Cf 350 Chassis

[mick]

Howdy, Well i have just completed the 2012 Variety bash in the icecreaminator ( www.icecreaminator.com ) Unfortunately the road conditions to cape york along with the weight required to carry wasn't Kind to the old girl. I am looking for some advice as to how or what Chassis will fit under the Van. I wish to beef the whole thing up to ensure it can take the abuse of outback roads. The result of the weight and the road condition was a snapped diff housing. So i was thinking of whacking a jap truck diff under it and then that got me thinking of putting a whole chassis and drive line under her. Has anyone done this ? what did you use ? was it to difficult ? any help would be appreciated. Cheers

[Dano]

Why not GU pa trol 4x4

[mezzmo]

Well done guys, we just finished the Victorian Bash to Hamilton Island. Did some pretty rough roads as well like the Birdsville Track etc, only dropped one right lower ball joint and had a dirty fuel issue - other than that the beddie ran like a dream. Do you have a strengtheing bar accross your diff? That certainly helps.

Whats your clearance? we find that to be the biggest problem - we have beefed up the suspension but still cant get better front clearance - any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Mezzmo

[mick]

Hey Mezzmo,
I have a strengthened 9" in her at the moment but with the generator , big fuel tank and the ice-cream gear she is still quite heavy approx 4ton  which is the reason for the failure . As for the clearance yes it is an issue that is the reason i am looking at possibly putting it on another chassis. The van makes a great bash car and the Kids love getting soft serve in remote places and the Adults like to adult variety at the party stops ! The Van has a 308 and a turbo 700 trans. I was thinking about possibly making a couple of blocks to lift the front end but i will have to do a little more investigation regarding that.
This years bash to The Cape was easily the roughest i have done in the past eight years  The road north from Cairns was an absolute car wrecker worse then the Gibb river road last year . But still great fun for a great cause . I am hoping to have beer on tap for next year but will have to solve this drive line issue first
Cheers
Mick

[rossie]

Try putting a measuring tape to a 4x4 LWB F100, I'm told thats what they use to use for the conversion. I haven't measured one my self yet and would be interested to hear if it's right. I know the width is right

[MaTTe]

from memory, when i was researching this years ago, the f250 was a better fit, however i was checking against a LWB CF