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Hi guys, first time poster, long time lurker.
For a while now I've wanted to make a pick-up from an estate car.
For most fun I thought a RWD platform would be amusing. Something like an Omega. Cheap, V6 engine etc..
I am competent at welding and fabricating but not a structural engineer so dont really know where any required reinforcement would need to go?
Does anyone know where I can find more info on converting cars into pick-ups? Or has anyone on here done similar?
Are there any cars that you can think of that use a chassis (unlike most modern "monocoque" cars which loose their strength when you chop the roof off)
Cheers guys!
For a while now I've wanted to make a pick-up from an estate car.
For most fun I thought a RWD platform would be amusing. Something like an Omega. Cheap, V6 engine etc..
I am competent at welding and fabricating but not a structural engineer so dont really know where any required reinforcement would need to go?
Does anyone know where I can find more info on converting cars into pick-ups? Or has anyone on here done similar?
Are there any cars that you can think of that use a chassis (unlike most modern "monocoque" cars which loose their strength when you chop the roof off)
Cheers guys!
I guess the Omega has already been made into a pick-up Down Under.
What about an E36 3-series? Could even make a four-door 'crew-cab' based on a Touring - shift the top of the tailgate to the position of the saloon's rear window and make a fold-down section based on what's left of the tailgate.
What about an E36 3-series? Could even make a four-door 'crew-cab' based on a Touring - shift the top of the tailgate to the position of the saloon's rear window and make a fold-down section based on what's left of the tailgate.
Get an old RWD Volvo (Amazon, 240, 740/760, etc). The engine bay is vast and you can put a Chevy V8 in it.
For reference I give you, the legendary Volvette (it now has an 800hp twin turbo LS1)
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=158...
For reference I give you, the legendary Volvette (it now has an 800hp twin turbo LS1)
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=158...
YorkshireBoy said:
Hi guys, first time poster, long time lurker.
For a while now I've wanted to make a pick-up from an estate car.
For most fun I thought a RWD platform would be amusing. Something like an Omega. Cheap, V6 engine etc..
I am competent at welding and fabricating but not a structural engineer so dont really know where any required reinforcement would need to go?
Does anyone know where I can find more info on converting cars into pick-ups? Or has anyone on here done similar?
Are there any cars that you can think of that use a chassis (unlike most modern "monocoque" cars which loose their strength when you chop the roof off)
Cheers guys!
Custom car or some other customising place might be worth a look. Quite popular, but very niche.For a while now I've wanted to make a pick-up from an estate car.
For most fun I thought a RWD platform would be amusing. Something like an Omega. Cheap, V6 engine etc..
I am competent at welding and fabricating but not a structural engineer so dont really know where any required reinforcement would need to go?
Does anyone know where I can find more info on converting cars into pick-ups? Or has anyone on here done similar?
Are there any cars that you can think of that use a chassis (unlike most modern "monocoque" cars which loose their strength when you chop the roof off)
Cheers guys!
Just a heads up, technically if you cut the chassis, which on any unibody/monocoque car you will in order to turn it into a pick-up will legally require you to have the vehicle IVA'd and likely a Q plate issued.
If you use something with a ladder chassis and seperate body tub, then you can hack the body about without need for an IVA.
YorkshireBoy said:
That black BM (3 series?) is gorgeous.
What can you think of off the top of your heads that has a seperate (ladder) chassis?
Cheers guys. Much appreciated.
Very few cars these days. There are still a number of 4x4's, Jeep Wrangler, Defender, Jimny (maybe even G-Wagen too I think).What can you think of off the top of your heads that has a seperate (ladder) chassis?
Cheers guys. Much appreciated.
Car wise, the only one I really know of is a Ford Crown Victoria. Chevy Caprices (and Impala variants of the same era) where too, but not been made since the 90's.
attym3 said:
Welcome...... Heres one I passed last week.
Mark
Aha, yes..This one from ebay.Mark
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bmw-e30-pickup-drift-showcar...
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