HJ60, Ute chopped and coils. Ideas. please help.

[LOFAIL]

Hi all Names Dan, new to IH8MUD

I have a HJ60 that I have always wanted to do a 2door ute chop on and coil it.

I think it has come to that time as after rebuilding wheel bearings, diffs and cv's a few times now and on my last trip I collapsed both front and rear right hand side wheel bearings, crunched the right hand rear quarter panel and tore off a front leaf mount trying to keep up with the big boys, then on the way home started to get some very bad gear box noises.

So... I have picked up a 80series twin locked rolling chassis that was too good to pass up and I have a 2h gearbox ready to go in and was thinking that the good old 2h and 5speed in the 80 chassis with the 60 shell ute chopped would be a good idea

All I need now is some helpful input and thoughts on if this will work or if someone has done this before?

Cheers Dan

 

[Tapage]

so the idea it's keep all links and suspension from the 80 .?

 

[Hulsty]

Course it will work, just takes abit of work, custom fab etc. Fair few 75 cabs get put onto 80 chassis. Thought about a better engine combination? The 2H will leave you wanting more once you have coils and can hit stuff faster.

 

[Waggoner5]

Doing a 60 series on an 80 series chassis right now.

 

[BryGgi]

do it like this

 

[LOFAIL]

Keep the full 80 chassis and put the 60 cab on it.

I would love to run a 12ht in her but they dont come cheap in Australia

 

[LOFAIL]

Just had a look at your 60 build mate. Looking good!