Parts for Original Pajero?

[aaronmihe(2)]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering how common parts are for the orginal Pajero offroader from around 1984?

There's one on e-bay I have a passing interest in - it needs work and a lot of it - but I think it'd be cool. Is it a similar chassis to the XC chassis? Is it indeed the XC?

Aaron

[aaronmihe(2)]

mmm just did some digging in the manual archives...

Similar looking chassis but very different beasts, I think I'll just have towait until I come across a real XC chassis

Aaron.

[WillyChang]

Original Pajero #44 shares all drivetrain and suspension with the Grasshopper/Hornet; chassis tub is different.

[Bibbo]

hi Aaron.

Have you got a link to the Pajero on ebay?. I might be interested.

Cheers[]

Just seen it. Looks a bit "distressed" shall we say. Not really worth transporting from Oz.

[DJTheo]

Like Willy sais, the chassis have nothing in common, the old Pajero has a chassis similar to Midnight Pumking and Lunchbox with the old live axle of the Grasshopper/Hornet. The XC chassis is 4WD and is more close to a moder touring car chassis a la TA-02, except the rear live axle...

[aaronmihe(2)]

Yeah - if it was going cheap I'd be sorta keen - but it's already at AU$60+ which I feel is getting 'up there'for whgatt he car looks like.

Thinking of E-bay AU anyone had a look at that Sand Scorcher....

I doubt it's a car I want to own - the XC's on the other hand (knowing that a 3 speeder is out of the question) look interesting to me. Just have to wait for one of them to come along at the right price

[J3cubfan]

quote:Originally posted by aaronmihe

Hi everyone,

Just wondering how common parts are for the orginal Pajero offroader from around 1984?

There's one on e-bay I have a passing interest in - it needs work and a lot of it - but I think it'd be cool. Is it a similar chassis to the XC chassis? Is it indeed the XC?

Aaron

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[J3cubfan]

Ugh! Fat fingers. Forget the prior post. I finished rebuilding one of these earlier this year and let me dispell some of the myths. The 1984 Pajero came with its own chassis. Not lunchbox, not Midnight Pumpkin, it had its own chassis. As for commonality, it does share the same trany and many suspension part with the grasshopper and frog. The wheels and tires are the same as whats on the Ford Ranger. I sold mine to a bloke in the Netherlands in order to finance and help offset the costs of my current projects.[8D]

quote:Originally posted by aaronmihe

Hi everyone,

Just wondering how common parts are for the orginal Pajero offroader from around 1984?

There's one on e-bay I have a passing interest in - it needs work and a lot of it - but I think it'd be cool. Is it a similar chassis to the XC chassis? Is it indeed the XC?

Aaron

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[Bibbo]

I've just got a NIB body set for one of these old Pajero's. It's coming with a used bare chassis.

I want to find a rolling chassis to make a car up. How much do they normally go for?

[J3cubfan]

When I restored mine earlier this year, the rolling chassis cost me about $50. I brought a NIB chassis as the front tab has a nasty habit of breaking off during normal use and certainly during a crash. The NIB chassis ran me about $45. Grasshopper parts are pretty cheap and theres usually a plentiful bounty of them out there...

John

quote:Originally posted by Bibbo

I've just got a NIB body set for one of these old Pajero's. It's coming with a used bare chassis.

I want to find a rolling chassis to make a car up. How much do they normally go for?

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[DJTheo]

quote:The 1984 Pajero came with its own chassis. Not lunchbox, not Midnight Pumpkin, it had its own chassis.

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I wrote similar, not the same, to give an idea of how that chassis is, also have both and can see the difference []