The rear axle is a Patrol item that has had 455mm (about 18') chopped off one side to make the diff line up with the drive line.
Just want to correct the measurement here, 455mm is about 18 inches (denoted 18" over here), not feet as denoted by the 18' in the statement above. Really threw me off when I first read it thinking "what the hell kind of vehicle had 18feet worth of extra axle to cut off?" lol.
Sweet ride man, planning on doing many wheel stands with that??
Sometimes I really wish America would just give up and accept the metric system like the rest of the world...
What engineering tests are you refering to? Do you have to have certain tests done to the chassis in order for the vehicle to be street legal?
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84 Monte Carlo SS, LS3 418, 248/254 615/595 with XER and XE lobes. AFR 225, 1 7/8 Hedman headers from BRP. 200-4R. 9" Ford, 3:50 gears.
The vehicle must pass all 2012 engineering requirements of a new vehicle in Australia except it doesn't need Elctronic Stability Control (all new cars sold here must have it) plus it doesn't need airbags.
This means the engine must meet or exceed current EPA requirements.
The chassis will be tested for torsional rigidity. In this test they bolt one end down and try an twist the chassis. If it twists more than 1degree with a certain load applied it will fail. I'm pretty sure I have that one covered.
Another test is to support the chasis at each end and load it with 250kg (around 550lbs) in the cnetre and measure the deflection. The chassis was designed to carry 1,000kg payload and is plated on each side of the rails with 3mm (1/8") steel it should pass.
It must meet certain braking tests plus swerve tests (like a Moose test) and it has to be under 86db noise level.
The test's aren't all that hard to meet but they will cost up to $5,000 to complete.
Once these are completed I can register it. As the vehicle will be considered of my own manufacture I get to call it what I like. As the original vasns sold in Asutralia were branded Chrysler I'm leaning toward calling it a FARGO (the overseas name for dodge trucks. I picked it because the van could well of been called FARGO had Dodge not stopped using the name in the 70's and to me it's an acronym for F==king Awsome Rod Garnett Original. Rod Garnett of course being my name! Humble to a fault.
The shelving was to be a frame for the tray lining only. Once some checker plate is installed it looks a bit better. The van has a separate chassis so the frame is to hold the aluminium in place only. The two radiators at the front of the tray are for the trans cooler and air conditioning.
Ls3 powered Mitsubishi Van 
