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Old 04-08-2008, 06:16 PM   #1
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Hi guys i have heard through the grapevine that somebody in ipswich has constructed a fibreglass mould for ba/bf utes to convert to Panelvan. And sell it for around 10 000. Can anybody give me more info or point me in the right direction. thanks jeff

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Old 04-08-2008, 06:18 PM   #2
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hi jeff

i live jsut outside the swich but i did hear 2 guys talking out at powercruise a month or so ago saying something about it. But thats all i heard.
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Old 04-08-2008, 08:49 PM   #3
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Do you mean this one ?
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2651194
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Old 04-08-2008, 08:55 PM   #4
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I seen one a few weeks ago...and there was one in Streetfords a while back.
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:23 PM   #6
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:25 PM   #7
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there you go mate.
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:26 PM   #8
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there you go mate.
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Yeah, I once had dreams of buying a ute and doing this too :
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:30 PM   #9
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i live in the town where there made. nice bloke jeff also .he was doing holden originally but had a fall out with them so went to ford!
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now thats a shaggin wagon . would like to see it on a xr8
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:40 PM   #11
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Blokes based in Warwick QLD... They built them to transport dead bodies (as in people).
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:45 PM   #13
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ohhh the endless possibilities
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:58 PM   #14
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Those just look plain awesome...largely because its different, but I applaud these people for this work.
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Old 04-08-2008, 10:09 PM   #15
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From what ive been told, the guy that builds them owns a Funeral Transport business, he designed them so he could fit bodies in the back aswell as refrigeration etc, that he couldnt do with a standard ute body / canopy..

He makes 2 designs, a high profile one, and a low profile one, I would like to see a a shorter one, e.g. one the same length as a standard body but all fibreglass. They seem to be pretty popular in the Funeral business as alot of Funeral guys were still runing XG/XH Panos!
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Old 04-08-2008, 10:28 PM   #16
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its looks good mate nice
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Old 05-08-2008, 08:40 AM   #17
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Thanks for the guidance and the pm from gtblogger. My dream build if and when i get around to it is to put a
05-06 RTV LPG Panel van together. Imagine running a bbq of your gas tank when you go camping? Highly illegal but very handy. Ill contact the people listed in the thread.

Thanks for help, grayhairs.
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Old 05-08-2008, 01:03 PM   #18
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Found this one cruising round Melbourne think it had the bodys in the back stilll

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omgggg too much money but christ i'd love to have the open cabin blue one.. that is SEX
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Old 05-08-2008, 04:52 PM   #20
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Yeh I dunno. I reckon they look like the old F100 Ambulances.
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:47 PM   #21
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what do they do with the rear of the cabin the way i read it it says you can use it like old school vans but then its says you can go back to orginal spec when ever you like?
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Old 08-08-2008, 12:22 AM   #22
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I actually saw one of these PanelV's when I was in Sydney last Tuesday. I thought "WOW that's a mad lookin' van" It had Qld Rego too so that fits with the Warwick thing. I got a photo of it with my phone but it was at night so came out a bit blurry. (Apologies for the angle & quality of the photo, I tried to take it quickly without looking suspicious)

It's a real shame that Ford stopped making the Panel Van when the AU came out. Does anyone know why they stopped making them? These car companies and their silly decisions.
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