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Dual Cab Ute Forty Series?!?
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 3:45 pm
by Da Krusha
G'day.
I'm getting keen to build a dual cab forty series ute. This would involve pulling a ute or troopy of a long wheel base chassis and swaping it with a shorty body, then ading a small try to the remaining rails. I've only seen it done twice before and was wondering if anyone had done it or knows anyone who has. I don't want to undertake this project if it os going to take twelve months of stuffing around to build.
I know a bloke who is selling a sprung-over HJ47 (2H diesel donk) ute, and was wondering who easy it would be to just drop the shorty body on top of it.
Any clues, hints suggestions, warnings would be much apperciated.
Cheers
BrEnDo?!?
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:11 pm
by 80diesel4play
For a while tehre - there were Toyota Factory options of a 3 door ute - dual cab styley...
Seen 3 original ones so far - look Kool.
I reckon you couldn't funk it up on a Ute Chassis. Be too easy - except for fuel fillers... oh and wheels arch's...
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:47 pm
by Da Krusha
That sounds pretty expensive. As much as owning a stocker like that would be, they seem pretty rare, and that mean hard to find and expensive. I have seen two of the modified numbers before and looking at it quickly, I found the body mounts should be pretty close.
If any one knows anything about this mod or knows anyone who has done it, any help/words of wisdom/warnings would be appreciated
Cheers
BrEnDo?!?
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 4:59 pm
by BeZeRK
youll have to fill in the rear wheel arches, and maybe move a few mounts but on a old dinasaur like the 40s nothing is too hard.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:42 pm
by Maggot4x4
[quote="BeZeRK"]youll have to fill in the rear wheel arches, [quote]
Just cut the rear 1/4's off and put tool boxes in there place.
Dual Cab
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 12:01 pm
by Roktruk
There was a Perth Company (Arkana) building these for the mines, and the continued to build stretch troopies and 4 door utes into the 90's before going belly up.
Best style of this conversion I've seen was a 45 Troopy fitted with a shorty hardtop, creating a well back ute. It didn't have rear doors though.
Toyota have never produced a 3 door troopy. The conversions have been done use OE components and look very professional.
Overseas markets had a 4 door 70 series style wagon, replaced by the Prado. There's a couple in Canberra
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 1:50 pm
by Fieldsy
how about this
Ozeast fibreglass make em.
look here for info
http://www.ozeastfibreglass4wd.com.au/bodykits.html
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 7:12 pm
by Aza
one of my mates dad's owns a dual cab 40, they look pretty well fixed up and would look pretty mad done up
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 8:16 pm
by ORSM45
that bonnet wouldnt be fun to open if you put bigger tyres on.
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:43 pm
by bj42turbo
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:26 pm
by Fieldsy
It is my mission in life to find cool stuff on the net
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:02 pm
by ORSM45
and you found me
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:32 pm
by Fieldsy
yep and occasionally i find weird things too
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:00 pm
by bj42turbo
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:43 pm
by ORSM45
fieldsy wrote:yep and occasionally i find weird things too
haha, thanks mate.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:21 pm
by Stubby
This is a factory built dual cab only distributed in South America i believe.
Re: Dual Cab
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 9:04 am
by bj on roids
Roktruk wrote:There was a Perth Company (Arkana) building these for the mines, and the continued to build stretch troopies and 4 door utes into the 90's before going belly up.
Best style of this conversion I've seen was a 45 Troopy fitted with a shorty hardtop, creating a well back ute. It didn't have rear doors though.
Toyota have never produced a 3 door troopy. The conversions have been done use OE components and look very professional.
Overseas markets had a 4 door 70 series style wagon, replaced by the Prado. There's a couple in Canberra
The bandeirante in south america, was built as a factory dual cab, and there was a 3 or 4 door version available to australia in the 40 series, it was very low volume and popular in mines in WA, the truth is out there roktruk, keep searching.
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:20 pm
by Fieldsy
I hear the smokeing man wheels one
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:19 am
by planb
there is a dude who lives near me who built one, with 100S axles (dont ask me why)
its yella, 351 clevo, 33s, call lachlan at ORI for his phone number
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:31 am
by Da Krusha
G'day
Thanks heaps for all you info etc. Just a few questions
PlanB. Is this bloke just down from you on Outerlimits? He seems like the bloke to talk to if he's done one already
Fieldsy. Who is this smoking man that you speak of?
Aza. Where does your mate live? If he's close to my I'd be keen to go and have a look.
Roktruk. I'm real keen on the troopy idea. Does it belong to a mate of yours? Do you know where this bloke is (roughly)
Thanks heap for all you help.
If you hear of anyone selling or thinking of selling one of these, please give me a yell.
Cheers
BrEnDo?!?
