a little advice please! hilux related

[hiluxstihl]

hi, in order to stop me overthinking the truck i want some thought!

 

bought a 99 2.4td hilux single cab

needs 900 labour and 250 in parts to leave the cab and front decent.

back tub is too badly damaged to fix, so ill have to make a tray back....

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. or export it and get a ranger or something!

am i making a mountain of a molehill? think the hilux is more a symbol than any of the rest

[eggsarascal]

hi, in order to stop me overthinking the truck i want some thought!

 

bought a 99 2.4td hilux single cab

needs 900 labour and 250 in parts to leave the cab and front decent.

back tub is too badly damaged to fix, so ill have to make a tray back....

.

.

. or export it and get a ranger or something!

am i making a mountain of a molehill? think the hilux is more a symbol than any of the rest

 

900 hours labour?

[hiluxstihl]

euros, sorry

[Stereo]

We run a 93 and its rock solid.

[Perkins]

What parts does it need?

[bigdave]

whats happend to the hilux?????

 

there easy enough to work on all front end panels bolt on rear tub is held on with either 6 or 8 bolts depending on model

 

i have built one from parts, fully rebuilt another, i stretched a mk4 double cab to take a single cab rear tub also squeezed a landcruiser prado 3 litre turbo engine & box in one just for a little extra grunt!!

 

why stop at a tray back why not make it a tipper?????

 

have a look on hpoc.co.uk theres some good guys on there that can help source second hand parts at sensible money & help with advice on how to modify or mend your truck!!!

[hiluxstihl]

im irish1 on there, ive had 3 before, basically wondering where do you draw the line, i bought it yesterday to export it but got the pickup truck feeling.... it needs passenger door, sill and has the usual irish hilux collection of em contours!

[bigdave]

doors bolt on normally about 50 quid

 

i had a sill (i supplied) put on by a local welder for £35

 

if it already has a colourfull collection of contours it would be rude not to add to them with some mild off roading!!!

 

just check what price you a can get for export at the min it seems to have dropped off in the last few weeks i have 3 hiluxs sat in the yard & get every export man & his dog wanting to buy them (normally 3 or 4 a week) i usually get offered between 1300 & 1850 for them last few weeks they are offering 1000 tops

[hiluxstihl]

yeah itseems to be quiet at the moment, ivesold a few for export before, after calling the nigerian and cypriot lads they havent even called back..... normally they would be beating the door down.... its 50 50 as far as i can see, ill advertise it and if it goes for strong money well and good, if notill keep it! thanks

[hiluxstihl]

can anyone take a pic of there tipper at the ram for inspiration please??? im googling and lookin for a way to mount the ram that keeps ground clearance.... thanks