Thread: Possible New project vehicle...

Extending the chassis of a 110 it is going to be a big job and the resale value it is going to be bad

get on of this 17 seater remove some of them, fit few beds and bingo motorhome and people moover in one and finish the dilema



The site is HERE

Na, this is what you want!

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/fcs-milita...ater-sale.html



All you have to do is drop a 4bd1 in it

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Extending the chassis of a 110 it is going to be a big job and the resale value it is going to be bad

What makes you say that? (On either count, actually?)

I would expect that the chassis extension is actually the simpler part of the job - extending the roof is going to be the hardest part.

Also, as far as resale goes, why would that matter? If you're building a vehicle like this then you're obviously building it for a specific purpose anyway and you're not going to be selling it in any hurry. By the time I'm finished with, if the resale is going to be low it's because it's done a couple of million kilometres, not because it's a 12 seater. Frankly, I would expect something like that to go up in value over a standard vehicle, not down.

Originally Posted by Jonno_G

... So, my potential solution is this: I buy two 9 seater Counties, ...

Then call it done.

You drive one and your better half drives the other, each with 2 children properly restrained.

I would be inclined to use a 130 as the starting point. Fit the rear of a 110 body to it and if there isn't room for the 6 doors then go the sliding door.

Saying that I would love a 147. but then I like my 130 over our pajero anyway.

Paj with people in the rear most seats has no storage space.

Originally Posted by Bush65

Then call it done.

You drive one and your better half drives the other, each with 2 children properly restrained.

All well and good, but my wife doesn't drive.

Originally Posted by George130

Paj with people in the rear most seats has no storage space.

Tell me about it!! That's what I'm driving now. We just spent two weeks on holiday in Victoria and I'm very glad I built the roof rack before hand.

Originally Posted by Jonno_G

All well and good, but my wife doesn't drive.



Tell me about it!! That's what I'm driving now. We just spent two weeks on holiday in Victoria and I'm very glad I built the roof rack before hand.

If it's an older model watch the rear diff.
Our's is a 91 and I snapped the rear diff housing in two earlier this year.

Originally Posted by George130

If it's an older model watch the rear diff.
Our's is a 91 and I snapped the rear diff housing in two earlier this year.

Funny you should say that. I bought mine this time last year with what I thought was a weeping pinion seal. (It's a '91 too, so I figured that's not too unusual for a seal that likely hasn't been replaced in 17 years.) After a clean we discovered that it had cracked along the RH Axle tube weld and then up around the back of the diff housing itself. Not sure if the factory welds weren't up to scratch, or if the material is too thin or what, but I couldn't find any evidence of any impact on mine to trigger the crack so I'm assuming a design or manufacturing flaw.

Welded up fine, though, with no further issues so I'm happy.