Isuzu/Vauxhall Pickup - Was I Seeing Things

[yaki]

Back last summer I'm sure I came across an Isuzu pickup that had the Crew Cab type body but was only 2 doors. At the time it got me thinking but now I've started to look for one it appears they don't exists The 1 I saw had a camper body off something else bolted on the back

Did I imagine it

[yaki]

Ah, found a picture of an Aussie version, it was similar but the windows in the back were not as tall

[Dannyboy]

They did do one mate, it was called a "king cab" i believe but i may be wrong

[yaki]

That'll be the one, I want one

[Dannyboy]

My mates got the l200 version, needed a couple of sand bags in the back when it snowed tho

[yaki]

Good point, am hatching a plan as my 2.8 is starting to get really tatty and am looking for a project to replace it. I saw the King Cab last year and the plan is to get to get one and put it on a Frontera 2.8 chassis so its on coils etc, shorten the Frontera chassis so the rear wheels are at the back of the cab, chop the end of the chassis rails flush with the rear wheels and trayback what's left. Mount the fuel tank above the axle and add a few lock boxes for the recovery gear to give a bit of weight over the rear wheels

Am hoping the wings, front panel, lights, bonnet etc off the Frontera will fit so it still looks like a Frontera

[carlisletiger]

I've got a "king truck" , but its an abbreviation for when the kids are near me

[Dannyboy]

Why not just chop a lwb down into a pickup pal
If you cut one down the B piller and added the B piller back from a shorty youd have a similar toy, theres loads breaking for the bits

[yaki]

That is an option but its a shed load of body work mods I could do without. To make the project easier was looking for a King Cab. Cannot see any advertised on eBay/Gumtree/Autotrader/E&M etc so they aren't exactly falling off the trees

[gregster]

I might be able to get my hands on a brava cab rear section Yaki...then just leave as much of your rear doors as you want for the king cab bit

[yaki]

Gregster: That sounds like a good plan B, gonna spend some time looking for a KingCab first and if that fails look at the Brava option

Ideally would like to end up with a wheelbase between the SWB and LWB Frontera so I don't lose to much of the stability but can get around tighter sections. Hoping to do some more punch hunts and give trials a go and the LWB struggles cos of its bulk. Losing the rear overhang will help and so will a few inched off the wheelbase

[gregster]

I think you might struggle finding a kind cab mate...all isuzu pickups make good money export, hence my chevybravafing going, so chances of finding one are very slim...combine that with the love that the minitruck boyz have for them, and finding hens teeth would prove very easy by comparison.

I could source a lwb shell and cut and extend it, even paint it if you wanted, down here for you mate.

[yaki]

That sounds about right, wasn't expecting to be an easy job to find one, not in a huge rush, have garage to finish first but if i don't find one in the next 3-4 months then its time for plan B

Will keep your offer in mind, sounds very tempting

[drinksoptional]

Two of them sitting rotting in a lane along with first gen surf ,pajero and mk2&3 trooper . and to ad insult there is a cab and bed lying in long grass i would like the decent pick up but nt sure of ownership as there is row of houses ona small yard full of parts but no direct connection to a house its not a breakers either

[Trugga]

How about a Vauxhall Brava: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=vauxh ... 36&bih=751

Lawrence

[yaki]

[yaki]

Lawrence: Yes a Brava would do but really looking for a King Cab model, not sure if the Brava came in this layout.

I do have reasons for wanting a King Cab as opposed to a normal cab or crew cab, the main one being with a King Cab you have room to stash your kit behind the front seats, with a normal pickup cab you don't get this luxury.

If I am shortening the chassis then a crew cab will be too long, could modify it and shorten the cab but there will be enough work in this project without going into major body mods.

[Big Dav]

Didn't the Forestry Commission and the AA use crew cabbed Bravas? I'm sure I saw a Forestry liveried one in the Fort William/Inverness area the other month.

[yaki]

Its actually called an Isuzu Spacewagon

Currently 1 on eBay and another on Gumtree, but no spare cash to buy