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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:48 pm
by niterida
I just watched that Proton crash and someone should tell them that the cabin is not supposed to be part of the crumple zone !!!
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:17 pm
by purp
niterida wrote:Where's WRXER ?
In case everyone forgot he put his Brumby plans on hold while he built a 4G63 turbo AWD (Mitsubishi Evo for those who don't know) Jumbuk. Last I heard it was all but finished. Apparently the Jumbuk is basically a Lancer underneath and theis conversion is fairly straight forward
Talk about a sleeper! Of course, if he screws up, he'll be extra dead...
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:56 pm
by nncoolg
Im going out on a limb here and saying I like the LOOK OF the Jumbuck, very similar to the brumby in my opinion. The first time I saw one I was like "Hey, look its a...Oh, its a Mitsubishi!"
Also like the Pulsar utes, pity FHI didnt do an Impreza ute.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:09 pm
by revmax
HMMMMM IMPREZA UTE !!!!!! would save putting an EJ20 and suspension into a brumby. Just cut the ass out of a prezza.
Could be next project nah frig that
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:13 pm
by nncoolg
According to a coleague, there is meant to be a Liberty/commodore ute in Bathurst, which I am yet to see the proof of...
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:23 pm
by El_Freddo
nncoolg wrote:
According to a coleague, there is meant to be a Liberty/commodore ute in Bathurst, which I am yet to see the proof of...
They're awesome - I believe that's a kit from the UK... Giles, got a container sorted already?
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:24 pm
by alang
the reason i went with the brumby was back in the 80's when working on the rail we had some contractors using the leone wagons to run down the fire trails and tracks beside the rail line seem to do the job ok just the clowns driving them wrecked them after 4 months driving them through fences and hitting different objects. the other option was the datsun 1200 ute but trying to find one cheap enough and with out rust or hadn't been molested. i drove one of them for about a week was good to drive had a 1800b motor in it used to pickup parts and support car for a lancer and 1800b rally car
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:45 pm
by niterida
El_Freddo wrote:They're awesome - I believe that's a kit from the UK... Giles, got a container sorted already?
Cheers
Bennie
Its built in the UK but its a Subaru specialists one-off project. Looks farking great - 2nd best ute conversion I have ever seen.............
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:52 pm
by revmax
yer just visited there site and had a look at the build photos
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:47 pm
by niterida
How about an RS Liberty ute :
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:51 pm
by thunder039
^just doesnt look right
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:58 pm
by niterida
thunder039 wrote:^just doesnt look right
It was just a quick Microsoft Paint job that I did a few years back. I thought it looked awesome. It has the rear tailgate from the wagon as the rear window so there is enough room behind the seats - I think that is where most ute conversions go wrong as ute doors are usually longer than sedans. That is why the WRX one above looks so good as they have added a bit of a window behind the door.
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:54 am
by berttus
niterida wrote:
It was just a quick Microsoft Paint job that I did a few years back. I thought it looked awesome. It has the rear tailgate from the wagon as the rear window so there is enough room behind the seats - I think that is where most ute conversions go wrong as ute doors are usually longer than sedans. That is why the WRX one above looks so good as they have added a bit of a window behind the door.
The hump on the roof looks a bit weird:???: Id love to see one be built, as long as its not mine:p
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:13 pm
by niterida
berttus wrote:The hump on the roof looks a bit weird:???: Id love to see one be built, as long as its not mine:p
yeah well that 'hump' is just my bad MS Paint skills
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:26 pm
by AshR
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:52 pm
by TOONGA
I made the RS ute a bit neater
TOONGA
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:33 pm
by dwayneb
Toonga, that RS ute looks sweet. When is it going into production??
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:17 pm
by niterida
Yep good work on the RS ute
Not sure about the WRX ute though - looks great and they have done a really good job of making it look like it came from Subaru but why build a ute and then just fill the tray with speakers ??
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:23 pm
by berttus
Yeh looks great Toonga, im not volunteering mine for the prototype though:D
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:03 pm
by TOONGA
thanks guys, all up it took about an hour in photoshop to clean it up.
I then stood back and though hmmmmm... ford EA ute
Still think a forester would look better
like this one from Phizinza
TOONGA