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Hahahaha, im getting great entertainment out of these confessions :D i think a thread on this topic is needed!! My stupid move: Off-road, on uneven surface, driving in ruts made by other vehicles ahead (so no need to steer as it will follow the tracks), 1st gear low, at tickover, getting thrown...

not so bad!! youre ahead of me now :D

Taking the remaining body parts off the chassis and hopefully start cleaning up the chassis and welding up some small holes ive spotted!

Looking forward to the updates on this tomorrow :P

physically possible? yeah, why not... likely? not really :)

Do ye reckon theres a market for a for properly re-designed 'bolt-on' dash's? was thinking of designing and making a few?

you dont hang around lad! want to com over to ireland for the weekend and take the body off mine?? :D

Yeah, this'll be my first engine swap so i want to keep to the tried and tested methods for now haha! as has been said above, getting a complete truck is ideal really, theres a lot of piece of mind in being able to drive it before committing to such a large build... i didnt have the space...

well if i manage to get my drawings right and the mating plate works out for me id be more than happy to share the design so that might ease your concerns a bit haha! im using the manual box that came with the Daf 45, ZF 5-42 (I think thats the right code). simply because it was built to sit...

Yeah the mating of the boxed has me a bit worried too but im sure ill figure it out one way or another! plan id to do something similar to SITEC i think, it seems to be the most seamless/shortest length setup which is what i am after. im a mechanical design engineer so should be able to draw up...

go for the cummins lad, im doing it at the moment, its... entertaining to say the least :D

unless your measuremets are out by a decimal place, id say you have something seriously wrong!!

Hey lad, where are you ordering the paint from online? any links? Cheers!

ive had a 110 with a white roof and a 110 with a crewcab blcak roof and a fulll length black roof, and honestly, ive never noticed a difference. i know that scientifically black absorbs more heat etc etc, but in the real world i dont think it has much effect on in this scenario....

Have this done to my 110 CSW http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/my-110-build-thread-so-far-very-pic-heavy-241814.html

€750

Truck is in Ireland anyway so probably wouldn't suit!

managed to break it already :(

only used around the yard for this sort of thing ;)

Yep! was out green laning with him recently and got a good look at his 110, just sent him a PM there making sure i got all the bits i need out of the Daf before i scrap it next saturday! heres the lit of what i pulled out, if im forgetting anything, let me know!! Engine and gearbox (including...