At 6×6 Australia Pty Ltd, we have been building vehicles for over 30years at the one location.
That’s how steadfast and dependable we are, and with generations of family, local tradesmen, and supporting young Bodymaker apprentices coming through, we hope to continue building these awesome vehicles in perpetuity.
The first 6×6 we built, circa1988 – Toyota Landcruiser 55 series Dual-Cab 6×6
Our Federally-licenced Design (D11580), and Production (P11581) facility at Coraki, Northern Rivers, NSW, which also completes prototyping for private clients who wish to bring their dream concept vehicles to a legal (i.e., ADR-Compliant) reality, has built hundreds of these ingeniously capable off-road light-commercial vehicles for clients from all around the world since our initial popularity emerged entirely via “Word of Mouth” reputation in the mid-1980s with our rebuilt (and highly-modified) ‘Holden HQ One-tonne’ 5.0L V8 Automatic Tow Truck (seen below).
This towtruck, with fulltime rear bogie-drive (i.e., all four rear wheels in fulltime drive mode) dominated as a volunteer, serving at the local “Lismore International Speedway” circuit racing on the slick mudtrack speedway as their “Go To” towtruck every night we served their needs.
From regional NSW, we produce our 6x6s for all kinds of purposes. Some include private/personal touring vehicles, with either/or examples, such as Slide-on Campervan RVs, or Fixed “Step-thru” RV bodies.
For our clients who wish to have Cab-chassis 6×6 built with/without a flatbed tray for a “Slide-on Campervan”, we are happy to collaborate with their preferred Slide-on Campervan builder as we build their 6×6 base vehicle, or even their own “DIY Slide-on” build, if they wish, which we have done more than once for savvy/ingenious Aussie “Backyarders” who have the combined talent and facilities to build their own Slide-on Camper.
Other common examples include commercial operators. For example, tour operators with “Step-thru” (Open Cabin) 13-seat Safari tour buses, and Regional/Remote Mobile Mechanic Workshops that need to carry a mobile workshop with up to 3,000kg of tools and equipment.
Our repertoire of builds boasts all kinds of off-road vehicles. In fact, practically any vehicle whose original factory design has a chassis sub-frame. We have dozens of happy clients from across every state & territory throughout Australia, as well as from internationally, and throughout the globe.
We have sent our boxed Suspension & Driveline kits, with full instructional support via phone and/or internet video demonstrations, internationally, to the following:
New Zealand; Middle-east Arabian peninsula states (e.g., KSA, Turkey, and UAE); South Africa; Uganda; Mongolia; South Korea; Malaysia; France; Norway; and Papua New Guinea, with the reputation of our mechanical ingenuity, and the intrepid “True Blue” Australian spirit of adventure impressing many satisfied clients in these countries, enabling them to also feel the experience of a truly-dependable and highly-capable heavy duty off-road machine beneath them, to get them out there, and home again safely.
Our staff even travel to teach some of our distributors, with international travel including South Africa, New Zealand, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Malaysia, South Korea, Uganda, and Morocco. Then, we simply export our boxed Suspension & Driveline kits to them, and they sell their own finished 6×6 vehicles with our systems under them, using our 6x6s to accomplish all kinds of adventures (e.g., ‘RAVON Auto’, UAE at <https://www.ravonauto.com/tlc-79-6×6-conversion-offroad-package/>).
Testing day for our first Toyota Landcruiser 70 Cab-chassis 6×6, circa1998 at Bagotville quarry (Northern Rivers, NSW)
2015 Toyota Landcruiser 79 6×6 Long Haul Tourer (6,080kgGVM, 9,580kgGCM, and 3,500kg Braked ATM)
Contact us for information on purchasing your 6×6 conversions:
Middleweight Toyota Landcruiser 79 series 6×6 (4,495kgGVM, 7,995kgGCM, and 3,500kg Braked ATM) with 2,400 x 2,000mm Steel Flatbed Traybody (w/3mm Steel Chequerplate bed)
For answers to any questions on your vehicle’s build requirements, or, for example, questions on our specific enabling technology design for your own company’s off-road product concepts (e.g, our recent collaboration with ‘Earthcruiser Pty Ltd‘, and their ‘XTP330 6×6 Toyota Landcruiser 79 series RV’, seen here at ,https://earthcruiser.net.au/extreme6x6/>, and which began as an imagined concept vehicle), email us with your questions and the following vital details of your concept:
- The vehicle’s Make, Model, Series, and Weight Capacities you seek (Gross Vehicle Mass/GVM, Gross Combination Mass/GCM, and Braked Aggregate Trailer Mass/ATM). For example, like so, ‘Toyota’ (the Make) ‘Landcruiser’ (the Model) ’79’ (the Series), ‘6,080kg’ (the GVM), ‘9,5080kg’ (the GCM), and ‘3,500kg’ (the Braked ATM), or whatever other reasonable capability enhancements your current vehicle’s capability require to be met, using our proven enabling mechanical engineering technologies;
- The vehicle’s main intended purpose. For example, an “Off-road Tour vehicle”, e.g., with a Slide-on RV/Campervan, a braked Gooseneck RV Trailer or Horse Float, or other Heavy Duty Braked Trailers/Caravans, or even one of our stylish open cabin (“Step-thru”) 13-seat “Safari Coach” Omnibus or RV builds;
- The State/Territory the new 6×6 vehicle will be registered & insured, for legal (ADR-Compliant) certified Mechanical Engineering Modification & ID Plate purposes, prior to your vehicle’s delivery; and
- Any other relevant information sought regarding the new custom vehicle’s conversion to 6×6, or any further custom bespoke Bodyworks it might require.
Once we have your detailed requirements, we will calculate an indicative and itemised price offer for the build, including our payment terms, warranty terms with protocol, and outline the open calendar date and the build’s lead time. Finer details are then worked out with you before your build contract is drafted (with you) and finalised before any money is transacted.
Cab-chassis 6×6 conversions on all our Middleweight 6x6s (e.g., 4.495kgGVM Mazda ‘BT-50’ / Ford ‘Ranger’ / Toyota ‘Hilux’) start at $80,300 (Including 10% GST) for local Australian purchasers.
Heavyweight (6,080kgGVM, 7,500kgGVM, and 8,500kgGVM) Toyota ‘Landcruiser’, Dodge ‘RAM 1500’ and ‘RAM 2500’, Ford ‘F-150’, ‘F-250’, ‘F-350’, ‘F-450’, and ‘F-550’, and Mercedes-Benz ‘G Wagen’ 6×6 builds start at $89,800 (Including 10% GST)
NOTE: These prices quoted above are indicative prices (i.e., “Ballpark Figures”), and do not include legislatively-mandated and/or optional extras, such as additionally required Bodywork (required for the Mechanical Engineer’s certified ID plate) and/or accessories (e.g., Flatbed Trays, Custom Towbars, Custom Rear Winchbars and their Winch, and any Dual-cab Bodywork required for Wagon conversion, etc.). Also, any off-shore/international purchasers of our products outside of Australia are not required to pay this 10% Goods & Services Tax (GST), and will receive a 10% discount on these indicative prices quoted above. Prices for international clients must also be calculated individually in accordance with their current exchange rates at time of their purchase.
For indicative prices on any custom Bodywork your vehicle might require (such as a Dual-Cab Ute from a Wagon, and the Flatbed Traybody it will require), ask about these at your initial enquiry. We can do all of these aspects of vehicle building, all under the one roof, and can help you find the best, most suitable personal vehicle you might need.
For one example, see this heavyweight 6×6 Toyota Landcruiser 79 (6,080kgGVM) we built a couple of years ago in 2020, for one truly-happy camper. It is one of the greatest examples of our Toyota Landcruiser 79 6×6 builds, and one of the greatest 6x6s in the world.
It is unmatched at every aspect of its build, and is a truly-impressive 6×6 touring vehicle. It can be seen here on YouTube at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1k35vfW8Qo>.
Nissan Patrol Y61 ST Dual-Cab 6×6 (6,080kgGVM, 9,580kgGCM, and 3,500kg Braked ATM), and rear Airbag Suspension with internal (dashboard) manually-adjustable switches, and ‘Under-the-Bonnet’, ‘Endless Air’ compressor
Our cab-chassis 6×6 conversions are handcrafted, and take approximately 3-4months to complete, start to finish. Bodywork and other extras are additional to this estimated build time and cost, and are worked out with you before the build, as we draft your vehicle’s custom-built manifestation into its contract before any money is transacted or works commence.
Toyota Landcruiser 79 GXL Single-cab 6×6 (6,080kgGVM, 9,580kgGCM, and 3,500kg Braked ATM)
Our company’s people offer friendly, professional, and expert Australian light-commercial / high-performance off-road vehicle building advice and products, as well as offering a collaborative prototyping service, in working with you and your vehicle-building company, to help forge any new and ingenious Aussie-designed and produced works for either/or domestic use (as we collaborated with Earthcruiser Pty Ltd (Wollongong, NSW), and their Earthcruiser – XTR330 6×6, seen here at <https://outbacktravelaustralia.com.au/buyers-guide-4×4-motorhome/about-as-extreme-as-earthcruiser-can-get/> and here at <https://earthcruiser.net.au/extreme6x6/>) and/or for exporting off-shore.
General examples of optional extras for our 6×6 cab-chassis vehicles include:
- Certified ‘Wagon to Dual-cab’ Bodywork, including all legally-compliant Mechanical Engineering certification in accordance with the Australian Design Rules (ADR-compliant certification), spraypaint refinishing to match the original factory cabin finish, and professional interior trimming to match original factory trims;
- Generic Flatbed Aluminium Traybody with headboard & rollbar (match to any relevant standards it might require), side and rear tie rails, and side-gates & tail-gates;
- Custom Flatbed Aluminium Traybody with headboard & rollbar (match to any relevant standards it might require), side and rear tie rails, and additional side-gates and tail-gates;
- Custom 13-seat passenger ‘Safari Coach’ Omnibus bodies, with ducted A/C, internal PA communications, UHF/CB radio communications, Safety-certified passenger seats with seatbelts (from a vast selection of optional trim choices to match the ‘Safari’ your bus offers); and
- Custom 316 Stainless Steel (316 S/S) On-board Freshwater Tanks (from 90L to 500L) with 12V pump & tap fittings (supplied & fitted); and 3mm steelplate Long Range Fuel Tanks (from 100L, up to 1,000L) with extra pump and gauge if required (supplied & fitted). NOTE: 316S/S can be utilised for both your tourer’s Freshwater storage and/or Greywater storage requirements as the increased reinforced chassis extensions along with the new vehicle’s increased payload weight carriage capabilities afford a massive increase in their range of “Off-grid Capabilities” with long-term self-sufficient carriage.
Indicative Prices for optional extras are quoted once we know what your build requires.
Please contact us for further information on specific details of your build requirements. We’re happy to chat with you and answer your curious questions, but it’s always better to email your enquiries for timestamped / dated, and noted descriptions with proper images to demonstrate our range of various work you can select from.
Heavyweight Toyota Landcruiser 79, with 15-seat Passenger Shuttle Bus (6,080kgGVM), entire vehicle built by 6×6 Australia Pty Ltd, for Rio Tinto Mining, and pictured here at the North Parkes Copper mine (Parkes, NSW), where it works to shuttle their corporate executives, Project Managers, and crew supervisors around the mine, and as required, in all weather conditions as one of our fully-dependable and highly-capable off-road 6×6 products
