LRH's Sahara Buggy Build

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 08:26 PM

G'day All,

I came across the NCF website a while ago and immediately got in contact with Nick to organise the purchase of a kit, the Australian distributor had just been assigned so I waited a couple of months for their demo one to arrive.

Over the Christmas / New Year break I met up with the Aus Distributor to view his gleaming Ford XR Orange Sahara, since then I have been organising the build and what mods I wanted. I asked Nick to make the rear tub longer, to finish on top of the rear bumper and also put some extra cross bracing in the rear cab hoop as I intend to install a harness for competition events.

I am very lucky to have a mate who wrecks Land Rovers / Range Rovers as a hobby and he donated a Disco body shell for me to practice the build on while I wait for my Sahara to be built and shipped over to Aus.

I'll post up some pix of the work so far.

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 08:42 PM

The original idea was to build a body to replace the body on my 300 Tdi Rangie, then I bought a 1994 Disco 1 update cheap for some parts:

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 08:44 PM

Spare Disco Body shell to practice on:

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 08:50 PM

Cut the back off with the plasma cutter and then cut a nice straight edge with the grinder:

Cut the front of with the plasma and tidy up with the grinder:

Then drill out the spot welds on the box panel:

Cut the sills off and outer slin of the A post:

Thats as much of the donor body as you need!

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 09:01 PM

The following weekends work:

A bit more work is needed on a the A pillar - needs to be flat as possible

This is as far as you need to go, notice the cut off at the bottom of the pillar

Give a good going over with Penetrol - wasn't my idea, but I was sure glad as it rained for the next week or so!

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 09:03 PM

Some more pix from the weekend:

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 09:11 PM

Now back in England in the cold of Spring the body was having its finishing touches made:

**Barefoot Dave** · 28th July 2011, 09:14 PM

G'Day Mate. Good to see you had more success than me.
Any details on the Agent, Kit price (delivered) etc., etc.
Nice to have a wreck to practice on!!
Cheers, Dave

**LRHybrid100** · 28th July 2011, 09:32 PM

G'day Dave,

the Australian Distributor will be showing 2 cars (mine and his) at the Sydney LR Expo at the end of Sept - so I need to get a move on!!!

**Barefoot Dave** · 28th July 2011, 10:44 PM

OK, So it's all hush hush until the 'Big Reveal'?
Waswondering if they were doing the Outbak/ Vitara as well. PM if you need to.
Dave

Thread: LRH's Sahara Buggy Build

Thread Tools

LRH's Sahara Buggy Build

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions