Are incomplete cutaway trucks street legal? Could I register a cutaway and drive it without actually putting anything on the back?
yeah and if they say no to you then put a cardboard wall there
>>13842850
So why haven't I ever seen one without a back on the roads? The power to weight has to be excellent and it should handle pretty well
>>13842863
>So why haven't I ever seen one without a back on the roads?
Really? You need to ask?
>>13842874
Is there a good reason?
Think you need a bumper, brake lights, and side reflective markers.
>>13842863
>The power to weight has to be excellent and it should handle pretty well
>OP literally wants to tougue a fleet truck
fucking kek
/o/ never faisl to make me laugh
>>13842877
This. Also, a cab-chassis is the most useless vehicle imaginable. All the seating of a coupe with less cargo area, and all the fun and fuel efficiency of a commercial truck.
>>13842882
6.7L v10 with 350 hp pulling maybe 2500 pounds, with crazy torque
it can work
You're fucking retarded OP. It wont work.
As well, there'll be no hope of traction. It'll be something like 90% of the weight on the front axle.
>>13842937
well that's why you slide around turns
>>13842937
>break too hard
>do a front flip
>>13842876
>>13842863
It's pointless to buy a van chassis and have it completely vulnerable and useless. No weight in the back and totally front heavy so it won't handle or accelerate well either.
>>13842897
2500lbs, Ha, what are you on crack?
I bet that thing weighs 4600lbs
>>13844132
>4600lbs
That is heavier than a complete 4x4 D22 frontier with a KA24
>>13842966
If he wants to experiment it only takes $500 for an old van. $80 for a sawzall and the appropriate basic tool kit.
>>13842877
Fenders too depending where you live.
>>13844132
I can't see it weighing more than 3000 anon.
I think you need rear lights and rear fenders. Also, I hope you're planning to seal the rear opening.
>>13844262
It's a 4600lb van, with 500lb of body work removed.
>retards ITT
This is a way better idea.
And it will get decent fuel economy if you tune it right.
I drive a 4500, and with all the shit on the back, it weighs over 12,000 lbs... can get 18mpg on the highway.
>>13844132
This.
>>13842897
It's a fullsize cab/chassis without a rear bulkhead (which severely impedes roll over protection, and on that basis would not be legal). The only way that thing would be 2500lb is if it was literally just the chassis rails with an engine/gearbox bolted to it.
>>13844309
Also, van chassis is much harder to work on if it breaks.
Since the cab is over top of the engine mostly... don't ever buy van chassis unless you're building a maximum capacity cube van.
>>13842897
It doesn't matter how much power it has that transmission is geared for towing. Will still be slower. Gonna need to put couple hunjarid pound on rear axle for traction too. After those two problems solved should be good do it
>>13844323
Gee I wonder how most of Europe deals with these impossible-to-work-on vans, they must have extremely specialised technicians to wrench on such a mechanical nightmare
>>13845070
>they must have extremely specialised technicians to wrench on such a mechanical nightmare
Correct. Almost no private users drive vans, and for commercial users every minute wrenching on something like a moron is a minute spent not making money when instead you could take it to the dealership and get a rental for free while yours is in the shop.
>>13845108
my point was that it takes no added skill to work on a van, any mechanic that can work on cars can work on vans.
I would argue that minivans are worse to work on since they have a lot more cosmetic and soundproofing plastic in the engine bay, besides having the engine literally under the dashboard.
there is really not much that is harder to do on vans than it is on cars
>>13845108
This is completely wrong. There are old vans everywhere.
>>13842863
> 95/5 weight distribution
> Truck suspension
Should do well
>>13842846
Id put a pickup bed on that shit maybe a sleeper and a third wheel
Bump4Commercial Lorries
>>13844263
why bother? it adds weight
better to have an exposed rear
>>13842846
here OP this is more your speed
>>13842846
Just this morning I passed an Isuzu van with the box removed.
The damn thing was bouncing all over the road and the driver looked so miserable.
In conclusion, I only recommend it if you enjoy being miserable
>>13848091
this. a fried of mine bought a Mitusishi fuso box truck and removed the box from it. every fucking bump in the road will throw you around in the cab.
keep in mind that these were sprung for very heavy loads. removing even the base weight (box/flatbed) will make the suspension very rigid.
OP, just get an old S10 and pull the bed off, its a lot closer to a sports car than a van without a box if you insist on this retarded setup
>>13842863
Because cutaway vans are only sold in large quantities to commercial upfitters. You're not going to buy one just by itself as a private customer.
Any cutaway van sold is at minimum a 1-ton model. The heavy-duty frame alone weighs as much as many smaller trucks.
If this is the type of thing you want, better to buy a light-duty pickup and remove the bed.
>>13848184
also apparently this is a thing?
>>13845139
Lol what? Have you seen the layout of a van? Everything is hard to reach, sure you don't need specialized training, but any mechanic that sees a van pulling up has a small heartbreak
>>13845139
Yeah dude, easy to work on!
>>13847859
>28K for a steering wheel
Nice
>>13848184
>>13848216
I wanna do that with an RB26 swap t b h f a m
ITT
>>13842846
You have to make them road legal by yourself.You
>>13842846
>>13848386
This thread is epic
>custom motorhome
>>13848245
I do and I have worked on a few vans in the past (doing some extensive jobs too, like replacing blown heads and whole engines) with no notable problems.
Vans are configured to be more accessible due to the fact that you have a small ass hood and most of the time the engine is under the windshield. Stop being scared of a small hood, those things are probably easier to take apart than most cars.
Minivans are worse than them.
>>13848309
I don't really see what would be so difficult to do once you remove the air filter and the plastic ducts attached to it, the engine is literally all exposed from above.
Air filter is easy to replace, oil is easy to pour in, the oil filter is probably under the engine like usual, only thing I don't see is the fuel filter, which might very well be under the air filter or somewhere under the vehicle. Is it a gas engine? Then the plugs are all there, perfectly accessible.
You can also see how the whole front end is probably bolted on as a whole, meaning you have full accessibility on the engine once you remove that, not many cars have a front end that comes off without taking it apart piece by piece.
You just see a small hood and go all "oh my God this is the least mechanic-friendly vehicle ever" without spending 5 seconds to look at how everything is placed accounting for the fact that you don't have a fully exposed engine bay.
Pic related is your typical Italian van, notice how, despite half the engine is hidden, everything is still accessible and easy to work on. The whole front end is held on by no more than 15 bolts and a bunch of plastic fasteners. Remove the coolant tank and BAM, all the engine is suddenly exposed.
>>13847859
all i need senpai
goddamn
>>13849355
>adding body panels
It's like if you want to make the car pigfat
>>13848386
This thing actually ended up with a decently respectable 0-60 time for its HP
>>13849313
>3.0
>16 valve
mind blown. I didn't know anyone was actually building 4-cylinders that big outside of heavy equipment. Must use massive balance shafts.
But oh jesus, try working on a V6 minivan in America some day. Removing an intake manifold to replace the rear bank of spark plugs. Serpentine belts that encircle motor mounts. Alternators that can't be changed without removing 3 other components first. https://youtu.be/S4qdRpMwE8E
>>13848309
That van has a removable doghouse. Poor example.
>>13842863
Gotta handle like crap.
Drove a semi w/o a trailer a few times,feels bad man.
>>13852184
>hey, i bet i'll stop way faster without all that extra weight
>shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
>>13852014
Mitsubishi make 3.2 4 cylinder diesels.
Hino and Isuzu make 4.0 and 4.8 4 cylinder in their 2 ton trucks. Vehicles no longer than 15 feet in length. Shorter than a short bed single cab half ton.
