Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: greatbignath on April 25, 2007, 00:48:37
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did they ever make one?
im thinking of making mine into one.
not sure weather to use a SWB hard top or extend a truck cab.
what do people think?
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Don't know about factory or aftermarket, though I have seen them done as you have suggested with a SWB hard top leaving the rest of the 109 with the pickup. I'm sure I've seen one with a working rear door into the loadspace, though this is obviously not very practical - a cat-flap may be though!
You may be better extending a truck cab, or rather using parts from one. The roof in this layout may be tricky, as may be a custom job. Take some measurements of someone's swb truck cab, and of someone else's hardtop, then compare the measurements to your 109. You may think a hardtop comes too far back. In any case, don't forget - Measure twice, cut once.
Do you already have a station wagon, or three seater?
What's your intended use of the crew cab - carrying passengers, or just a larger more useful truckcab for secure storage?
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It has been done! Not by Rover though (unless they made a prototype at some time which wouldn't surprise me.)
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/Glen107/DSC02728Small.jpg)
The streched truck cab I think you'll agree looks very tidy and I think much more profesional than a SWB roof would. Also if your good at fitting a rear bulkhead to a SW tub as with this example you end up with a really good finish. I'd emagine if the factory did one this is how it'd look!
I guess rather than make a roof you could fit a 110 roof and windscreen but that wouldn't looks so good. I think there are also some fiberglass roofs avalable on eBay but I don't think the pannel fit was great and they are pricy for what they are.
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There is a Belived prototype double cab in existance. i know the chap who has it. 8)
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for sale?
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I belive that there are two in existance (proto's) one in the hand's of dunsfold dlr and the other well we don't say were
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the want for a crew cab is mainly for extra secure storage whilst keeping the pickup ability. and more visability than you get with a LWB hardtop....
i deffinetly think an extended truck cab is in order..... not really worried about a back door.
im picking up a swb series III at some point this week, complete with truck cab so ill let people now how it goes....
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tht looks really nice actually on a series :)
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here's mine.