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im thinking for cuting my fortrack down to a pick up just cuting along the window edge and moving the rear door forword to act as the rear of the cab will there be any strengh prplems will i need a roll cage or any thing bering in mide its not on the road

body chop

ive been thinking along the same lines with my F70,

but fast backing it, however i was going for a full external roll cage.
having a look around underneath i cant see any real probs as i dont think the roof is load bearing, ill get a second opinion and let you know what they say.

Paul

pick up

i have 1 for sale. its a daihatsu saxan crusader removable hard top. all fiberglass body, 1600 petrol engine, email me eval(unescape('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%66%61%7a%31%32%33%5f%66%61%72%72%6f%6e%40%68%6f%74%6d%61%69%6c%2e%63%6f%6d%22%3e%66%61%7a%31%32%33%5f%66%61%72%72%6f%6e%40%68%6f%74%6d%61%69%6c%2e%63%6f%6d%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b')) if you want some piccys.

Another posibility for you to

I'v no idea what they'd want, or even if they'd sell it. But it hasn't moved for a while. It apears beaten, it's a fam work horse. Havn't seen it up close. The farm is in Lyden, off the A2.
From Dover to Canterbury, A2.
Leave Whitfield round about towards Canterbury, where McDonalds is.
First turning off to the left, Lyden.
Down steep hill.
Past Left turn.
Past church on right.
Farm on Left. Cox Hill.

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

Another posibility for you to

Another posibility for you to think about. Find a scrap Pick-up. The front is the same, but she's a truck cab. The rear body is compleatly seperate, only attached to the front body via the chassis. If you put the cab onto your chassis, you can put a cage round it easily. Then you need only build a frame and a flatbed on the rear, put on some sort of trailer type lights, and hey presto. It's ben done befor....

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

There's one in a shed on a fa

There's one in a shed on a farm in Lidden (nr. Dover). Has not moved for a couple of years...

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

Have a look at this page. I

Have a look at this page. I know it says it's rotten, but is that just the bits you already have (Wings etc), or the bits you don't want (rear body). http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30164&item=4541874610&rd=1

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.