My other love

[ambientgoat]

...Come on Holden, bring out the modern day Overlander... :

They did, it's called the Adventra, I've got a 2003 cx8 as a daily. Well I did, now my pushbike is my daily.

Very comfortable, tows the 17ft fiberglass boat up hills like it doesn't exist. Keeps me fit by costing far to much to run.

[HK1837]

The Cross8 and Cross6 are really the modern day Overlanders as most of the original Overlanders were commercial vehicles (ute, van and a few tonners) - in fact many were made from Sandmans as it was the easiest way to get a 308 TH400 ute or van. Only the series II Overlanders saw wagons (and statesmans), any others were conversions on secondhand customer's vehicles. Adventras are I suppose a modern day version of the seriesII Overlander wagons.

[Robbo]

I thought all the ugly car's lived here, bought by the retiree's. 90% of them diesel of course, trying to save the planet or something. You have a choice of...Citroen, Renault, Peugot, Fiat, Alfa, they all make a p76 look absolutely brilliant.

[agr071]

I reckon an ordinary HT/K/G sedan would be up there among the more ugly of Australian cars.

No that would belong to the FB - HR series Holdens. (insert sick/puke emoticon)

[wbute]

No I dont mean an Adventura, I want something full chassis with some ground clearance and a V8. Something along the lines of a HZ one tonner with Overlander conversion but more modern.

[HK1837]

I have contemplated doing that too. By getting a GQ Patrol chassis and a V8 VZ 1-tonner. Buying a Marks 4x4 4L65E to GQ transfer adapter. And then putting it all together. As the V8 and 4L65E are stock to the VZ it will all connect up perfectly. Back half of tonner chassis unbolts. Just needs a steering column to steering box conversion, power steering pump to steering box conversion. Indentifying a 1.25" bore master cylinder that will fit the VZ booster, and making up lines. Handbrake adaptation. Getting the transfer stick into the cabin (possibly a solenoid conversion). And of course the body mounts and tray mounts, but these would be simple. Not sure if you could do it by leaving the VZ K-frame in place or if you'd have to mount the engine onto the Patrol chassis (this would probably be the case anyway).

In the end, with 2 x chassis numbers what would it be?

[wbute]

It would make a great vehicle. As for the two chassis numbers, well that would be interesting!

Too many good project ideas and not enough lifetimes!

[HK1837]

On the VZ the chassis number is the VIN on the plate under the windscreen, and you can't remove it. GQ has it's chassis number on the chassis. So it is a funny situation, as you have actually kept the VZ "chassis" as such, only removed the back bit that holds the leaf springs.