Chassis Refurb
Discussion
. When i do chassis replacements on landrovers i always send the customers photos of the car at this stage of build 
Not only will it possibly out live you but it will be one of the best out there simply because most other chassis are dirty rusting pieces of junk. That must be why so few have posted, can't cope with the truth.
I've done a home made job of the front end of mine with the body on, not easy but looking at your chassis I can see if I do the rear end the same way I will have covered about 75/80% never as good as what your doing but it's still a huge improvement on the nasty powder coated original.
Well done indeed. Now for my questions
Who's done the work, new out riggers etc.
have you lifted the body yourself and how long has it taken to complete.
Looking at the picture I realise I've done all the front of mine and the rear is very similar so I should have little to fear.
Diff removal looks a bugger but other than that.
Trouble is the more I look at your cracking rolling chassis the more I'm drawn to a body lift!
Post some more detail pics Pb450 to get me enthused.
I bet you can't wait to get it back together.
I've done a home made job of the front end of mine with the body on, not easy but looking at your chassis I can see if I do the rear end the same way I will have covered about 75/80% never as good as what your doing but it's still a huge improvement on the nasty powder coated original.
Well done indeed. Now for my questions
Who's done the work, new out riggers etc.
have you lifted the body yourself and how long has it taken to complete.
Looking at the picture I realise I've done all the front of mine and the rear is very similar so I should have little to fear.
Diff removal looks a bugger but other than that.
Trouble is the more I look at your cracking rolling chassis the more I'm drawn to a body lift!
Post some more detail pics Pb450 to get me enthused.
I bet you can't wait to get it back together.
phazed said:
I've ordered a new set of tubular front wishbones which have a crank in the lower ones to accommodate wider wheels without scraping them.
Hi Peter, where from??Im going for Satin black on my chassis, i agree they look nice in light colours but when the body goes back on you dont see it any more, and if you do look and see how dirty it gets do you have to clean it? I hate cleaning, prefer driving, cant even be bothered to clean the top of the car much
Alun450 said:
Well done indeed. Now for my questions
Who's done the work, new out riggers etc.
have you lifted the body yourself and how long has it taken to complete.
Looking at the picture I realise I've done all the front of mine and the rear is very similar so I should have little to fear.
Diff removal looks a bugger but other than that.
Trouble is the more I look at your cracking rolling chassis the more I'm drawn to a body lift!
Post some more detail pics Pb450 to get me enthused.
I bet you can't wait to get it back together.
Hi Alun, Who's done the work, new out riggers etc.
have you lifted the body yourself and how long has it taken to complete.
Looking at the picture I realise I've done all the front of mine and the rear is very similar so I should have little to fear.
Diff removal looks a bugger but other than that.
Trouble is the more I look at your cracking rolling chassis the more I'm drawn to a body lift!
Post some more detail pics Pb450 to get me enthused.
I bet you can't wait to get it back together.
The work is being done by Taylor TVR and I must say, it's to a very high standard. So I haven't done it myself but all removals become so much easier once the body is off. Your work with the body on looks fantastic Alun. Well done!
The job started as the usual outrigger replacement. The body came off and the outriggers were better than expected. The problem was the rest of the powder coat, wich just blew off everywhere (!) with the application of a jet-washer. So the decision was taken (no decision really at that stage) for a fully chassis strip. After shot blasting the outrigger rear corners were still in good shape. However, the front corners had some small holes so these were cut off and replaced. The whole lot was shot blasted again, hot zinc sprayed (Metallisation) with two coats of sealer, 2 of primer and 2 polyurethane top coats. Should be good for 20 years or more!
I figured I'm only going to do this once and I intend to keep the car for the forseeable future so it was an easy decision to move forward with the work and forget about it in the future. Can't post pics from work but will do so from home when I get the chance.
Oh and yes, I CAN'T WAIT to have it back together again and back on the road.
Home run now, I've been very patient, kind of..... Peter
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