is this going to be street legal or are you just going to hack it up into a trail rig? remove the fenders, doors, rear glass, open her up.

 

maybe half doors.

 

You mean something like this.

 

I apologize Tweakrover but I couldn't resist.I was googling and that picture come up so I was hoping to share the laugh.Life is serious enough .As for your question I will make a sketch and show what I plan.Basically windshield stay,front doors stay,B pillar stay,everything behind B pillar will go including back doors and rear door.Instead I will build cargo box something like Defender.Front obviously doesn't work with these tires so instead of cutting it I will replace it.You know how Light Weight Land Rover front end look like , this is my plan.And yes everything is going to be street legal including these tires.They are highway and street legal in US an Canada .Stay tuned.

 

this thread is out of control

 

I fotochop picture of Lightweight and this is what best represent what I intend to build.Basicaly this is my plan.

 

Its gonna be a sweet beast. Can't wait to see it done. Wish I had the time, money, skills, patience, etc. lol but alas I will have to settle with my DI like she is.

 

tagged for future reference

 

Here is my up to date.I removed rear doors and outside panels and made small run in my backyard , well , it is drivable.

I found more rust , so scraping the body is actually good thing.



I have seen somewhere in this forum tread post your ride or something like that.Does this qualifies?

During the demolition I tested my new inner fender.As you can see there is going to be a lot of room around the wheel.And I found more rust , no surprise.


This is how truck looks right now.Rear end is gone.

 

you ought to see if there is an old truck bed you could fit on there, it would probably save you alot of fab.