TGN 819R - Refurbishment and upgrade.
Completed October 2006.

Back into the workshops for an extensive makeover that will include a colour change (courtesy of a new body), new 10" wide steel wheels, and a host of our latest accessories.

Carefully we strip the old body shell of rear lights and the spare wheel mount at the rear, ready to lift it off the roll cage.

The fuel filler neck is disconnected and the rear seats and trim removed. The fuel tank on this model Dakar is one of the original low capacity types from a Vauxhall donor car, this has now been replaced in our product line up with a Dakar specific item that makes much better use of the space available.

Windscreen and wipers removed, the bolts are removed that secure the front end to both the bulkhead and the front chassis. We now have a body that is held in place by just gravity.

Quite a leap forward since our last update, but fitting a new body to an existing Dakar is a relatively straightforward process. Here you can see the finished vehicle, the new body shell is in place, together with our latest wheel arches, snorkel, bonnet with scoop and our latest Dakar livery. As part of the refurbishment you can see we have also cleaned back and repainted the side sills and steps and generally tidied up the bottom half of the Dakar to match the new top half!

Original heavy duty rear nudge bar retained, together with unique low mount spare wheel. Replacement number plates are recommended before the next MOT as these old ones are starting to separate.

The original classic Cibie Oscars and Super Oscars were retained and fitted back on to the nudge bar and Land Rover type rear lights fitted to the rear. 

How long before she gets treated to another upgrade and rebuild?