Truck cab extension for 88'

[backball]

Hi,

I have a D90 truck cab, window, doors on my SIIa 88' and look for advise on extending the cab.

After some research on various sites conceptually the idea goes like this:

* Re-use the existing bulkhead and rotate it 180 degrees so that the angled area slants to the back (standard is at the front)

* Modify the tub to allow the bulkhead to be moved back

* Move the bulkhead back by whatever amount I want to extend the cab; let's say 30cm

* Extend the top by inserting a 30cm (or whatever I move back) aluminum sheet and rivet the thing in place

* Add side windows

* Have a beer and enjoy the extended cab


Have seen this on a number of D90 but never on a Series. Anyone done this before and has some pictures to illustrate the build?

cheers

[Lotz-A-Landies]

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Not sure I'm understanding what you are rotating and extending?

You can't rotate the transom 180 degrees and have the slope forward because you would have no room for the drivers seat!

If you move the whole transom back 300mm you need to modify the front part of the wheel arch. You would have to cut down the wheel boxes and insert a spacer panel to the rear of the seat box. (Although if you did that I actually have an original Stage 1 transom panel which was never fitted into a tub and which would make the task easier.)

What will you use to a roof panel? Are you going to use a cut down dual cab roof or an extended single cab roof or a cut down Defender 90/110 roof?

More information please.

Diana

Oops - you are in Singas - so the panel is of no use to you!

[JDNSW]

Worth noting - a 90 has a 4" longer wheelbase than the 88, and in fact there is nearly six inches more to play with, because the 90/110 both have the wheels set further back than the Series, quite apart from the longer wheelbase.

John

[backball]

:confused: :confused: :confused:

Not sure I'm understanding what you are rotating and extending?

You can't rotate the transom 180 degrees and have the slope forward because you would have no room for the drivers seat!

If you move the whole transom back 300mm you need to modify the front part of the wheel arch. You would have to cut down the wheel boxes and insert a spacer panel to the rear of the seat box. (Although if you did that I actually have an original Stage 1 transom panel which was never fitted into a tub and which would make the task easier.)

What will you use to a roof panel? Are you going to use a cut down dual cab roof or an extended single cab roof or a cut down Defender 90/110 roof?

More information please.

Diana

Oops - you are in Singas - so the panel is of no use to you!


Thanks Diana,

yes, the idea is to move the whole transom - incorrectly called in bulkhead :( -back by 300mm (or whatever). Understand about the cutting of the wheel boxes. However what are you referring to with spacer panel? Are you saying that the seat box is open to the rear which then would be exposed once I move the transom and hence has to be covered?

I'd plan to use an extended single cab by creating a sheet to be inserted shaped like the cab top itself. In fact I've seen a construction much like a "targa" design which was removable.

cheers

[dandlandyman]

Sounds like an interesting project, though I'd think that'd prove an irritatingly impractical sort of vehicle. Personally, I'd put a hardtop on instead and remove the transom to create more seat space - needs bucket seats though.
In my current collection I have a 2a 6cyl wagon without most of the roof (no tropical roof or safari lights, plenty of holes), 2a swb hardtop roof panel, complete truckcab and rear window, and a badly dented body tub off a lwb ute. I'm thinking about trying to create a dualcab 2a out of it. Transom and body cappings off the dented tub rivetted into the wagon, swb hardtop and truck cab welded and rivetted together with an extra hardtop rib to strengthen the join. Anyone done this? Any other pitfalls? I do have a skilled welder on hand to help.
Running gear would be 179 Holden, S3 tans and Range Rover diff centres. Good rig?

[dandlandyman]

I must apologise for hijacking the thread yesterday. I was thinking about how arrogant it seems all last night.
To clarify what I meant about irritatingly impractical, moving the transom back that far will seriously deplete your load bay to the point where it'd only carry a set of golf clubs, while the increase in cab space would be fairly negligible.
This is only from personal opinion, and comes free, with a moneyback guarantee...

[backball]

dandlandyman - that's ok; this is a free society; in fact I had a number of people commenting (on other forums) that I'd be better off generally ditching that IIa in favor of a D90. But then again half the fun of owning a Land Rover is the projects, personalisations etc.

Hardtop is not an option as I have Defender doors, window, cab top, so a Defender hardtop would have to be modified. I also saw king cabbed SWB before and it really looks awesome eventhough you have a point in reduced usability of the load space.

Diana - any more insight after my updates on 25th April?