Mitsubishi Fuso/Canter

SquirrellCook

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So has anyone thought of using a chassis cab version of one of these.
They don't seem to be silly money new.
They even make a "Rosa" Bus/Panel Van Version but not for the UK I think.
 

RAW

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Pictures speak louder than words
Do you mean these
Fuso-Mitsubishi-Canter-FG-Cargo-S-4x4.jpg
 

Millie Master

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So has anyone thought of using a chassis cab version of one of these.
They don't seem to be silly money new.
They even make a "Rosa" Bus/Panel Van Version but not for the UK I think.

I have always thought of Mitsubishi vehicles as being superbly engineered, however with regards to your post I honestly do believe that this particular cab/chassis has a chassis that is far too high off the ground to transform into a MoHo, you would need multiple steps to gain access.

Phil
 

RV2MAX

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From my experience on Canters in Australia they were a bit of a hard ride on the front , certainly the 4wd versions were .
Engine wise they were pretty reliable. i tried to use a Rosa as a school bus in Western Australia , as it out performed the Toyota Coaster in all areas , getting it approved , as it was a new import into western Australia proved difficult , I think Toyota had a lot of pull ! So Mitsubishi were having a hard job expediting the paperwork , thru the Gov department !
 

trevskoda

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Trev, is that all Mitsubishi parts or simply this model?
I remember a local dealer had prices for fast moving car bits,starter over 400 bucks compared to skoda at 80 bucks,tail light lenses humungus price,b cylinders 200 a pop,skoda 10 squid,think parts may be better now compared to 20 years back but i would enquire.
 

SquirrellCook

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Wouldn't fancy any vehicle that wasn't "walkthru". The idea of not being able to easily access the driving seat from the hab area would be a deal breaker for me.....
Many who convert chassis-cabs cut an access door in the back of the cab. Or depending on the body you want to build you may loose most of the original cab. My plaxton doesn't have much Mercedes cab left.
 

wildebus

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Many who convert chassis-cabs cut an access door in the back of the cab. Or depending on the body you want to build you may loose most of the original cab. My plaxton doesn't have much Mercedes cab left.
This is something I have pondered over if converting a lowloader luton bodied van ... what kind of access can you make and what kind of things do you have to consider? i.e. body movement between cab and shell? need some sort of flexible draft/rain excluder between the two?
 

SquirrellCook

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I'm not sure if they are tilt cab or not. The Rosa bus can't be. I guess it depends on how much cab you want to keep. Rubber/fabric bellows are often used for tilt cabs. For fixed cabs that are rubber mounted and then having a body built onto it. I've seen and driven versions with the rear of the body rigidly attached to the chassis. Cab allowed to move so the windscreen doesn't pop out or crack with chassis/cab flex.
Others rubber mounted for the whole length of the body.
I think for ease if the cab is fixed I'd attach a structure to the back of the cab before opening it. Then build frame work for the body of that.
If there was enough room I'd loose the doors and build from there. I think the cab floor is quite high and there is an engine cover between the seats. You wouldn't want to climb that every time you got in an out.
One might turn up today, If I catch it I'll ask to look inside.

Edit, just looked at the web site and they are all tilt cab. So zip/bellows is the easy way around the back of the cab.
 
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Greggbear67

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Many who convert chassis-cabs cut an access door in the back of the cab. Or depending on the body you want to build you may loose most of the original cab. My plaxton doesn't have much Mercedes cab left.
Not so much the cab back that's the problem, more the fact that on a forward control layout you're sat at the side of the engine hump. Not impossible, it with my limited mobility just makes it hard work. Your sprinter based van will have a flat floor layout which is much easier to navigate....
 

Greggbear67

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This is something I have pondered over if converting a lowloader luton bodied van ... what kind of access can you make and what kind of things do you have to consider? i.e. body movement between cab and shell? need some sort of flexible draft/rain excluder between the two?
Lot of the low loader Luton type vans seem to have the standard steel bolt in bulkhead behind the seats, assume you can unbolt this & be left with a sealed walkthru type setup. Swap passenger bench out for a single seat & you're sorted.
 

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