VS 2000 ute (ex ambulance)

[CNsylvester]

Hi everyone

I've just finished the young family and baby scene family car routine and decided its time to buy my first ute and live again!

I chose a LWB VS because I need to carry special other vehicles in the back.

My ride is an ex ambulance by Jakab - Tamworth. (much different from my old HJ Caprice - my last GMH). These are 600mm longer than the standard VS and extended in the area between the cab rear and the wheel arches.

I bought it with 89k on the speedo and with the ambulance pod still attached. I've been slowly bringing back to a decent ride, my ride.

Returning it from an ambulance to a ute included:

Disconnection of the A/C and electrics to pod
Purchase of 6 side panel covers and 2 fuel tank covers for the ute tub (removed to reduce weight apparently).
Purchase of rear window
Purchase of tail gate
Purchase of 2 bumperettes
Purchase of 4 tonneau rails (they remove these for fitting of the pod
Regass the A/C
Relocate the number plate lights back to their original position

And thats about the start.

Next is:
Suspension
Roll bar
Tub cover (hard or soft?)
Sound
Tint


The SS wheels helped a lot and the whole unit gets heaps of second looks.

Any hints, tips or comments most welcome.

 

[nathg]

Any pictures?

 

[STEALTHY™]

Are you in adelaide, i've noticed one driving around a bt lately!

 

[CNsylvester]

Yup, photos hopefully attached and I'm in Queensland.

This thing performs so much better without the pod. I just know I'm going to get a ticket before too long.

Regards

 

[Haydz]

sweet as man..


love the look of the extended ute..

that must be a longer wheel base than the statesman etc.

good luck on your future mods.

from the look of the pictures it would benefit from some lower springs.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

cool, ive seen one of the long wheel base ones around here also, they definetly grab ur attention

 

[CNsylvester]

yep the suspension hasn't been changed from when it was an ambo. Thats next on my list. The ride is currently hard.

I had a work Crewman at home recently, the Ambo was still approx 10cm longer in the wheelbase.

The mrs said it doesn't grunt enuff (comparing to the old HJ 308) !!

 

[STEALTHY™]

sweet as man..


love the look of the extended ute..

that must be a longer wheel base than the statesman etc.

good luck on your future mods.

from the look of the pictures it would benefit from some lower springs.

Considering a normal ute is the same wheelbase as a stato, it would have to be lol

 

[TUF UTE]

if anyone wants one of these in sa. a mate has a 5 litre one on gas lowered with body kit, and its not thrashed.. hes forty and uses it as a work ute.

gotta love these things though more pics mate particularrly inside the back

 

[STEALTHY™]

if anyone wants one of these in sa. a mate has a 5 litre one on gas lowered with body kit, and its not thrashed.. hes forty and uses it as a work ute.

gotta love these things though more pics mate particularrly inside the back

Thats probably the one i saw then