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  1. 12th May 2008, 10:26 PM #1
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    Ideas for a project

    I need some ideas for a longer term project.

    I had plans of holding onto my old pre update Disco and putting a GM3800 V6 and TH700 into it, but the Disco was still in g/c so I sold it complete and driveable. The commodore which was going to donate the parts is still in g/c too so it has hung around. I'd love to let the yobbo within emerge make a road burner out of the commodore but it's not a good set to get involved in.

    The IIA with a 161 which needs a little bit of work, I was going to sell it but I'm thinking maybe I should try to get it roadworthy again. Its in a shed full of mice and spiders, I'll need to find a person unphased by arachnids to help recover it onto a trailer.

    I feel like I need a crappier 4wd than the Disco as it's a pretty nice vehicle and I don't want to wreck it. Maybe a cheap troopy or 60 series with half a million on the clock?

    Any ideas out there?
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  2. 12th May 2008, 10:41 PM #2
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    Tojo FJ47. (old 'cruiser tray top/ute)
    I just reckon they're cool.
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    We proabaly need to know a little more about what your goal is:

    Extreme 4wd? Competition? Fun? Touring? Cruiser? Working Vehicle? Racer? Daily driver? Will you be registering it for road use?
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    or a Jeep CJ5/6/7 (plenty of variations in engines/drivelines there )
    A classic 4x4 to complement the IIa.

    Or the vehicle I lusted after as a primary school/early high school kid in the mid/late seventies reading the US off road mags.
    Jeep Cherokee Chief (huge steel flares, wide track dana 44's ) with the 401 engine and Quadra Trac (full time 4wd t/case with LSD)
    Hardly any made it into the country, but that shouldn't stop you
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    Inter scout with the big 394 V8 in it , or just get the SIIa out and fix her up- put it in nuetral, release the handbrake and pull it out with the disco.
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    Scout....mmmmm

    This one looks nice.

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    Go for a old Rangie you can pick em up cheap and you get a lot of 4WD for your money. (Wish I never sold my '82 2 door).
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    I reckon you should build something unique...theres no point buying a 60 series, FJ40 or anything 'mainstream' with big wheels, lotsa lift, bars, winch etc..theres too many around and they are getting to be like ar$ehole$

    what about something like a early disco or rangie with a ute conversion, lairy paint, big wheels and lift... now thats something you dont see everyday

    OR a nice defender 90....or the scout idea be original and think outside the square
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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    Tojo FJ47. (old 'cruiser tray top/ute)
    I just reckon they're cool.
    They are certainly crapper !

    Quote Originally Posted by pawl View Post
    Go for a old Rangie you can pick em up cheap and you get a lot of 4WD for your money. (Wish I never sold my '82 2 door).
    Yep.
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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