way off topic but new project

[lawny]

just thought id share another work/project car with u guys that i am about to start. put a deposit on it today and pic up tomorrow!

[ConR]

what u gonna do to it?

[Silver dub]

Minitruck!!!!!!

I thought about buying one of these so many times for a work/runabout but never did.

Whats ya plans?

[lawny]

well i do have to use it for work...... but it still has to be slammed first me thinks and then we will see, definately some wheels and an exhaust pretty early cos it has a stock exhaust and the wheels are pretty pox!

[killingwithasmile]

best thing is its free to slam!! nice colour too!

[Jace]

Is it a generic, home-brand sorta thing?

But seriously, is it a Hilux? haha.

[lawny]

83 deluxe rodeo.... Yeah gotta love front torsion bars and leaf springs. Cheap as chips to lower!

[Jarred]

nice one!

that colour is off the chain. now you just need a red or orange car!

[team_v]

Sounds decent enough.
They can look quite good too.


The only problem is that up in QLD they made it illegal to run lower load rated wheels and also made it illegal to lower the 2wd utes so the scene pretty much died.

[lawny]

It is hard to get wheels for them in Vic too because the insurance companies don't insure them if they have a lower load rating also. They are 6 stud though so almost any 4wd wheel will fit.

[WABIT]

thats cool as dude, my dad built a 82 rodeo minitruck! nice work, cant wait to see how this goes

[killingwithasmile]

It is hard to get wheels for them in Vic too because the insurance companies don't insure them if they have a lower load rating also. They are 6 stud though so almost any 4wd wheel will fit.

not many decent 6 stud oem wheels around, 16-17" prados 18" pajero rims 15" sr5 chrome rims are probably the best and most common.. but just about any 18-24" aftermarket wheel is available in 6 stud these days.

as far as legalities in vic towards fitting passenger car tyres im not sure of, but for my old 94 rodeo i got an engineer for $20 to write me a new placard to fit car tyres, load rating no less than 94, as that exceeded the load carrying capacity of the car. I had full comp insurance through nrma. mind you this was back in 2003 - 2006 and in qld