Land Rover Pickup?

[Viggen]

So, Ive been weighing ideas of what to get. An SUV and a trailer or an SUV with a RTT or a pickup with a Flip Pac...all have their advantages and disadvantages and since it is going to be me and just one other person 99% of the time, I am leaning more towards a truck and a Flip Pac attached. A truck can carry a lot of gear and is rated to carry the gear and the weight not too mention a lower COG and no worries about possible liability of hauling the trailer.

Ive been spending some time knocking around the typical sites for a diesel powered (a must) LR truck but have come up with a few questions about them. Spent some time on Rovers Out East and they have two trucks there. One is a typical truck with a specific bed attached to the frame and the other is also a pick up but looks more like what the Australians would call a Ute. Is the Ute one just a half cab top placed on a 110 body? How common are the two of these models?

Pics stolen/ borrowed from Rovers Out East's site:

Thanks guys!

 

[evilfij]

The 110 "regular" is more common than the 110 "hicap" below.

As land rover is basically just a big mechano set, you can swap beds around. I have been looking for a 110 regular bed for years, but nothing local has shown up.

Ron

 

[kellymoe]

A PU with a Fourwheel Camper would be a great combo but the COG would be a little higher and the cost would be higher. It would make for a very nice and comfortable set up though.

 

[LandyAndy]

Now..... what you really want is one of these :drool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuMRdek4KhQ

Here's a link to the website.... now, if I get a 110/130 galv chassis I could rebuild the 90 into one of these !

http://www.azalai.co.uk/

Enjoy !

 

[Wander]

If you look close you can see the bed is longer in the hi-cap (white one) that was a different model. The top one could have easily been a 3 door 109 originally and switched to a pickup later, hard to tell as they are pretty much the same thing.

 

[ersatzknarf]

One can also see that the HCPU bed (white one) is separate from the cab, rather than how the top one looks. I just learnt about that, yesterday

Agree that it could easily have been a converted one and that HCPUs are hard to find here...

 

[Viggen]

If you look close you can see the bed is longer in the hi-cap (white one) that was a different model. The top one could have easily been a 3 door 109 originally and switched to a pickup later, hard to tell as they are pretty much the same thing.

Yeah, thats what I wanted to know about. The blue one looks like a 109 with a half cab, kind of like what people do to the 88's to make a really small pick up. The white one looks more like a traditional pickup with the cab and front clip seperate from the bed. I guess any 109/ 110 3 door can be converted to pick up body or back to a station wagon?

 

[tacomadave]

Yea any 2 door or do they call them 3 door, 88,90,109,110 etc can be made a "pickup" with those half cab tops.

Someday I will own a Defender and preferably it'll be a highcap truck, 110 single cabs are nice, 130 double cabs are pretty darn nice too!

Nene overland has some high quality pics to drool over: :drool:

This ones even LHD!

http://www.neneoverland.co.uk/4x4defender130_used/used4x4defender130NEWTDI130.htm

 

[Wander]

Yeah, thats what I wanted to know about. The blue one looks like a 109 with a half cab, kind of like what people do to the 88's to make a really small pick up. The white one looks more like a traditional pickup with the cab and front clip seperate from the bed. I guess any 109/ 110 3 door can be converted to pick up body or back to a station wagon?

Yep! You will need to source a tail gate and hardware as well if you want the full kit.

 

[ersatzknarf]

FWCs on D110 and D130

http://www.neneoverland.co.uk/4x4services/demountable_campers.php

 

[Devinchi]

What they look like when they are kitted out a bit.....

 

[buyrovers]

I happen to have two trucks in the above configuration currently inbound. They are both tdi's (1 200tdi and 1 300tdi) and both have been refurbished... pm me if interested.

Selfish plug off

Chuck

 

[revor]

BUY CHUCKS TRUCKS!!!!

From the fanclub!

 

[buyrovers]

BUY CHUCKS TRUCKS!!!!

From the fanclub!

Thanks Keith. I will send your check out tomorrow, your really earning those referals! :ylsmoke:

 

[Viggen]

What they look like when they are kitted out a bit.....

Wow, this does look great. The 130 double cabs are pretty cool but Im not too keen on them for some reason. Not too sure why and I know that I am in the minority with that decision...