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has that 4wd van got a full chasis? what sort of chassis would they use to do that

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has that 4wd van got a full chasis? what sort of chassis would they use to do that


usually a suzuki jimni/sierra, maybe a daihatsu feroza

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has that 4wd van got a full chasis? what sort of chassis would they use to do that


usually a suzuki jimni/sierra, maybe a daihatsu feroza


Early Mitsubishi L200's were popular for this type of thing as they had a full ladder chassis and had a fairly short wheelbase.

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Thread revival! :)


Question - Is there anyway to get one of these suckers registered in QLD? I've been wanting a 4WD for a bit and I particularly like that orange van... :twisted:
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Shouldn't be too hard, as long as you use a 4wd with a full chasis. You'd have to get the body mounts engineered etc but I would imagine it would be do-able.

Well that's my opinion from here in NSW anyhoow.

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Im thinking a clubby shell on a Suzuki Sierra chassis, ala ---

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How awesome is that!? :twisted:
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One project at a time Sam!


:lol: Wise words Tricky...

I've actually been wanting a 4WD for a while...

If it's possible to get it registered, I'd be leaning heavily towards the Sierra for that reason alone. If not, I'll probably get a Patrol or something... I'd prefer something like that instead of the little rice-burner, as I've been doing a lot of 4x4 with a mate lately and love it! :D


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On the subject of the mivec Sam , did you watch top gear tonight ? When they showed the handling of the Golf W12 I thought of your mid engined mini ....

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On the subject of the mivec Sam , did you watch top gear tonight ? When they showed the handling of the Golf W12 I thought of your mid engined mini ....


Aarghh... I forgot :? Do you know what season it is?
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can 4wd minis and 4x4 monster truck mini threads please be separated...


i can't see the pleasure in raising a mini's centre of gravity so much...

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Early 2007 I believe.....

Ian, anybody?

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On the subject of the mivec Sam , did you watch top gear tonight ? When they showed the handling of the Golf W12 I thought of your mid engined mini ....


I think we are a little short of 650 horsepower :wink:
Poor old Clarkson - he is stumped when all he can do is powerslide and you put him in a car that doesn't want to!!!

Mind you, with 650 neddies on tap, it was very twitchy! :shock:

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On the subject of the mivec Sam , did you watch top gear tonight ? When they showed the handling of the Golf W12 I thought of your mid engined mini ....


Aarghh... I forgot :? Do you know what season it is?


Season 10 episode 1!!!, keep in mind though it was a concept so not the greatest set up car.... damn hot though!

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mattsmadmini wrote:
spraycanmansam wrote:
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On the subject of the mivec Sam , did you watch top gear tonight ? When they showed the handling of the Golf W12 I thought of your mid engined mini ....


Aarghh... I forgot :? Do you know what season it is?


Season 10 episode 1!!!, keep in mind though it was a concept so not the greatest set up car.... damn hot though!


Aaaahhh, yes, I have that one! :D I forgot about that... That car was a bit of a mess... looked hot though 8)
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