Italian 88 Series III - Should I or Shouln't I?
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I'll post photos of the Series 1 bits.honolulujoe
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sounds ok
tottot
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That looks a well fixable Landy.Good luck.
My dad passed away in March and life has been pretty pear shaped until now! I've moved my mum over to Italy so I can look after her and it's only very recently that my life has taken on some sort of normality!
And so now I can finally start to dedicate some time to doing up my Series III. I've been thinking a lot about what I'd like to do with it and I've decided to start with a brand new chassis. I'm also considering opting for coil springs instead of leaf springs. Are there any chassis manufacturers who'll add coil spring mounts to a chassis before galvanising it? I'm not looking to create some sort of prototype or anything like that but I'm not convinced by leaf springs. Also, is it possible to get the vehicle's serial number stamped onto the chassis? Over here it's illegal to drive a vehicle without the serial number stamped on it!
And so now I can finally start to dedicate some time to doing up my Series III. I've been thinking a lot about what I'd like to do with it and I've decided to start with a brand new chassis. I'm also considering opting for coil springs instead of leaf springs. Are there any chassis manufacturers who'll add coil spring mounts to a chassis before galvanising it? I'm not looking to create some sort of prototype or anything like that but I'm not convinced by leaf springs. Also, is it possible to get the vehicle's serial number stamped onto the chassis? Over here it's illegal to drive a vehicle without the serial number stamped on it!
blue beasty
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Coils is a pretty big leap, have you considered parabolics?
Iirc both Richards and Marshalls no longer stamp chassis as it's a bit of a legal grey area. There's nothing to stop you stamping yourself though.
Does the original still have a visible number?
jamesmartin
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these did, its a few years since i built a few so i dont know if they still do
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blue beasty
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I was thinking maybe welding it on but it means breaking the galv protection.
As for springs I rate this guy's opinion http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/upgrade.htm
As for springs I rate this guy's opinion http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/upgrade.htm
jamesmartin
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stamp the number yourself,as long as its a legit number etc ive made my own vin plates before for restored wrecks
jamesmartin
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they are widely available from engineering factors etc and amazon it seems
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blue beasty
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I agree, you won't get anyone official to recommend doing so but I can't see the problem, especially if you cut out and keep the original.
Bobsticle
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Make sure the punch set is the same size as the original. Some are smaller.
jamesmartin
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you can have the front cross member moved forward during chassis rebuild a so use a std pas box or fit a p38 pas box to std series chassis,zeus do a disc conversion kit, ive fitted a few not too bad to do
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blue beasty
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11" twin leading brakes are pretty good when set up right, discs are probably a lot simpler once converted
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I have little issue with my 11 inch front drums. They lock the wheels at 30mph if prodded appropriately. Modern brakes they are not, you do have to brake rather than relying on tech.
