Hay there my father Inlaw is in the process of turning a mini van into a ute.Has any one got any info on doing this kind of job

Cheers
mason

keep the van

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Mate tried telling him that im just the dump son inlaw

Big job unless you want something that look shite!

Roof line needs to be lowered where it terminates behind driver. (requires longitudinal slitting)
Rear corners need to be sat up to verticle as van are tilted forward. (slit down side panel, set metal insert more panel to fill)
etc
etc

KEEP the VAN, Import a ute

I suppose it'll just make my van more valuable.

Finally when he botches it, I'll let him deliver it to me and I'll take it for free.

buy that crap conversion thats half done, it was on ebay i think. keep the van, pass it on to somebody who needs it

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

Keep the van, there getting rare now.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

It would be easier to buy one of the utes that keep poping up on trademe, there not as rare her as in aussie
(for thos who havnt noticed, mason is in NZ)

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

Ive tried to tell him to keep it as a van but he has got stuck in his mind that is going to turn it into a ute.He has got the skills to do it he has done jobs like this before on other makes of cars and trucks.Utes over here in nz are a little harder to find and he likes working in his shed to get away from his wife i think this is a good reason for him to be in his shed

all fair points, but i suppose its his car

please telll me its a clubby

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Hes a kiwi lol and wants to get away from wife sounds good to me, 15 years of marriage and I go anywhere to get out of house

Save a Van though its not its fault, carve up some other nice Kiwi cars like those fords

And can some one send me a link of information on Ute / Pickups from NZ or UK

Thanks Monte

Thats was all with out a Sheep Joke





BARRRRRRR

NOPE, get ya own... hahaha they pop up on www.trademe.co.nz from time to time

BAAAAAAAAAAAA

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

if your gonna cut up a mini and its not to fit a rust bucket into a skip bin make it a really unique.

a hatch back mini would be cool, i was looking at it yesterday and if i braced and re inforced the rear, cut the seats and rear firewall out and cut off the back and hinged it,

my $0.002

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any parts for a 76 clubby pm me or ring 0405 329 326

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44717

Your 0.2 of a cent! Whoa that's not much opinion ..... Sorry back on topic...

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

Hell Monte Keep the Van and find a Van Also..Atleast you got them

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It