Home made H1 Hummer on a Ford chassis/driveline

[fairmont1998]

Don't know if this has been posted before, but I've just finished reading this thread about a blokes home made H1. The only panel he bought for the build was the bonnet!

Read about it here

[TEaaron]

Wow. is all I have to say

[dom_105]

Is that even legal?

[DarkXr]

Originally Posted by dom_105

Is that even legal?

Theres always one:togo:

[dom_105]

Originally Posted by DarkXr

Theres always one:togo:

But wouldn't there be a requirement to have safety standards that a car built in your backyard wouldn't have. Crumple zones, design rules, emissions and the like.

When you get down to it, the car wouldn't even have a VIN.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by dom_105

But wouldn't there be a requirement to have safety standards that a car built in your backyard wouldn't have. Crumple zones, design rules, emissions and the like.

When you get down to it, the car wouldn't even have a VIN.

Yes to most of those, but still, meeting the whole hog of regulations is only for large scale massed produced cars.

When you make a small amount... or 1, they relax the rules. There is a limit however, like 100 or 200 units per year???

Look at the modern turnkey clubmans made by PRB. If they were to be in a crash test they would fail dismally due to lack of cromple zones, airbag etc, but because there are so few made, it's not needed for compliance / rego.

[GreenMachine]

Originally Posted by dom_105

But wouldn't there be a requirement to have safety standards that a car built in your backyard wouldn't have. Crumple zones, design rules, emissions and the like.

When you get down to it, the car wouldn't even have a VIN.

It's like doing a 50's F100 in Australia - Drop the whole lot on an HQ Tonner chassis (which is the bit with the VIN no.) and register it as an HQ.

In effect, what he's done is a SERIOUS bodykit on an F150 SWB. It's legal enough.

[FlipXW]

Yeah it is a repost im quite sure. But its a bloody top job by the fella thats for sure. Its a fantastic thread to have a read through just to appreciate what he has done.

[Laminge]

Old 09-27-2007, 11:07 PM #592
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Greetings from Melbourne Australia.
Was linked to this via www.fordforums.com.au
What a mind-boggling project, best 30 odd build pages I've seen!!
Mate.. This is an absolute work of art!!!

Well worth a heads up again on the thread.

Charliewool was flying the flag

[XR Martin]

You can buy a H1 replica that uses the Patrol chassis here in Australia. Fully legal.

http://www.rhinobuggies.com.au/

[Eaglexr]

I've never seen such a mammoth task undertaken-insanity comes to mind.
I can only dream of seeing such a project through.

Excellent work,he is one truly tallented individual.

[Karnage]

Plus we are talking about america/canada...... NO such thing as ADR's over there!!!

read any forum / website about custom vehicles and your head will explode!

saw an article the other day about sport trucks..... want to lower your truck, sure easy, get some water pipe weld up somthing close to a chassis, cut some notched in your floorpan and away you go!!! scary really, just a shame there wasnt something in between for us here!

[aye you]

that is extremely impressive, considering he had nfi how to weld in the beginning, props to him for getting onto a welding course, and for building such an impressive vehicle. top effort

[apolloxbgt]

I've seen this before.
Mighty impressive display by a home builder.