Spare wheel on an A seres.

[Tiddles]

It is rumored that there are captive nuts by the side windows in the boot somewhere.

People have put D rings on them and tied the wheel to the inside Range Rover style.

[john (smifffy)]

mine already has D rings on the floor about 8 inch's from the side's

i use them to tether the dogs leads to

or to strap any cargo down

[Rich2.4i]

mine already has D rings on the floor about 8 inch's from the side's

i use them to tether the dogs leads to

or to strap any cargo down

I thought they were to strap the kids down when they had been little sod's

[john (smifffy)]

mine already has D rings on the floor about 8 inch's from the side's

i use them to tether the dogs leads to

or to strap any cargo down

I thought they were to strap the kids down when they had been little sod's

no thats the roof bars


for that extra peace and quiet

[Rich2.4i]

[weave67]

drop down tail gates come in very usefull



for cooking breakfast on for one thing

[andysd1]

There must be a way of fitting the wheel to the drop down tail gate

Nope the wheel is to heavy and it would hang to low when opened with the carrier on, the hinges wouldnt take the weight.

just one more thing to consider, how do you open the drop down, as you may not have noticed the handel is all most in the middel, where on the swing doors its on the edge

[LINE-X Cornwall]

Im in the process of turning my M reg sport into a pickup, to convert the rear door to drop down style ive brought a lwb for parts, i will cut the required panels off & weld em to me sport. Im also in the process of rebuilding a vaux 2l 16v twin cam engine to go in it, should be good for 170bhp , have anyone done this before ??, id be interested to hear your thoughts.

[Red Oktober]

Cool .....keep us up to date with the conversion
don't forget to include some pics

Oh ..nearly forgot ......Welcome to FOG
i assume your in cornwall ....where abouts are you down there

[LINE-X Cornwall]

Cheers.
Im in Wadebridge.
I will post pics & info as i do the conversions.
I have cheap spares for a M reg lwb 2.4 in case anyboby needs parts, most are available.

Colin

[Red Oktober]

good .....

we like good write ups on here ...

how about turning whats left of the 2.4 into a pickup

[LINE-X Cornwall]

I did considder putting a isuzu 2.8 in it as i done this with me good ladys frontie 2 years ago but this one has been by the sea for far too long so wasn't worth the time or money.

Consider myself & my good lady in for your record attempt, that'l be another 2 fronties & poss 3 if i get another lwb.
If nearer the date you want big publisity im the head of the LINE-X UK advertising comittee & we regulary advertise in the 4x4 mags, im sure i can get them to do a wright up on it, maybe when the date is confirmed.

Whats LINE-X ? Visit my website http://www.linexcornwall.co.uk to find out.

[FUDDY MUCKER]

Theres alot more to turning a 2.0 ltr Sport into a Pick Up then you would expect.

I'm in the process of making a pure offroader out of a sport I've got sitting around.

Sounds easy, till you get it stripped right down to bare metel, then you will see just what problems there is regarding the metel work, angles, deviations, holes, the list goes on.


Have a look here : .PROJECT FUDDY MUCKER "II"

I have not done a write up this week, I have progressed quite a lot over the past few days.

Good luck.

[brachunky]

I did considder putting a isuzu 2.8 in it as i done this with me good ladys frontie 2 years ago but this one has been by the sea for far too long so wasn't worth the time or money.

Consider myself & my good lady in for your record attempt, that'l be another 2 fronties & poss 3 if i get another lwb.
If nearer the date you want big publisity im the head of the LINE-X UK advertising comittee & we regulary advertise in the 4x4 mags, im sure i can get them to do a wright up on it, maybe when the date is confirmed.

Whats LINE-X ? Visit my website http://www.linexcornwall.co.uk to find out.

Welcome to FOG Colin
Im familiar with your linings and can confirm that its tough! I spent many years in South Africa where every second vehicle is a "bakkie" (pick up).

Having the loadbed done helped keep the rust at bay as well as helping reduce dents and scuffs from loading.

[LINE-X Cornwall]

Im a bit spoilt as weve got a workshop within our metal fabrication business which is also the home of LINE-X Cornwall

Seriously fuddy mucker i wouldnt bother playing around with checkerplate for the cargo bay, im planning to LINE-X mine which if you do the surface (prep n prime) most UK dealers would do for around