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Alright guys,
so few years back my mate Barry from Portsmouth chopped his 100 into a double cab pickup, think it ended up on eBay a few years ago. I always thought it was cool.
more recently been sent pics of another one that been done as a single cab which is also really cool and that’s the way I think to go.
Just wondering if any of you on here have done it?
I’ve looked into bringing in 79 from South Africa or Australia but I can’t justify the cost, will be 25k minimum and will have leaf springs and be manual !
I recently got to drive a 79 and I just didn’t think it was refined enough either, neither was the performance breath taking like people have told me it would be, small cabin as well really surprised me.
so in my mind il end up with a auto, rear coiled cruiser pickup, cheap as well, which means il off-road / green lane it and use it to move stuff and tow with, spending 25k I won’t be using it like I’d use a 330k 100 !
the car I’m going to use is a 50th edition 100 series 1hd fte
the rear of the sills inside and out are a bit rotten now at the very rear, so chopping will mean I don’t have to worry about that, so another bonus. Also the car has a water leak from the sunroof, so again il be getting rid of that too.
The car has also done 330,000 miles, so it’s pretty tired. I just think it’s the perfect candidate to chop into a pickup. It also means I can sell my hilux.
Plan is to use a brand vw transporter rear drop side body, they are nicely made and the drop sides are easy to change length, panels are ally, the width is same as cruiser mirror width. So it is a bit too wide.
Kind regards
Mike
so few years back my mate Barry from Portsmouth chopped his 100 into a double cab pickup, think it ended up on eBay a few years ago. I always thought it was cool.
more recently been sent pics of another one that been done as a single cab which is also really cool and that’s the way I think to go.
Just wondering if any of you on here have done it?
I’ve looked into bringing in 79 from South Africa or Australia but I can’t justify the cost, will be 25k minimum and will have leaf springs and be manual !
I recently got to drive a 79 and I just didn’t think it was refined enough either, neither was the performance breath taking like people have told me it would be, small cabin as well really surprised me.
so in my mind il end up with a auto, rear coiled cruiser pickup, cheap as well, which means il off-road / green lane it and use it to move stuff and tow with, spending 25k I won’t be using it like I’d use a 330k 100 !
the car I’m going to use is a 50th edition 100 series 1hd fte
the rear of the sills inside and out are a bit rotten now at the very rear, so chopping will mean I don’t have to worry about that, so another bonus. Also the car has a water leak from the sunroof, so again il be getting rid of that too.
The car has also done 330,000 miles, so it’s pretty tired. I just think it’s the perfect candidate to chop into a pickup. It also means I can sell my hilux.
Plan is to use a brand vw transporter rear drop side body, they are nicely made and the drop sides are easy to change length, panels are ally, the width is same as cruiser mirror width. So it is a bit too wide.
Kind regards
Mike
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