We do offer rolling Taurus chassis. This chassis is available with the next options:

MATERIAL

1) CDS

2) T45

All chassis are D&G Tuning design and constructed by Protection and Performance and can be build to FIA specs.

The chassis accepts the Land Rover 90 body and the brackets for that are welded on the chassis.

All other brackets for suspension, link, sway bar, winches are in OPTION available.

SUSPENSION

1) 4 link front and rear with chromoly heat threated links with 107,182 lbs rated radial load rod ends!

2)  Front and rear Gigglepin radius arms with extended A-frame. With this setup you can run your Original Land Rover axles. You can also obtain for Spider 9 axles to run this suspension system.

TIRES SIZES

The Taurus chassis  accepts tires up to 44″.  We can create 50° steering lock with 42″ and Spider 9 axles

SHOCKS

For the moment we only work with 14″ travel 2.0″ or 2.5″ coil over shocks. Bypass shocks are also possible to mount on the Taurus chassis

ENGINE-GEARBOX-TRANSFER CASE

The chassis accept any kind of engine type. Diesel or Petrol. 4cyl, 6cyl or V8. Automatic or manual gearbox. Any kind of transfer box with left or right hand front propshaft output. Most of the vehicle we build are with GM LS style engines, starting from 5.3L up to 6.2L.

WINCHES

Any kind of winch can be build on the chassis. Front, Rear or Center. Electrical, Hydraulic or Mechanical.

Most of the winches we build are Gigglepin winches

AXLES

You can build your own axle on the chassis such as Land Rover, Nissan, Toyota, Mercedes, Unimog, etc. We highly recommend to use Spidertrax Axles as these are build to accept extreme conditions and have been proven for years into the toughest competitions around the world.

STEERING

Full Hydraulic with double or single ended ram. Steering box with assist. Front and rear steering

NOTE:

WE DO NOT BUILD COMPLETE VEHICLES, ONLY CHASSIS OR ROLLING CHASSIS!!! 

Also congratulations to  Philon Parpottas & Dominique Brione with their Defender on Spider 9 axles with a deserved 6th place.

Results

His CAT with LS3 GM V8 engine delivering 500bhp had no problems over that weekend.
Entries were oversubscribed due to the increasing popularity of this West Country Challenge event held over three days which consisted of a timed night stage Friday night, 25 timed stages on Saturday followed by a tough 60 punch hunt on Sunday.

official website

Congratulations to Chris and Jim!

some pics with thanks to Adam Niesigh

some pics with thanks to Richard Watson

some pics with thanks to Garry Stuart

This is a unique possibility to get your hands on a turnkey D&G Tuning Taurus chassis!

This truck has done few events and is in very good condition!

the full Speclist of the taurus:

Engine:
GM LS1 5.3l V8
370 PK
575 Nm Torque
Waterproof engine loom
Reverse Throttle body
Hooker LS1 manifolds

Gearbox:
HD TH 350

Transferbox:
Spidertrax/D&G Special 3 Speed: High, Low and Crawler
Selectable front, rear or 4wheel drive
Extra output shaft for PTO Winch

Axles:
Spidertrax Spider 9 axles with Ultimate 60 knuckles and CTM Dana 60 UJ’s
35 spline halfshafts in 300M Steel
Hi9 Diffs with ARB locker front (incl Spidertrax uprated collar) and Detroit
locker rear
1350 propshafts with High flex U joints
Front and rear propshafts have the same length

Brakes:
Wilwood forged Dynalite calipers with Type E polymatrix pads
Dual Brake master cylinders

Suspension:
4-link front and rear, trailing arms F+R have same length!
Trailing arms out of chromoly steel
Fox 2 inch coil overs with 14″ travel
Fox hydraulic bump stops
D&G Tuning Sway bar with 15″ aloy arms – 32″ long

Tyres – rims:
38,5 Super Swamper Boggers with Steel modular beadlock rims

Chassis:
D&G 4×4 Tuning Taurus Chassis

Winches:
Front: Gigglepin GP82 with 12V on 24v and 12mm Marlow
competition rope (Only the front winch is not included in the sale)
Centre: Superwinch EP9i with freespool
Rear: Warn 8274, 24v with 11mm Marlow competition winchrope

Misc.:
Custom D&G Fuel cell (120l)
QT competition seats
HD Bosh fuelpump and re-usable fuel filter
Full Hydraulic steering with Howe steeringpump
Polyest Land Rover Defender bonnet
custom made alloy radiator

You can find pictures of the truck on:
dgtuning.wordpress.com/category/projects…ith-tubular-chassis/

The price of the truck is 45.000 euro

For more info you can send an email to tim.panneels@telenet.be

READ THE ARTICLE :   Chris Abel CAT Total Offroad Magazine

The car was build in late 2008 and only raced in the 2009 season. Over the last Winter the car was completely stripped in the D&G workshop and then build up again. Since then it has only done 1⁄2 day of competing. The current owner is selling this great car due to lack of time for the off road sport.

The car was build in Belgium by D&G tuning and comes with a comprehensive spares package and different tire options. Total cost of the build was in excess of EUR 125.000 and we are looking for offers around EUR 75.000.
Please contact D&G Tuning info@dgtuning.com or stefan.pracht@hotmail.com if interested.

D&G Twisted Customs Buggy Spec List
Build by D&G Tuning in Belgium
Chassis:
Twisted Customs Rock Racing chassis 54″ wide Modified by D&G for challenge use, incl. fitting doors, all mounts for engine, gearbox, suspension etc. All panels fitted with Dzus quick release fastener for easy removal of all body parts.

Engine:
GM LS1 5.3 L V8 steel block by Schwanke Engines Custom camshaft 420 bhp 575 Nm of torque
marine grade wiring harness reverse throttle body Hooker LS1 block hugger exhaust header

Gearbox:
HD TH 350 with super duty sprags Modified to be manual, 2200 stall converter

Transferbox:
Advanced Adapters Atlas II 2 Speed Selectable front, rear or 4 wheel drive

Axles:
Spidertrax S9 axles with Ultimate 60 knuckels and CTM Dana 60 U-Joint Diff is centred that both half shafts are same length (less spares to carry) Half shafts are 35 spline made out of 300M steel Diffs are HI9 with ARB locker in the front (with reinforced ARB collar from Spidertrax) and Detroit locker
in the rear 1350 Propshafts with high flex U joints. Both prop shafts are the same length front and rear

Brakes:
Wilwood Forged Dynalite discs with EBC Yellow pads Tandem brake master cylinders with custom brake pedal ratio 9:1

Wheels/Tires:
5 x 44″ Interco Bogger on MRW custom beadlock wheels in 16.5″ size to fit the Wilwood brakes 5 x 38.5” Interco Bogger on MRW custom beadlock wheels in 16.5″ size

Suspension:
4-Link suspension set-up with upper links/lower links the same length for front and rear (again, less spares to carry) 4-links made out of chromoly steel Fox 2.5 inch coilover with 14″ travel
Fox hydraulic bump stops D&G Tuning Sway bar with 15″ aluminum arms / 32″ long

Winches:
Front: Gigglepin4x4 8274 conversion, 24v with dual motor and air operated freespool using 11mm Plasma rope Rear: Gigglepin4x4 8274 conversion, 24v with dual motor using 11mm Plasma rope

Others:
Custom fuel cell from Brunel Performance HD Bosch fuel pump and re-usable fuel filter Hella Luminator Chromium headlights All dials are VDO marine fitted in waterproof boxes in the dashboard Full Hydraulic steering with PSC single ended ram and pump Fiberglass LR bonnet as well as fiberglass Toyota bonnet Radiator is custom build, copper and tinned with larger fins for off road use QT competition seats

This chassis now went to the paintshop and Chris is finishing the last few details as we speak!

Some pictures to give you an idea how the truck is looking now:

They started from scratch and built a complete Stainless (316 L) spaceframe.

The buggy is powered by a Land Rover Td5 engine with a custome turbo and manifold and an automatic gearbox.

To handle all the power the buggy has 2 Spidertrax Spider 9 axles with High Pinion 9″ differentials and 40″ Super Swamper LTB tires!

They gave the buggy the first test at Mid Summer Madness in Ireland straight from the workshop and were very pleased with the result!

Watch out for this monster in the upcoming competitions!

They both finished this very tough edition of the trophy!

Peter Whitman was really pushing his D&G Spidertrax portal axled Humbug to the limit and was on his way to take the 2nd place overall! Unfortunately on the last day due to a roll the wheelstuds of the rear wheel broke off which which resulted in a DNF for the last day. This resulted in a 7th place which is still an amazing result!

Nico Ladang in his orange D&G buggy suffered with a three that damaged the cooling fan which meant that he couldn’t push the engine to the limit. Still he and his co-driver were able to get to the 11th place!

Congratulations to both teams with this great result!

Some pictures: