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My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
of a standard chassis (roughly).

Tia

Paul


 
On or around Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
>galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
>of a standard chassis (roughly).
>
>Tia

about 20 years, same as the original...

if you contrive to paint it better than the original, maybe more.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8
 
In article <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
>>galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
>>of a standard chassis (roughly).
>>
>>Tia
>
> about 20 years, same as the original...
>

2004 - 1973 = 31 years doesn't it? :)

> if you contrive to paint it better than the original, maybe more.
>

I think if I was going to go through all the work involved in re-chassising
(is that a real word?) then I'd get a galv one. For the sake of a couple
of hundred quid it's gotta be worth it.

--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

I looked out my window, and saw Kyle Pettys' car upside down,
then I thought 'One of us is in real trouble'.
-- Davey Allison, on a 150 m.p.h. crash
 
On or around 23 Aug 2004 14:02:55 GMT, Simon Barr <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>In article <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
>>>galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
>>>of a standard chassis (roughly).
>>>
>>>Tia
>>
>> about 20 years, same as the original...
>>
>
>2004 - 1973 = 31 years doesn't it? :)

bah. picky.

>I think if I was going to go through all the work involved in re-chassising
>(is that a real word?) then I'd get a galv one. For the sake of a couple
>of hundred quid it's gotta be worth it.

mind, a really good paint job and internal waxoyling on the chassis before
assembly would doubtless work equally well, but might cost nearly as much.

I think I'd tend to agree - the galv ones ain't that much more, and there's
the ha'p'orth of tar thing...

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, The swallow twittering
from the strawbuilt shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing
horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed."
Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.
 
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:40:17 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>about 20 years, same as the original...

Well... Remember that many Series 3s were built during the Steel
strike of the 70s - so used very ****ty imported crap-as-anything
near-metal from 'broad. There was once a quote from someone at
Solihull along the lines of "if these last 10 years I'll eat
whatever's left". Dunno if anyone ever held him/her to it, mind.


--
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my beloved 101 "Grumble", at: http://www.101fc.net


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there's a group FAQ: http://www.aflfaq.dyndns.info
 
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
>galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
>of a standard chassis (roughly).
>
>Tia

Well, as your first one lasted 30 years, I'd say the second one should
last somewhere round that.

Good preparation, coating with waxoyl (inside & out), regular
inspection and maintenance, including regular cleaning, there's no
reason why it shouldn't last 30 years or more.

Alex
 
In news:[email protected],
Paul Tasker <[email protected]> blithered:
> My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would
> like a galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the
> life expectancy of a standard chassis (roughly).
>
> Tia
>
> Paul


As a rough guess ~30yrs?
--
If Your specification is vague or imprecise, you'll likely get what you
asked for not what you want


 
Depends where you live. In many parts of Australia, a lot longer than my life
expectancy.

Ron
Emu Plains, Australia


"Paul Tasker"
"What is the life expectancy of a standard chassis (roughly).


 
ive got a new rear half chassis sat on my garden doing nothing, only
been on for abou 12 months, im gointo chop it up with an angle grinder
whilst laughing uncontrollaby and very very loudly.
but if you want it, its here.

its got absolutely no rust or starting of rust on it.

i stuck a fishing rod on it the other day, but it still looks out of
place on my front lawn. i thought of turning it into a water feature
with little fountains of water coming out of the outriggers,

but, other than that, its getting CHOPPED,


Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
ha...............................





andy


On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
>galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
>of a standard chassis (roughly).
>
>Tia
>
>Paul
>

 
"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ive got a new rear half chassis sat on my garden doing nothing, only
> been on for abou 12 months, im gointo chop it up with an angle grinder
> whilst laughing uncontrollaby and very very loudly.
> but if you want it, its here.
>

Any chance of a real email address? If Paul doesn't want it, I might. I
was just about to order one from Paddocks.

--
Pete Foster - www.xmob.co.uk


 
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:31:58 +0100, "Pete Foster"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> ive got a new rear half chassis sat on my garden doing nothing, only
>> been on for abou 12 months, im gointo chop it up with an angle grinder
>> whilst laughing uncontrollaby and very very loudly.
>> but if you want it, its here.
>>
>
>Any chance of a real email address? If Paul doesn't want it, I might. I
>was just about to order one from Paddocks.


your lucky day...

if you can get here this weekend its yours for Free

im feeling kind, and as i was going to hack it to bits anyway, id
rather do a good deed and cheer someone up.

im chopping the rest of it up on wednesday.

e-mail me at

andyatbadlrcdotcom
 
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would like a
>galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life expectancy
>of a standard chassis (roughly).

Mine is atleast 35, and is almost past it. they must have used better
metal before the 70's

 

"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:40:17 +0100, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >about 20 years, same as the original...
>
> Well... Remember that many Series 3s were built during the Steel
> strike of the 70s - so used very ****ty imported crap-as-anything
> near-metal from 'broad. There was once a quote from someone at
> Solihull along the lines of "if these last 10 years I'll eat
> whatever's left". Dunno if anyone ever held him/her to it, mind.
>
Hehehe, wish he'd met the original chassis from my 110, he would still have
been hungry!

Go galvanised wherever poss, mine was replaced about 7.5 years ago and is
now starting to show some very mild surface staining where it's been scraped
off-road and where rusty castings bolt on to it etc, no waxoyling has been
done on it and it'll probably outlast the rest of the vehicle.


--
Badger.
B.H.Engineering,
Rover V8 engine specialists.

coming soon,
www.bhengineering.co.uk
www.roverv8engines.com
www.roverv8engines.co.uk



 

"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:29 GMT, "Paul Tasker" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >My 73 s3 swb diesel has died due tin termites in the chassis. I would
like a
> >galv one, but the pennies are in short supply. What is the life
expectancy
> >of a standard chassis (roughly).
>
> Mine is atleast 35, and is almost past it. they must have used better
> metal before the 70's
>
They certainly did, I had a '69 that had never been welded some years back,
body was rotten (it was ex gas board judging by all the fittings) I sold it
as a rolling chassis to some bloke rebuilding a series 3. from my experience
of welding work on landys, the steel quality deteriorated very badly about
1975, only starting to recover around 1985!
No doubt a lot of you will now be along to tell me "but mine's a 1980 and
it's never needed welded, etc", fair comments if so, but I'm only passing on
what I've seen.


--
Badger.
B.H.Engineering,
Rover V8 engine specialists.

coming soon,
www.bhengineering.co.uk
www.roverv8engines.com
www.roverv8engines.co.uk



 
Depends where you live. In many parts of Australia, a lot longer than my life
expectancy.

Ron
Emu Plains, Australia


"Paul Tasker"
"What is the life expectancy of a standard chassis (roughly).


 
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