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    Truck cab Conversion

    Hi all, wondering if anyone has attempted to fit a truck cab to a 1988 ex army 110?? have a Defender 1993 ute donor vehicle to use....was also thinking of swaping doors, any help would be great. Thanks

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    G'Day Leigh. Welcome
    I haven't heard of any yet.
    Keep tuned, I am investigating options.
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    There's no reason you couldn't, you wouldn't even need to change the bulk head, just cut the panels and attach a corner cap like factory, then put your rear glass in, the roof, and swap the doors (personally I like the half doors though).

    I was going to do what I wrote above, however the Perenties are going for too much money for me to justify as a toy at the age of 19, so I got a Range Rover for those duties.

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    Thanks MR LR, when you mention " cut the panels" what exactly are you refering to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leigh 110 View Post
    Hi all, wondering if anyone has attempted to fit a truck cab to a 1988 ex army 110?? have a Defender 1993 ute donor vehicle to use....was also thinking of swaping doors, any help would be great. Thanks
    Should work no worries, wasn't a perentie but I converted an 84 isuzu 120 single cab ute into a dual cab using a cab off a 2001 td5 dual cab 130. Everything bolted up easy. Look in projects and tutorials for a better description. The perentie chassis is only different at the back, and the under drivers seat tank can stay too. You could move the spare onto the tray and use the big space for a large second fuel tank or something.
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    Sounds like you're talking about fitting a roof off a Defender single cab onto a soft top 110? Should be a straight bolt on.
    I think MrLRJR is talking about going to a full trayback, still doable, just more effort. No cutting required though if you have the whole Defender available to you.

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    Ah, I assumed you wanted to make a tray back, as you were talking about swapping the whole cab.

    By cutting the panels I meant to cut the side skin, level with the back of the bulkhead, then attaching capping pieces as on a normal ute cab.

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    We were looking at the truck cab kits, theres 20 or so up for grabs, all new from Pumas, that have been converted into Armoured vehicles.

    These included the head linings too.

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    A basic, securable option like fitting the cab roof only would work, but you would lose the benefit of the well designed and strong ROPS bars in the back of the Soft-top Perenties, which would need to be removed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 303gunner View Post
    A basic, securable option like fitting the cab roof only would work, but you would lose the benefit of the well designed and strong ROPS bars in the back of the Soft-top Perenties, which would need to be removed.
    If using the existing tub, I think you might need to buy defender body capping. The Perentie capping is customised heavy duty to fit ROPS and hoops for the canvas. The ROPS is behind the turret so I could be wrong. It's a long time since I had a soft top body.
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