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pickup conversion

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:52 pm
by Van Dam
Hi guys!
haven't posted much
currently in the process of making my 410 into a pick up
was wondering if a vitara back door would be suitable to weld into the back?
i know perfectly a samurai tin top back door is perfect but a guy up the road is breaking a vitara
if anyone has done this any tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated

Re: pickup conversion

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:56 pm
by Anton
Measure the rear window - I doubt it'll fit, Vitaras are wider than SJ's.

Re: pickup conversion

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:31 pm
by ScottieJ
My advice is



Don't do it!! I went down the pick up route, it sucked and I soon got fed up with a lack of dry storage space so fitted a fastback. Loads better now I can actually put stuff in the back and keep it dry.

Re: pickup conversion

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:30 am
by 1995 Zuk
I am just about to embark on a pickup Vitara project.
I am having metal sheet welded in (I can't and have never welded)
A Horse box side window, with slide opening, also going in.

This weekend I will start to strip out the inside of all the plastic trim.
(if anyone needs anything plse ask along with rear seats and belts)
Pictures of progress will be going up.

it is going to be 95% for green lanes pay n play days.
with the odd trip to work and back to keep it ticking over.

Have a winch bumper ready to go on. (except for painting)
Rear lights will be moving up into the body so I can remove / replace rear bumper.

Re: pickup conversion

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:36 am
by timwilks13
Alternatively something like I did. A pick up conversion, then plated off the rear tub in two halfs, fixed half up to the cab and a flap for the back half, this meant i could keep the spare and tyre/petrol can on the solid bit, and waffle boards on the flap bit. Two latches meaning it could be padlocked shut.

It kept everything dry but used some storage boxes in there to be safe.

Then made a custom tail gate to replace the old rear door.

Re: pickup conversion

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:47 am
by timwilks13
Sorry for the quality but a few more

Re: pickup conversion

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:16 pm
by Van Dam
Looks good!
What did metal did you use? How thick?
i just needed to know if vitara door would go in nice before i bought it but said yes now having delivered tmro
Not to fussed about dry storage anyhow always got the passenger seat and footwell!
Have had a measure up and seems like the vitara door will fit providing I got given the correct measurements and if not I will make it fit
And even if it doesn't work it's only £20 for the door delivered so can't go wrong really!
Will post pictures once done
Currently have two pages of mot failures to fix!