FJ55 dual cab ute conversion
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I think this is the 55 on ebay. looks very similar anyway. 1977 FJ55 LANDCRUISER D/CAB UTE 2H DIESEL ARB LOCKERS (eBay item 230571935937 end time 19-Jan-11 20:05:42 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
Where did you source the new floor mat and how much?
LAMBCRUSHER
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That is Deano's FJ55 on ebay... It didnt sell, so he is still waiten for you US guys to make him a ridiculous offer.. 
Deano and I drove it up to the Victorian High Country on the weekend - perhaps its final voyage.
Goes really well with the 2H and H55 in it - it will be sad to see it go - but I guess he realizes his 120 series Prado is just so much nicer to drive and capable enough for where we go..
We more than likely will cannibalize the piggy truck and sell off the good bits...
anyone want a dual cab pig rolling chassis (complete with that interior that you guys have been eyeing off?)
Deano and I drove it up to the Victorian High Country on the weekend - perhaps its final voyage.
Goes really well with the 2H and H55 in it - it will be sad to see it go - but I guess he realizes his 120 series Prado is just so much nicer to drive and capable enough for where we go..
We more than likely will cannibalize the piggy truck and sell off the good bits...
anyone want a dual cab pig rolling chassis (complete with that interior that you guys have been eyeing off?)
and the story with the headliner is that when we fixed the roof - we pulled the original headliner out. Unfortunately we didnt keep it as a template - so our upholstery guy only had one choice and that was to glue that felt stuff directly to the roof.
crushers
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more pics please
looks like deanfj55 doesnt login to mud much any more - pm me if you want to know anything about how we did this conversion.. Basically of all the accredited engineers in our area (about 15 or so) - only 2 were interested in certifying a dual cab conversion on an FJ55 - the rest said it was too old or just not interested
Anyway - our engineer wanted 75x75 RHS as an interior hoop in the back - with chassis bump stops underneath.
We extended the 75x75 RHS theme by making an exterior hoop and then the outer part of the tray also 75x75.
We used 3mm checkerplate steel for the tray floor and had just enough to make the sides out of a 7ft x 4ft sheet.
I recall that we looked at normal landcruiser / patrol etc trays that we could shorten - but they were all too wide for the piggy.
Originally we wanted the tray to align with the wheel arches (where we cut them) - but we found we needed to raise the tray by 25mm to get fuel into the tank. We really need to raise it a bit more because its not easy to get a full tank of fuel in there - particularly with a high flow diesel bowser.
Anyway - our engineer wanted 75x75 RHS as an interior hoop in the back - with chassis bump stops underneath.
We extended the 75x75 RHS theme by making an exterior hoop and then the outer part of the tray also 75x75.
We used 3mm checkerplate steel for the tray floor and had just enough to make the sides out of a 7ft x 4ft sheet.
I recall that we looked at normal landcruiser / patrol etc trays that we could shorten - but they were all too wide for the piggy.
Originally we wanted the tray to align with the wheel arches (where we cut them) - but we found we needed to raise the tray by 25mm to get fuel into the tank. We really need to raise it a bit more because its not easy to get a full tank of fuel in there - particularly with a high flow diesel bowser.
I'll head round to deanfj55's tonight and I will take some more photos.
crushers
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that would be great thanks.
exterior side and rear would be excellent. i am thinking of going along the same route with a 78 series ... tossing around the idea of extending the frame or if that one looks proportionate then maybe just a cut and tray'd
exterior side and rear would be excellent. i am thinking of going along the same route with a 78 series ... tossing around the idea of extending the frame or if that one looks proportionate then maybe just a cut and tray'd
