..

40k should get u something decent...

Alan mai turbo petrol middy is for sal 25k

Chunk (red gu ute in the OBC) GU ute is for sale turbo diesel ute, has kings on it and is around or under 40k

Also spending the coin on the truck doesnt always make it competitive many it does help to a degree but dont count on buying a truck with all the shit on it and expect to place if your a shit driver...
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Post by GQ4.8coilcab »

this bloke is in my club, its an insane rig, with the change left over you can finish it off to be capable lol i mean more capable (turbo, KING SHOCKS :twisted: etc)

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Re: comp truck wanted

Post by bogged »

You have to finish before you have a chance to win. Something I think some people miss.. they try and win on day 1.

Some people also expect to get their money back on comp trucks when they sell them. it just doesnt happen. Sad fact of competition machines in nearly all motor sport.

As others said, if you can't build a reasonably competitive truck for ballpak $40k theres something wrong. Yes others spend squillions, but lots of them fall apart long before finish line. Dont know if Ads can weld, but his mate Al surely can...

Ads, give Jason O a call, have a word to him. Maybe even start with one from Eric, and do it yourself.
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Re: comp truck wanted

Post by crazie »

weeman wrote:
henry wrote:Correct me if im wrong people but i seem to remember a rangie owned by, is it Adrian Cauchie, is that right? Well it was very competitive last year at OBC and it was for sale not long ago for round the money you were looking to spend. Had King coil overs and a Ls1 engine.
Kurmit rangie is for sale but 50k... but could work out a deal..

40k should get u something decent...

Alan mai turbo petrol middy is for sal 25k

Chunk (red gu ute in the OBC) GU ute is for sale turbo diesel ute, has kings on it and is around or under 40k


Also spending the coin on the truck doesnt always make it competitive many it does help to a degree but dont count on buying a truck with all the shit on it and expect to place if your a shit driver...
Weeman, do you have chunks number contact detail, i met him there last year,

thanks

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Re: comp truck wanted

Post by crazie »

bogged wrote:You have to finish before you have a chance to win. Something I think some people miss.. they try and win on day 1.

Some people also expect to get their money back on comp trucks when they sell them. it just doesnt happen. Sad fact of competition machines in nearly all motor sport.

As others said, if you can't build a reasonably competitive truck for ballpak $40k theres something wrong. Yes others spend squillions, but lots of them fall apart long before finish line. Dont know if Ads can weld, but his mate Al surely can...

Ads, give Jason O a call, have a word to him. Maybe even start with one from Eric, and do it yourself.
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Re: comp truck wanted

Post by The Fish »

henry wrote:Correct me if im wrong people but i seem to remember a rangie owned by, is it Adrian Cauchie, is that right? Well it was very competitive last year at OBC and it was for sale not long ago for round the money you were looking to spend. Had King coil overs and a Ls1 engine.
As Adrian's navvie at last years OBC I can personally comment on Kurmit's set up and competitiveness.

The Rangie is extremely well set up and ideal for the OBC. Very fast and very capable. It was the first time we had teamed up and put the new and improved Kurmit through it's paces against the clock.

I was :shock: with it's power and the speed it could maintain without feeling out of control even though there was the odd white knuckle moment doing Brumbies and the mud runner stage :D

We placed 6th, made some mistakes and didn't really push hard in the rocky stages so with some competition experience together and in the vehicle we COULD POSSIBLY do better.

I don't really want to see him sell it as I'll lose my ride for next years OBC :cry: but it is a well set up vehicle ;)
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Re: comp truck wanted

Post by weeman »

crazie wrote:
Weeman, do you have chunks number contact detail, i met him there last year,

thanks

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Post by crazie »

Thanks guys, Have a few good leads now and will follow them through

Cheers

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Post by 45punkbus »

let us know what ya end up with mate,

good luck and enjoy what ya get

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Post by ats4x4dotcom »

afew gq's inc a supercharged unit on 4wdm vehicles for sale section.
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Adam

Theres a 'yota ute going on ebay
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Post by bazooked »

well a certain someone here in the west drop there nissan of a 6meter dune during a photo shoot, this car was entered in the challenge, and is now a rightoff 100k down the drain, this is the sort of dollars the top runners are spendin on there rigs.
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Post by gqpete »

bazooked wrote:well a certain someone here in the west drop there nissan of a 6meter dune during a photo shoot, this car was entered in the challenge, and is now a rightoff 100k down the drain, this is the sort of dollars the top runners are spendin on there rigs.
any picks of this certain persons mwb. how bent is it. i know what its like to wreck an expensive comp truck and start again by beeing silly. haven't done a doughy since.
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Post by bru21 »

this years or next years obc. You would be hard pressed to build one for 40K but i am sure you could buy a very good one for that. Mine owes me 60k and i would be hard pressed to save $5k if i did it again. thats no labour either, and with help from sponsors!
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