Help identifying my new 6x6

[BrentNewland]

Just got this from my great-grandfathers estate, but I have no idea what it is!




Definitely not in good shape though.

[Don]

It's a Chaparral, made in the late sixties/early seventies. I think the engine is a transplant. They're not a very common machine, and well worth the effort of a restoration, but the weak point of the beast is the thin lower body that was prone to cracking up.

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Good luck with it!

[BrentNewland]

Well that was fast! The body is in poor condition, so I'm going to re-fiberglass the outside and inside, I'll do some extra reinforcement on the lower half.

[BrentNewland]

Time to dredge up an old post. Hopefully I still have the six wheeler, if I do it'll be here tomorrow. If it comes... what kind of tires are those? I'm trying to figure out how much a set of tires will cost.

[Don]

Those are the old style one-piece flotation tires, and they don't look real good. You'll need three-to-five lug adapters, eight inch bead-lock rims, and 21 or 22 inch tires. What kind of tire really depends on what you want to do with it.

Good luck!

[BrentNewland]

Looking for a universal tire, something decent in the water but I can also take to the golf course (I want to fit this out as a golf cart/offroader). I also don't want to worry about them getting ripped up by rocks.

I see they sell a three lug to 5 lug adapter at Welcome to Richard's Relics Parts for ATV's but it seems very basic and simple. Think I could get a set cut and drilled locally that would work fine? I imagine if I do it would come well under $150.

As for the tires, since this will be the first set and I need to buy rims as well, I'd like to keep them affordable. While I could go out and spend $800 on a set, I would rather not. If I could get a set of tires that are cheaper and can at least get me on paved road, water, gravel, and the golf course I could get the whole thing finished faster and worry about high end tires later.

[Mike]

I would definitely get them machined if you can. Best part is, we have PDF's of the dimensions right here on the site: http://www.6x6world.com/forums/gener...-template.html

[LarryW]

I personally went 4" 4 lug adapters. Then you can get 8" golf cart rims cheap and plentiful.

Keep us update, Im looking forward to see this thing run.

[Don]

You could do this on a budget if you made your own adapters from Mike's template and bought used parts for the rest. If you make your own, you need to make sure that the hole circles are concentric and any gussets you weld on are straight (I made a couple sets and they're pretty straight). Any tire you run on pavement a lot will wear very quickly, but if you get an old set the first time it won't cost you so much.

Where are you located? If you're close enough I may be able to set you up with a used set of rims and really junky tires.

[BrentNewland]

All the way in Western Colorado.

This might be more suited for the tire forums, but I have been reading aroudn and keep seeing people mention Matt O's beadlock tires. Would those work on this machine, and if so does anyone know how much they are for a set?

[BrentNewland]

Alright, it's still up there and I got new pics! Please take a look at them, tell me how bad it looks, and if you can eek out any more info before I bring it home on saturday that'd be great!

What kind of work will that engine/tranny need? It may have been sitting anywhere from 10 to 30 years.

*Whoops* forgot the pics. They're at my Photobucket page (amphib pictures by BrentNewland - Photobucket) (originals are 5MB a piece, find them at Index of /6x6/)

And I didn't realise, but picture 28 has a manufacturing plate. That side of the amphib is overgrown so I didn't notice it or I would have gotten a better picture.

[mike d]

golf course tires

Congrats on the machine. Chaps are pretty cool looking. These being skid steer machines probably won't be welcome on the links. That being said Carlisle Power Trek 2s are reasonable. Pretty good in the water and a little bit rough on grass. I believe the bodies are made out of ABS plastic so fiberglass won't stick to them for very long. Good Luck and post pics of the restore. Later Mike D

[BrentNewland]

Going to pick it up tomorrow, just after noon. Does anyone have the dimensions (width and length) and approx. weight of one of these machines? My uncle has an ATV trailer and a winch we're using, want to make sure it's large enough.

[LarryW]

Going to pick it up tomorrow, just after noon. Does anyone have the dimensions (width and length) and approx. weight of one of these machines? My uncle has an ATV trailer and a winch we're using, want to make sure it's large enough.

Thats cool!!!

I found dimensions at Length 96" and Width 55" wheelbase 54" and weight 550lb.

[LarryW]

You may like this site!!!

Terry's Chaparral