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Late last year, I participated in a comparison test between our Isuzu light truck and a reasonably standard ute, albeit one with a rear differential lock. The idea for the comparison is to give an idea of what is available in Oz outside of utes, which in many cases people are running up to and...

That really looks good, those tyres have a very large load rating so you won't be needing to restrict either of your axles. I saw six wheels, but couldn't find the sixth on the truck, is it not fitted yet? As you don't have low range, which is a blow. Have you considered adding an Automatic...

I have an NPS 300 4x4 in Australia, single cabin as in your pictures, the reversing camera option is very overpriced here as well at about $1200 AUD, but does work quite well. If you did go down the single cab route, as depicted in the pictures you've supplied, I would suggest you seriously...

Rolling along very nicely. I really like the method to remove the rear window, but, how did you get the blade in, in the first place? I also agree about getting an air powered rivet gun, unbelievably easier.

Thanks for the pictures, certainly worth a thousand words. :)

That was very interesting, however you mentioned the spring mounts, showed approximately where they were going, but didn't show the finished mounts. Or, is it that you haven't done them yet? Excellent build, been following it almost since you started it.

anything new? old thread, but i still want a Hino 4x4 in north america. I looked very closely at the Hino 300 4x4 last year, I pitted it directly against the Isuzu NPS 300 4x4. Both are rated to a GVM of 7500kg (7.5 tonnes) The Hino is a very nice light truck, the rear axle is monstrous and...

I do not know much about Fuso gearboxes, except that with regard to synchromesh gears, having the correct fluid (oil) in a gearbox can sometimes be vital. I'm referring to the ability of the oil to disperse allowing the synchromesh gear to grab and start turning a gear/shaft in milliseconds. As...

When I was looking at secondhand 4WD Isuzu trucks last year in Australia, the two FTS units that I looked at around the year 2006/7, were both with a wheelbase of 4250mm. As far as I know the FSS of the same era, runs a shorter wheelbase of 3700mm. Is that snowplough unit running dual controls...

Assuming you will have your box on the back bolted, or at least semi-permanently affixed to the tray; probably not. That said, I cannot remember ever seeing a truck with a tray, or a tray back ute, without a headboard. The technical parlance for a tray with Vic Roads people, is tabletop truck...

Well that was interesting and sent me down memory lane, it is around 50 years since I've used mud chains. I had really forgotten how effective, correctly designed ones, can be in mud. As we rarely travel in snow on this continent (Australia) apart from a small area, mud and/or snow chains are...

Geez, there's railway track, then there is that piece of railway track. Did you knock that piece off of an iron ore track in the Pilbara? :rolleyes: Nice looking project, will be following it. Mick.

Looking good. If you go the NPS route, the width at the rear will need to be about 2200mm to cover the tyres if you run 17" rims and super singles yet wish to be legal in Australia. The tray, or body of the box, must cover the tyres as far as I understand it. This gives you about 40mm of cover...

As far as I understand it, the ATW Patriot RT tyre and the Truck Super Singles Radar Renegade RT tyre are one and the same, except they have a different name on the sidewall and are sourced from the same manufacturer. I know for sure that there are no AT 37" tyres in the 17" rim size easily...

Well they sort of did. The older 1995 unit was a converted 2WD with independent front suspension. The model that the question is being asked of, is the now superseded unit with solid axles front and rear, along with parabolic leaf springs front and rear. This model had a couple of...

Interesting concept, certainly gives new meaning to the term, "Ramp Over Clearance". I wonder if the possible destruction of nests or anything else was thought about, or is this something in that part of the world where it doesn't matter. Regardless, nice hobby.

hidn45, to be honest, I don't know about the relative value of the normal Isuzu trucks as opposed to Isuzu 4WD trucks. What I do know, is that the second hand market for the small Isuzu 4WD truck, is very tight. Almost non-existent, unless you want something that has been run into the ground and...

There are a few differences between the standard NPS and the 4WD version, not all of which are cosmetic. Current price of the 75 – 155 4WD unit is $67,495 AUD. You will need to put a tray on as that is the price of a cab chassis. Allow between $3,500 - $10,000 AUD dependent upon what you need...

I looked at them, contacted the USA manufacturer for how I could obtain them in Australia. They don't have anyone selling them, getting them down here with the current AUD was not going to happen unless I mortgaged the house. Looking around and in our case, having a set of bespoke steps made...

I'm currently working on getting an NPS 300 and running two standard tanks, which as you say are 140 litres each x 2 = 280 litres. You used 259 litres, meaning you had a theoretical 21 litres left. Do you know how low you can go before you are walking? I would have thought the fuel pick-up may...