Chassis swap
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Replacing a chassis is alot of work, but as many have done it without garage facilities its very doable, for the DIY mechanic with the Land rover Meccano
but it seems its all the other bits you find on the journey that make it costly
J
but it seems its all the other bits you find on the journey that make it costly
J
Colthebrummie
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There isnt much wrong with my chassis, its original 1977 but I get paranoid about it and wonder if one day I will be needing to replace it. My series is parked on the road, no garage facilities and Im getting too old to be lying underneath it trying to undo seized bolts. Therefore my sensible option would be to let a garage do it. Ive seen adverts for places offering to do the swap for about 4 grand but I doubt if that would be for a galv chassis. Also, I imagine that once they had it apart, they would be telling me it needs this, that and the other, with a revised estimate of 6 grand or so. The landy is worth about 4 to 5 grand on a good day so economically, its not worth it. A new chassis isnt going to make it worth 12 grand, maybe 6.
Col
Col
My S3 was covered in cow **** for 30 years, but annually in summer the landy was lifted with a front loader, pressure washed, tractor oil poured in followed by wax oyl having had the blow torch on it. I think I calculated that there must be between 20 to 25 litres of wax oyl in there still to this day. How the electrics still work I dont know. If there is nothing wrong with it, I'd recommend dedicating a long summer weekend to it. I use a camping matrass on the floor these days - its the getting down - and then back up, but once a year with a cold cider and plenty of wax oyl its a good job and then puts my own mind at rest. Its on the original chassis, with one patch on the bottom of the rear x member. Whilst there are lots of chassis treatment out there, wax oyl has done a good job, so I'll stick with it. I'd recommend a second hand compressor - no point buying new for such a simple job.
