Humungotron
Jr Member
damnit, now you got me to thinking.
this is the two superimposed. I used the cab size for comparison, using pics of the WETA warthog and a pic of a denali I pulled off of ebay motors. I used the hubs simply for placement, with the wheels removed.
With a 4 inch suspension lift, this would be badass. granted, you're gonna do the body from scratch, so you could just build the body high. The frame sits behind the tubular step, so its hidden, meaning its really up to you how you want to do it. without a body, you're not going to have to worry about tire clearance or suspension travel.
Big problem is the wheelbase. The front wheels aren't that big of a deal, but the rear axle is gonna be a bitch. Either you have to cut the frame, which isn't that big of a deal on a truck (but leads to alot of other problems, such as shortening the axle, rerunning fuel lines and wiring, etc etc.), or build an extended cab version of a warthog.
hood placement/clearance may be an issue, but If you go with a suspension lift, the body would drop, and everything should line up. couple of wheel well skins would hide the engine. personally, I'd go with a plexi window, or flat, multi angled glass for street legal. curved glass isn't cheap to get custom made - $5g's and up.
The more I think about it, an extended cab warthog would be badass. add an airsoft m249, you've got what can only be described as wicked awesome.
this is the two superimposed. I used the cab size for comparison, using pics of the WETA warthog and a pic of a denali I pulled off of ebay motors. I used the hubs simply for placement, with the wheels removed.
With a 4 inch suspension lift, this would be badass. granted, you're gonna do the body from scratch, so you could just build the body high. The frame sits behind the tubular step, so its hidden, meaning its really up to you how you want to do it. without a body, you're not going to have to worry about tire clearance or suspension travel.
Big problem is the wheelbase. The front wheels aren't that big of a deal, but the rear axle is gonna be a bitch. Either you have to cut the frame, which isn't that big of a deal on a truck (but leads to alot of other problems, such as shortening the axle, rerunning fuel lines and wiring, etc etc.), or build an extended cab version of a warthog.
hood placement/clearance may be an issue, but If you go with a suspension lift, the body would drop, and everything should line up. couple of wheel well skins would hide the engine. personally, I'd go with a plexi window, or flat, multi angled glass for street legal. curved glass isn't cheap to get custom made - $5g's and up.
The more I think about it, an extended cab warthog would be badass. add an airsoft m249, you've got what can only be described as wicked awesome.
