Building a 90 from scratch

[smo]

PUX, that truck sweet mate... any idea if he sold it in the end?

You got any further with your ideas smo... im thinking of going down the same route  :twisted:

If you mean the red one on ebay, yes went on "buy it now".

Not got any further apart from stacks of ideas on mine, need to sell my CSW first...speaking of which i must sort me bumper etc!!

[Lawnmower]

another option is to buy 2 donor vehicles 9 (rotter for ID, crashed for parts) plus new chassis.

or  go for dakar type landy, bowler, ibex etc.

if your less snobby about a vehicles history, then a q plate vehicle would be the way to go, space frames? a decent engine? mid mounted engine options!!!!! Amazes me that people think that a 20 yearold vehicle is with a bit of slap on it, of dubious mileage and sevice hstory, polyfilla for a chassis, would be worth loads more than a rebuilt vehicle on a q plate, where at least a VOSA inspector has spent a few hours looking at the vehicle. (incidently, if you use a single donor and go the SVA route, then you may get an age related plast).

Either way you go, you will not get the money back when selling that it cost you to build it (unless you get freebies cos you work in the industry), this is ttue even on more modest series rebuilds. However, you will end p with a mint car, that will depreciate less than a brand new car.

[littlepow]

... Jerry T started building a challenge spec truck in one of the 'rags' with a origonal budgit of 10K, when i last spoke to him he was way over that lol

I suppose it depends how far you want to go with it... what about buying a rolled defender so youve got the id and parts ?

Last quote in the magazine was just over £14500. But a lot of that was spent on specific high cost items, when the are other cheaper alternatives available.

Would be intresting to hear your final spec list pre and post build.

[smo]

... Jerry T started building a challenge spec truck in one of the 'rags' with a origonal budgit of 10K, when i last spoke to him he was way over that lol

I suppose it depends how far you want to go with it... what about buying a rolled defender so youve got the id and parts ?

Last quote in the magazine was just over £14500. But a lot of that was spent on specific high cost items, when the are other cheaper alternatives available.

Would be intresting to hear your final spec list pre and post build.

Well his included things like 3 link, which isnt really what i'm after...good suspension yes, but 3 link i doubt.

Wehni finalise a spec i'll post it, however til i get off my backside and sell my current 90 i'm not doing anything!

[Mike Jones]

100 inch is no good for challenge events unless its specialised in rock crawling  :lol:

You are having a laugh 100" is Gods own wheelbase  I know I have seen the future.

[extreme90]

100 inch is no good for challenge events unless its specialised in rock crawling  :lol:

You are having a laugh 100" is Gods own wheelbase  I know I have seen the future.

 :lol:  :lol:
i just dont like them
theye good on rocks and hills, cos the extra 10 inches makes all the difference, cos everone mainly using 90's thus all the rusts are 90 inch long not 100inch  :lol:
just dont like them and are abit to big for the forests that i go in, just to big
aaa smo, so you taken a liking to jeds 200tdi then  

ive built mine for 8.5k, but the list is still ongoing

but i didnt choose to have a galv chassis, as i have a tendancy 2 change my mind often  :roll:
started off as h/t with s/d int/ext cage
now truck cab with full external
rear winch was in the rear load bed
now a winch tray in crossmember
so gud job i didnt galv the chassis  :lol:
danny

[smo]

Danny - Mines still gonna be a TD5, i've seen a fair few trucks recently that really appeal, so collecting ideas up for when i can get cracking :)

[extreme90]

Danny - Mines still gonna be a TD5, i've seen a fair few trucks recently that really appeal, so collecting ideas up for when i can get cracking :)

my new truck gonna b a td5,they awesome and i dont care what anyone sais bout the electrics
i didnt like them at 1st but now i love them  :lol:
if u need a hand bud when u finaly do get around to it, ill lend u a hand, im only up the road
hopefully at this rate you should make the 2009 challenges  :lol:
hurry up !! times ticking away  :lol:
danny

[smo]

Danny - Mines still gonna be a TD5, i've seen a fair few trucks recently that really appeal, so collecting ideas up for when i can get cracking :)

my new truck gonna b a td5,they awesome and i dont care what anyone sais bout the electrics
i didnt like them at 1st but now i love them  :lol:
if u need a hand bud when u finaly do get around to it, ill lend u a hand, im only up the road
hopefully at this rate you should make the 2009 challenges  :lol:
hurry up !! times ticking away  :lol:
danny

Well, if you buy my CSW then i'll get cracking on me new one!!!

[extreme90]

Danny - Mines still gonna be a TD5, i've seen a fair few trucks recently that really appeal, so collecting ideas up for when i can get cracking :)

my new truck gonna b a td5,they awesome and i dont care what anyone sais bout the electrics
i didnt like them at 1st but now i love them  :lol:
if u need a hand bud when u finaly do get around to it, ill lend u a hand, im only up the road
hopefully at this rate you should make the 2009 challenges  :lol:
hurry up !! times ticking away  :lol:
danny

Well, if you buy my CSW then i'll get cracking on me new one!!!

 :lol:
nice try
not worked tho  
danny

[Mike Jones]

 :lol:  :lol:
i just dont like them
theye good on rocks and hills, cos the extra 10 inches makes all the difference, cos everone mainly using 90's thus all the rusts are 90 inch long not 100inch  :lol:
just dont like them and are abit to big for the forests that i go in, just to big

I hope the ruts are longer than 90 inches or it would be a very short event  :shock:

[extreme90]

 :lol:  :lol:
i just dont like them
theye good on rocks and hills, cos the extra 10 inches makes all the difference, cos everone mainly using 90's thus all the rusts are 90 inch long not 100inch  :lol:
just dont like them and are abit to big for the forests that i go in, just to big

I hope the ruts are longer than 90 inches or it would be a very short event  :shock:

 :lol:  
didnt realise that i put ruts  :lol:
 :oops:
danny