Mighty Ute - And so it begins.....

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:42 pm

Made a start on the tailgate area this weekend. Chopped the taillight and bumper and started to add some extra reinforcement:

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:51 pm

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:13 pm

ugh, slashes instead of dots. Thatll teach me to be in a hurry. Better now!

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:22 pm

Hehehehe ... Much ...

That is some choppin .... So are you going to do it like a small ute ... Say Mighty boy style, or something different ...

Like are you going to go all out, and redesign the whole back so there is no seat, and a straight drop down after the drivers seat ...

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:51 pm

I say Yahyesss.

The rear seat will go. Havent gone past the point of no return just yet, but soon ill be cutting out that parcel shelf, the rear glass and the support for the back seat. Reckon the divider will be about 10 cm behind the front door - just enough for the belts. Hopefully have a little more progress by the time the bonfire comes around.

On another note, was wondering if I could drive something like this at a track day. I know id have to trailer it in, but once it was there, would it be allowed on the track. Its a tip, but it has a greddy transmission cooler on it, so its part way towards a track setup.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:04 pm

You may have to get some sort of engineer sign off to say it is sound though ..

Only because it is a rather extensive body modification you are doing...

Hey, a little off topic here... But do you have any VersionR suspension laying round ...

On the bonfire, I wanna see if I could attach the VersionR suspension... See if it will hook up to the G4's I have with some droplinks or something...

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:17 pm

You may have to get some sort of engineer sign off to say it is sound though ..

Why, I have no intention of registering it or ever driving it on a public road. Does it have to be road registerable to put on a track?

Nah, Version R wrecks are about as common as rocking horse sh*t im afraid.

BTW, if anyone knows of a cheap wreck going (2K-2.5K) im in the market atm. If its a version R, even better (as if)

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:22 pm

Bugger ...

Umm .. Don't think cars have to be road registered, but they would have to pass a safety inspection ... So yeah, if you change it that much, they may want something to say it is sound ...

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:43 pm

It sounds pretty good actually. Does that count

J · Post by J » Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:05 am

might as well go the long yard and turn iot into a autosalon monster... The wrx ute got a l;oad of awards and you might aswell show off your frankenstein fto.

Probly a good years from now but it would hold up its own with the fto's shape

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:05 am

OMG DID YOU JUST WASTE A PAIR OF TAILLIGHTS???

lol i want that superdragger

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:12 am

Nah, didnt wreck a good set of taillights.....

And I have a superdragger on the shelf in the shed if you want it......

MR2YEN · Post by **MR2YEN** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:25 pm

how much would you sell the exhaust for? is it the full system?

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:29 pm

yes great question mr2yen ... how much??

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:34 pm

Its just the rear section. Youd have to get a 2.5 inch pipe in front. Not much to that though. Ill try and have a look at it today/tomorrow to make sure its OK and get back to you. Then itll be first in......

Cassf88 · Post by **Cassf88** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:37 pm

will insurance still be happy if u chop into the body of a car? stupid question but like, is it still as safe? would it be something that if u dont inform them about they can reject your claim??

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:57 pm

Cassf88 wrote:will insurance still be happy if you chop into the body of a car? stupid question but like, is it still as safe? would it be something that if you dont inform them about they can reject your claim??

What are you planning on doing? As dstocks car is not going to be put on the road.

However if you are planning on chopping a car it can be done legally, it just has to be certified

Post by **aza013** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:10 pm

dstocks wrote:On another note, was wondering if I could drive something like this at a track day. I know id have to trailer it in, but once it was there, would it be allowed on the track. Its a tip, but it has a greddy transmission cooler on it, so its part way towards a track setup.

I think it could as they dont look over any of the cars on the open days

When I asked the Q. when I first went down there they told me that I do the check as I know the car better than any one.

Cassf88 · Post by **Cassf88** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:45 pm

no plan on doing anything... just worried bout the welfare of his wallet

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:25 pm

No point insuring something that wont be on a public road and cant be registered....... I could fix it and sell it for maybe 7K, or I can have some fun and do something that hasnt been done before. I want to be the first to do it. Bugger the cost!