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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:54 pm
by bennybigballs
just finished it
cut back off
used back door for fill in section
moulded metal around corners
moved diff back about 430 mm
extended chassis rail
3/4 elipitical in place
custom tray
took about six days with some help from tim scutt and mick redmaallready has
2" body lift
2" springs
31s on f100 rims 15x8
4k corolla conversion
custom drive shafts all round
1.3 running gear
home made snorkel not connected
32dfm5 webber carb
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:59 pm
by Red_Zook
we want pics
i like it
Phil
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:20 pm
by mico
coupla pics for you Benny
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:25 pm
by cutzook
any chance on getting pics of you r buggy leaf setup in the rear
Cheers Joel
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:53 pm
by mico
pics of buggy leafs only ones i've got hope there ok
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:18 pm
by bazooked
eeds bigger rubber
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:53 pm
by mico
bazooked wrote:eeds bigger rubber
And longer shocks the standards are about 200mm to short
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:40 pm
by beally
id paint it up before old mate rust comes along.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:07 am
by mico
once Benny finishes the repairs i'll paint it for him so it shold be done soon
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:15 pm
by beally
forgot to say its looking good so far anyways.
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:04 pm
by STUMPY
are you planning turning it into a camper van and sleep between the chassis and the tray? why is the tray so high?
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:42 am
by suzi_on_46s
chuck a spare tyre in there and alos more flex can happen
room
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:59 pm
by bennybigballs
have a set of lux diffs to go in just ran out of money and time then extra room is for extra rubber to fit under
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:53 pm
by sierrajim
Maybe have a look at making some extended shackles.
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:34 pm
by tozook
what do you use to fill in the rear door
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:13 pm
by mico
i think benny bent up a piece of sheet metal for it welded it in to place and bogged it
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:17 pm
by chunkz
just a qeustion why do people convert to utes?
looks? weight? other reasons?
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:20 pm
by cutzook
easier to lengthen. i had a fair bit of rollover damage on the back of mine.
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:35 pm
by chunkz
so you lengthen so you dont roll/flip as easy?
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:38 pm
by cutzook
thats it
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:37 pm
by chunkz
lol im about to get a sierra swb (expect alot of q's)
how easy are they to flip?
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:45 pm
by cutzook
depends how you drive or how you DRIVE IT
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:45 pm
by Zookified
Alot harder than a swb sierra.