BODY AND CHASSIS (continued)
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Modification
Examples requiring certification:
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(Altering the seating capacity of
a bus from 14 seats to 12 seat)
so its not a bus its a troop carrier so the above rule shouldn't apply.
(Conversion of a panel van into a small bus or a ‘peopl
e mover)
same as...
its a troop carrier not a bus, its also being registered as a private vehicle not a business, i have never heard of a troopy needing a pink slip every 6 months, check out the 75 owners page on facebook & ask the question there, there are a lot of troopy owners on that page, here's the link to...
mine has taken on a few changes the past couple of months :)
started like this.
then went to this.
now it's like this :)
installing the rear airbags tomorrow, canopy is almost finished too :)
yeah my biggest problem is not having enough room for a donor car & no access to my back yard, i am still toying with the idea of an engine swap but will probably just stick with the 2H for now, I need to get the canopy finished so i can go put a few miles on the truck and sort out any bugs...
yeah wish i had one :) i found nearly all of the parts i needed on eBay at pretty good prices, in some cases more than half the price of what my local Toyota dealer wanted, i still have a few things to get & am just saving up a bit of coin before i hit ebay again :)
I went to Tasmania a couple...
A mate of mine just lifted the cab on his GQ patrol and had to cut the floor for the 4x4 shifter as it didn't have enough room to engage, he also found the steering column was tight & not returning to center, he had to do a few mods with that as well, i will be interested on seeing how yours...
1. Year and model - 1989 HJ75
2. IH8Mud Handle - barnsey
3. Location of vehicle - Australia
4. Country of Origin - Australia
5. Mileage - 550,000
6. Modifications, working on them :)
6. How you use the truck - weekends away camping, fishing, gold panning :)
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