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has it been done?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:34 am
by mud4b
has anyone made a singlecab defender into a extra cab.
or a wagon into a duelcab?
im chasing a duelcab for my tow/tourer rig. ive got some good prices so far but cant seem to find one for my price range.(up to 12 grand.)
so i was thinking i have found the other 2 for way below that and have thought about chopping them to suit.
i do have my reasons.
so any pics or help would be great.
thanks mark.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:25 pm
by tony cordell
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:40 pm
by defender kev
Sweeeeeeet
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:43 pm
by mud4b
cool..
thanks dude..
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:50 pm
by defender kev
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:07 pm
by defender kev
here ya go
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:20 pm
by tony cordell
homebuilt
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:31 pm
by mud4b
the red one is the go.
it doesnt look all that hard to do.
do you know if the roof is fibreglass ?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:36 pm
by tony cordell
The red one is a standard LR110 double cab the roof is Ali
http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/Vehicles ... ick_up.htm
the green one above is a cut down 90 roof
here is a a mates one running 35 Simex ETs
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:07 pm
by mud4b
didnt even realise they made the duelcab in a 110.
still i think i could chop a wagon into that in a few days.
so do you know what the roof is made out of?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:13 pm
by tony cordell
as above it is Aluminium
there are loads of them over here
I have more pics close up IIRC
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:20 pm
by tony cordell
close up
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:32 pm
by mud4b
sorry tony. i totally missed where you said its ally...
thanks dude.
im really thinking of going this way now.
thanks for the pics too.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:52 pm
by "CANADA"
is that the dual cab cab u said ur mate has?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:25 pm
by tony cordell
was that question for me?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:50 pm
by "CANADA"
nah mark...
was thinking of droping a new dualcab on the stage one...
all dreams for now
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:25 pm
by mud4b
sorry dude.
i didnt realise it was for me.
its not my mate, just someone from ol selling the defender 130.
i think its on page 2 or 3 from vehicles for sale.
would be good but does not come with roadworthy.and im in qld. so its no good to me.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:12 pm
by ISUZUROVER
As tony said - plenty of dual cab 110's in UK/europe. Were never available in OZ though.
All you need to do to build one is buy a 130 roof from a wreckers (british offroad at forest glen should have one - but you may want to haggle) and bolt it straight on to a wagon. Simple as that, no chopping involved. Just lots and lots of bolts...
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:25 pm
by uninformed
there are some 130 extra cabs getting around. i have seen a few in qld. i believe they were made for testra or enegex
cheers serg
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:31 pm
by toaddog
There was actually a 110 dual cab new from the factory about 10-15 yrs ago. There was one running round Weipa about 12 yrs ago, blue and 3.5 V8.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:50 pm
by mud4b
ISUZUROVER wrote:As tony said - plenty of dual cab 110's in UK/europe. Were never available in OZ though.
All you need to do to build one is buy a 130 roof from a wreckers (british offroad at forest glen should have one - but you may want to haggle) and bolt it straight on to a wagon. Simple as that, no chopping involved. Just lots and lots of bolts...
i know this dude quite well. he races a car with a suzuki gti engine and buys parts frequently.
he has no duelcabs there.
Re: has it been done?
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:19 am
by TLCOR
mud4b wrote:or a wagon into a duelcab?
I'll be getting one of those over the weekend, hopefully ('84 Stage 1 (109" ?)). What'll be the difference between that, and a factory dual cab ?
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:33 am
by mud4b
one of what?
a wagon or duelcab?
im not really sure what your asking. but im also positive that i could not answer it either...
im only new to defenders....
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:53 pm
by TLCOR
a wagon or duelcab?
Just as you asked about, a wagon turned into a dual cab. I was wondering what the difference between this, and a factory dual cab would be..
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:37 am
by red90
The wagon does not have a bulkhead and the dual cab does. The rear tubs are different to accomodate the bulkhead.
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:30 am
by mud4b
ISUZUROVER wrote:As tony said - plenty of dual cab 110's in UK/europe. Were never available in OZ though.
All you need to do to build one is buy a 130 roof from a wreckers (british offroad at forest glen should have one - but you may want to haggle) and bolt it straight on to a wagon. Simple as that, no chopping involved. Just lots and lots of bolts...
so you are saying the roof unbolts(i know this now) and so does the back
like in the pic?
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:36 am
by mud4b
if so.
i just buy a duelcab roof and a singlecab back and bolt it on?
then i just need to make a tilgate..
sounds even easier everytime... thanks for the replys.
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:28 pm
by TLCOR
Why would you want pickup anyway ? The wagons have the same amount of room..
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:54 am
by mud4b
TLCOR wrote:Why would you want pickup anyway ? The wagons have the same amount of room..
its simple really. i like the look of a duelcab over a wagon.
but i would rather have my employees chuck parts into the tray with no windows to smash or seats to be ripped by them.