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Four wheel drive conversion: for the owner who cannot admit that he or she bought the wrong 4WD vehicle in the first place - anon.
Can't find your dream four wheel drive? Never mind, make it! Meccano-kit 4x4's are just waiting for car-improvement.
Various firms such as Dakar make "buggy" style bodies for four wheel drives, particularly for those whose bodywork has been written off or is beyond repair. This one is a `Bush Ranger' for a Range Rover donor vehicle. (I wonder if the name gets around Land-Rover / BMW's new concern over its trade-marks.)
The typical four wheel drive has a substantial chassis and is a good candidate for being turned into a soft-top even if the manufacturer never sold it that way. Monocoque construction requires a lot more stiffening if the roof is removed.
![[picture of Range Rover four wheel drive soft-top, jpg]](PiCs37/RR.st.jpg)
![[Sheer Rover, Range Rover by Wood and Pickett]](PiCs37/RR.sheerWP.FQ.jpg)
![[Wood and Pickett badge]](PiCs37/RR.sheerWP.badge.jpg){kind=icon}
Long before Rover came out with a four door Range Rover and the LWB model, specialist firms such as Wood and Picket were adding doors, stretching the chassis and even raising the roof (above).
A third axle (below) can double a 4WD's load-space and its carrying capacity. To power the third axle is seriously expensive but a lazy-axle is more economical. Just think of it as a very close-coupled trailer.
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![[picture of BushRangie ~ Dakar 4x4 buggy, 4WD-jpg]](PiCs37/BushRngr02.jpg)
![[picture of Range Rover 6x4 conversion, jpg]](Campers/PiCs37/LR6x6S.jpg)