A totally unique machine: using 1978 Cherokee parts - 6 litre V8, fully reconditioned, with TH 400 auto trans,Quadratrac 2 speed transfer with centre diff lock, and Dana 44 axles. All mounted in a stainless steel monocoque floor pan with welded in roll cage, and the side panels from a Panda 4x4 for character !
The suspension is coils all round with 3 link front plus Panhard rod; twin arms with A-arm at the rear - all designed to minimise axle tramp and maintain wheel contact.
Brakes entirely brand new, using Hilux 4-pot calipers and discs at the front; Hilux 4 pots and Trooper discs at the rear, with internal drum handbrake. New Tilton master cylinder and s/s braided hoses for brake lines.
Cherokee steering with all new rods and joints; original tilt-adjustable steering column and Cherokee dash, again for character. All guages still work.
Electric waterpump and fuel pump;70 litre alloy fuel tank with 10 litre well for continued supply at steep angles. Many alloy panels and special fibreglas/alloy bonnet made in a mould fabricated from 2 Panda bonnets ! Width, plus 300 mm over Panda, 1900mm overall. Wheelbase 91" Tyres, 245R75x16 - could take 265's. Approach angle: 68 degrees; departure 74 degrees. Centre clearance 410mm.
FINISHED WEIGHT: 1250 KG approx. ( Less than half a current Discovery, with twice the engine) A great deal of work has gone into keeping the weight down to this level, to give the machine a serious edge over other 4x4s when it comes to competition off road. BUT, this is not for racing. It's sprung and built for Trials or Challenge events.
3-4000 hours work and hundreds of special parts to achieve optimum component placement and function. £5000 spent on parts/materials. No. 84 of a lifetime's special building, representing a LOT of experience.
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Price; GB£22,000. After taking out business costs and parts/material costs, this will give me around £3/hour for my labour - an absolute gift to someone.
This is a professionally designed and built machine, not cobbled up by some beginner in his shed. It's not OEM standard, but to get one of their one-offs will cost you fifty times as much. This is a sensible standard for a machine intended for proper off road use.
NOT INTENDED FOR HIGHWAY USE ! It has all the lights, horn, handbrake and mirror, with OEM 3-point seat belts, but I never expect anyone to want to drive about the streets in it. It is most definitely NOT intended for show or posing.
Contact Peter Phillpotts, Off Road Design; tel +44(0)1246 269991 Chesterfield, UK
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