It's time for "name that chassis" - EDIT: answer up

"Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull" (RamblinRover) 10/03/2013 at 19:28 • Filed to: None

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Due to some very weird elements, I don't imagine this will take very long if anyone knows the vehicle. Pic now uncropped, should make some things clearer. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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nobody > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:32

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Toyota Previa?

. . > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:32

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Suzuki Carry?

Brian, The Life of > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:32

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Some kind of FC Bantam?

MikeMeade > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:33

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Odd. COE, 4WD, Split Rear Bumper.

Is it a mid 70's Econoline Van?

HammerheadFistpunch > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:34

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FC rover?

Brian, The Life of > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:35

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FC Jeep?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > HammerheadFistpunch 10/03/2013 at 19:36

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Oddly, no. Under the skin, a IIB is pretty much just a 109" One Ton. That means a common-mount transfer box, normal axles, normal axle locations, only a weird steering box location.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > MikeMeade 10/03/2013 at 19:37

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It'd be a bitching thing to put under one of those, but it wouldn't be stock. When you see what it actually is, you might like it.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Brian, The Life of 10/03/2013 at 19:38

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Nope, you're thinking the right technological level, but the wrong decade actually made (due to production line bloody-mindedness). But yes, despite being more modern than your guess, it has a splitcase rear diff.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Brian, The Life of 10/03/2013 at 19:39

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Nope. That I think had the good sense to exacerbate its weight issues with a common-mount transfer case, something this doesn't.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > . . 10/03/2013 at 19:39

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Nope. Not Japanese - too primitive by half.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > nobody 10/03/2013 at 19:39

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I wish.

Blondude > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:46

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Land Rover 101 ? Maybe-kinda-sorta?

Brian, The Life of > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:46

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My next guess would have been an International Metro van but those are pretty much the same decade and I don't think they offered a 4X4 option.

I got nuthin'.

Brian, The Life of > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:50

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Tartra van?

Just making SWAGs at this point ...

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:51

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VW Bus?

MikeMeade > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 10/03/2013 at 19:51

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The engine is in the wrong place.

MikeMeade > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:52

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hrm. Wierd. Leaf springs at all four corners, a tow hitch. This is one strange vehicle.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > MikeMeade 10/03/2013 at 19:53

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Oops.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Blondude 10/03/2013 at 19:54

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Some resemblances, but the FC101 has modern diffs and straight frame rails made out of thin sheet steel box.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Brian, The Life of 10/03/2013 at 19:55

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Narp, but a very solid guess, and getting warmer.

Brian, The Life of > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:55

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An old Grumman?

Blondude > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:56

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Well then I've got nuthin'...

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Brian, The Life of 10/03/2013 at 19:57

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Under that, I'd expect you'd see a modified period GM delivery chassis. The frame rail setup in my pic is way too goofy for ordinary American iron, though, because it's not heavy straight-rail - it's multi-sectioned and different widths.

GRawesome > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:58

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Isn't that a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40?
I know I read a manual with that diagram lately, and I don't think it's a Land Rover.

MikeMeade > MikeMeade 10/03/2013 at 19:58

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Unimog?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > GRawesome 10/03/2013 at 19:58

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In some respects, it's more primitive than an FJ40, and as others rightly noticed, it's something forward control. Also correct that it's not a Landie.

. . > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 19:59

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Perhaps one of the Laplander Volvos then?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > . . 10/03/2013 at 20:00

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I believe made in far greater numbers, for one.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > MikeMeade 10/03/2013 at 20:02

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The Unimog has one throwback feature that this doesn't, that is, a torque tube on each axle. The ' mog was ever thus, though, and has always featured coils.

Bandit > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:04

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Citroen H Van?

twinturbobmw > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:06

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An older Unimog?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > twinturbobmw 10/03/2013 at 20:11

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Nope. Mogs actually mount the engine through the transmission and transfer case, and have always been coil-sprung, as they're designed to articulate a lot more than this. Also, the diff design on this is what's called a split-case, very popular in the 20s-30s and requires disassembly of one side from the other to work on. It would make Germans cry.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Bandit 10/03/2013 at 20:12

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It would be sweet if those were 4wd, but no. They're not even BOF, they're unibody.

. . > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:14

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Pinzgauer?

Bandit > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:14

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Is it a GAZ-66?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > . . 10/03/2013 at 20:26

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Nope, but good guesses. Answer is now up:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/finally-the-an…

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Bandit 10/03/2013 at 20:27

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Correct direction of guess, but not quite:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/finally-the-an…

. . > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:27

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Just noticed it. Thanks for the game!

Bandit > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:28

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Gerr, so close.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > MikeMeade 10/03/2013 at 20:34

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I posted the answer. I think you'll like it.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/finally-the-an…

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Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Brian, The Life of 10/03/2013 at 20:35

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Answer up.

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Brian, The Life of > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:37

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I never would've gotten that. Not ever.

rabbitman > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 20:40

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Damn wasnt even close but you led me to some cool images

I was sure the top image was getting me closer but these are both fwd.

thanks for the fun

if I would of added russian it would of been the first image on the list, blarg

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Brian, The Life of 10/03/2013 at 21:04

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I was trying to hint with various references to it being newer than it looked and the like that the drivetrain was an

level of primitive that could only be a Russkie, and from there it's a pretty short putt: "4wd Russian van".

MikeMeade > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/04/2013 at 11:12

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I do like it. Funny how similar the econoline and the loaf look from the outside.