Hybrid

[blitz]

This might just be lunacy, I have been thinking about turning my Disco into a ute, but I will still have carpet and fluffy stuff so i had a thought . I love series III landies how about putting a short wheel base ute on the disco frame. It gets ride of the crap airconditioner and the carpet and I get the best vents eva.

Has anyone done or heard of this or should I just take a valium and calm down :p

Blythe

[crump]

Latest Overlander mag has an article on a guy who has done it and he has also featured it in the Members rides section of this forum.

[blitz]

Cool Crump I go in search of knowledge
blythe

[loanrangie]

Just get an old rangie running chassis and put the series body on it, cheaper than a disco. I dont think you can get a series body on disco chassis engineered and rego'd. Or just buy a rear ended disco and cut away !

[Quiggers]

Seen a few here, over the past few years, wouldn't be too hard to do....

I turned a FIAT124 Coupe into a open top in about 15 minutes:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

GQ

[JDNSW]

There is the minor problem that the wheelbase of the Series 3 is 88" and the Disco 100" which implies either significant body modifications or chassis modifications. Also other minor problems in that you will have to provide wheel spats to extend out over the tyres. Most similar conversions seem to have used cut down lwb Series rear tubs.

John

[jase]

a mate was doing one on a shortened rangie chassis
it was 99% done (I think he drove it around yard) then he lost interest and stripped it for the running gear for another project
the chassis and body are still there in his shed (missing the engine, g'box and diffs)
I'm sure he'd sell it for the right offer
and if you only wanted the chassis I'm sure that'd be fairly cheap he has another rangie chassis or 2
Jase

[mark2]

Get hold of the DVD "A 4x4 is born"
He covers it step by step and it will motivate you. D1's are getting so cheap now it wouldnt hurt to use one.
I have owned a hybrid (on a rangie chassis) and found the best way to register it was as a Series rover with upgraded suspension and drivetrain, rather than as a Disco with a Series body.

[D110V8D]

I'm selling a rangie chassis that is reg'd as a Land Rover Wagon.

You want??:cool:

[blitz]

I'm selling a rangie chassis that is reg'd as a Land Rover Wagon.

You want??:cool:

Thanks for the offer big fella but as I live in Darwin NT it would probably cost me more to transport it up here than what you want for it;)

I think I wil hunt up a series III tray back (there are quite a few up here around the place)

That fixes trying to do body work or shortening the chassis, then keep my eye out for a rolled or old rangie to put it on

Blythe

[101RRS]

Get hold of the DVD "A 4x4 is born"
He covers it step by step and it will motivate you. D1's are getting so cheap now it wouldnt hurt to use one.
I have owned a hybrid (on a rangie chassis) and found the best way to register it was as a Series rover with upgraded suspension and drivetrain, rather than as a Disco with a Series body.


However as soon as the chassis number is entered into the RTA computer it will come up as as a 90s disco and the body will have to comply with a 90s disco ADRs.

Gazzz

[BigJon]

However as soon as the chassis number is entered into the RTA computer it will come up as as a 90s disco and the body will have to comply with a 90s disco ADRs.

Gazzz

Unless the Disco chassis number magically matches the Series Landy chassis number...:twisted: :twisted:

[101RRS]

Unless the Disco chassis number magically matches the Series Landy chassis number...:twisted: :twisted:

Sorry to say it but the RTA people are not stupid:(.

Certainly here in the ACT as well as the ususal roadworthy check it the car will have to go through a rebirthing check where the numbers and locations are thoroughly checked - sorry to say it - but playing around with numbers will not get through the system.:(

Gazzz

[BigJon]

Sorry to say it but the RTA people are not stupid:(.

Gazzz

That depends on where you are... :D

[LRHybrid100]

I know where there is a 100" Truck Cab Defender with 3.6 Isuzu for sale :D

LRH

[mark2]

Sorry to say it but the RTA people are not stupid:(.

Certainly here in the ACT as well as the ususal roadworthy check it the car will have to go through a rebirthing check where the numbers and locations are thoroughly checked - sorry to say it - but playing around with numbers will not get through the system.:(

Gazzz

It worked for me but that was in QLD.........
My advice would be to sell the disco, buy a cheap 110 (they can be had for under 2k these days) and modify that into whatever body configuration you want.

[JDNSW]

......... buy a cheap 110 (they can be had for under 2k these days) ............

Not sure where you get that figure - a cursory search gave the cheapest 110 (actually a Defender as no 110s found) at $9,999. I can't remember seeing any 110s, even write-offs as cheap as $2k, although I have to admit I don't regularly search the ads. My impression is that 110s as opposed to Defenders are pretty thin on the ground as far as buying them goes.

John

[blitz]

Fortunately in the Territory we had a Chief minister who was a rev head, so we have some very good rules for modifying a vehicle. The car has to go through inspection with the body off then when it is fitted, and it is registered as a one off manufactured vehicle. The NT has the best rules regarding modifications that I have seen any where in Aust.

Blythe

[mark2]

Not sure where you get that figure - a cursory search gave the cheapest 110 (actually a Defender as no 110s found) at $9,999. I can't remember seeing any 110s, even write-offs as cheap as $2k, although I have to admit I don't regularly search the ads. My impression is that 110s as opposed to Defenders are pretty thin on the ground as far as buying them goes.

John
I didnt mean to say that all 110's are only worth that:)
The 'project specials' are definitly out there however. I've bought two in the last 12 months for 2k or less (yes they were both V8's, runners but needed work). There was a recent thread on this forum regarding someone else picking up a very good V8 for 2k but this was an exceptional deal (I think he also bought another one recently for similar money). So the cheap 'project' or parts vehicles are out there.......