Outer Limits 4x4 Board

this might be a dumb question but can an 80 series wagon be converted into a ute.

if so what are the pro's and con's of the conversion and will it cost more to insure and stuff like that.

is something like this a good thing to do, as I really need a ute.

Thanx in advance

Chuck

Sure Can !!! What part of Oz are you in ? Up here in FNQ, it seems every 5th '60, '80, & GQ has had the chop, along with about 1 in 20 GU & 100.

There is one place up here that specialises in them.

I am in the ACT

Looking at the conversion cos the wagons are pretty cheap when compared to similarly modified cruiser utes, but I really don't know much so could be wrong on that, no idea on the conversion cost either.

one place in brisbane is about $7000. dual cab alloy tray.

becarful were its done cus some look good others look dodgy

a bit off the topic but i did see a red 80 that had been chopped to single cab but they used from the windows down of what was left to make a ute back or they used a sr5 ute back not sure

got any names of the places who do it so I can compare there results.

Cheers

have a look here www.creativeconversions.com.au

looks pretty good thanks for your link RV

prices are higher than expected but not much I can do about that!

you can call snow @ sumner park smash repairs (brisbane
4x4 conversion centre) on 07 3376 1744. he's cheaper
than creative. i've had a close look at his work and it's
pretty good. he's also a lot quicker than creative, with
the right amount of notice.

i think it was either the march or april edition this year of 4wd monthly that had a 80 series chopped into a ute. wild lime green it was and it was a very tuff rig, ecpecially for a toyota

Camshaft1 wrote: ecpecially for a toyota

what's that supposed to mean

I saw that lime green one, I looked for the mag but I can't find it, was a very tuff truck, exactly the body style I wan't.

Doesn't say where he had it done.

Dane wrote:Doesn't say where he had it done.

If I remember correctly, he did it himself and it stated don't bother calling him as he aint doing one again!

I think that 80 was Wally's....

V nice.

I'm doing mine over xmas - should be a fun chop....the cage is the hard part.
Wielding a 9" isn't hard at all!! I'll be taking pics and so on...