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I may be getting hold of a Sherpa chassis and having ideas of a cabover style slammed truck with a half decent modern motor in it.
Any examples about?
I can only find a R&S thread whete there just chatting about LDV vans/trucks etc
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Here’s the Sherpa, the owner wants to keep the cab  There maybe also be a chance of a cab similar to this  The only problem with that is the body is a good 15” wider than the chassis  |
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15" wider!!!
Sounds like a job for some Chop Shop - Leepooo Wheel Spacers!!!
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A slammed TK would be awesome.  |
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bazzateer
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They did Sherpas with the Rover V8.......................................
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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LowStandards
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Isn't a Sherpa monocoque?
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Isn't a Sherpa monocoque? Vans and the trucks with the panels attached to the body are. This one is an ex BT that had the separate box on the back |
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They did Sherpas with the Rover V8....................................... Did they?? 😱 |
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LowStandards
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Isn't a Sherpa monocoque? Vans and the trucks with the panels attached to the body are. This one is an ex BT that had the separate box on the back I'd check that. If they're anything like the Transit etc the cab will be welded to the chassis, even on the supplied chassis cabs. |
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Vans and the trucks with the panels attached to the body are. This one is an ex BT that had the separate box on the back I'd check that. If they're anything like the Transit etc the cab will be welded to the chassis, even on the supplied chassis cabs. Will do |
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lilbob
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I'm 95% certain that they are welded not bolted to the chassis
And the V8 came in the fright rover version
Very popular with the police and ambulance services
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Dez
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They’re a monocoque chassi-cab like a transit iirc. About the only post 60s van/truck that isnt is an Iveco
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The Dodge 50 series (later known has the Renault 50 Series) built from 1978 through to 1993 is a separate chassis light commercial - I think Mitsubishi also built a light commercial that was on a separate chassis
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nissan's cabstar is a mini truck, cab tilts forwards like bigger trucks, have one at work, only a 3.5tonner too.
Mitsubishi have the canter in narrow and wide cab.
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That’s that idea fooked then
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does the method of attachment (welds...bolts..cable ties..blutak) decide if its a "seperate" chassis or not?
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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LowStandards
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does the method of attachment (welds...bolts..cable ties..blutak) decide if its a "seperate" chassis or not? Yeah, plus in most cases it will be a full monocoque front end with the rails welded to it (if that makes sense) Cabstar or early Iveco is the way forward for this type of thing, or heavily cut down a TK cab onto summit like a p4 chassis, could be interesting |
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Yeah that’s what clicked when I saw this one as I’m told he’s using the cab for another chassis he has, when I can get a proper look at it I will report back |
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