Defender 90 chassis rust?

Radiant · Dec 3, 2018

hey lads,

im buying a 2004 (january) td5 defender 90 with 100k miles (is that alot for a 04??).

looking at the chassis, i think its in pretty good condition, but i have nothing to compare it to.

theres some rusty parts where body meets chassis.

my dad, a huge defender freak, would know straight away but he past away 6 years ago, which is also why we sold all 4 land rovers and why i want to buy one now. my mother and i cant really remember what a "good" chassis looked like, so maybe someone can post some pictures of a good/bad chassis and tell me what to look out for when i see the car on the lift on friday.

lots of pictures are helpful,

cheers

flat · Dec 3, 2018

have a look at my vehicel thread here, page 1 onwards for chassis photos.
This is a 1991 land rover, and the chassis is good, Needed a bit of welding on the rear (2 x 3 inch plate) but the rest is fine, and has been for 5+ years.

I dinitrol it twice since i have owned it and plan on doing it again next spring.

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...p-12v-gs-tul-90-so-a-soft-top-90-then.218221/

Radiant · Dec 3, 2018

flat said:
have a look at my vehicel thread here, page 1 onwards for chassis photos.
This is a 1991 land rover, and the chassis is good, Needed a bit of welding on the rear (2 x 3 inch plate) but the rest is fine, and has been for 5+ years.

I dinitrol it twice since i have owned it and plan on doing it again next spring.

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...p-12v-gs-tul-90-so-a-soft-top-90-then.218221/

thanks!

flat · Dec 3, 2018

take photos and post on ehre and we will give you the low down,

concentrate on the rear cross member, all the body mounts (outriggers) and the low points at the rear

check bulkhead top corners aswell, and pull the carpet back to check the footwell. all those are know rot areas.

Dont be pressurised to buy if your not sure

photos on here will get you (very) honest opinions.

Radiant · Dec 3, 2018

flat said:
take photos and post on ehre and we will give you the low down,

concentrate on the rear cross member, all the body mounts (outriggers) and the low points at the rear

check bulkhead top corners aswell, and pull the carpet back to check the footwell. all those are know rot areas.

Dont be pressurised to buy if your not sure

photos on here will get you (very) honest opinions.

earliest i can take pictures is friday midday, which would be the day i would probably decide if i buy or not. do you think it is possible for you to be online at around 12 ish?

Henry_b · Dec 3, 2018

Small Hammer, torch and screw driver will give a pretty good indicator of condition..

flat · Dec 3, 2018

Radiant said:
earliest i can take pictures is friday midday, which would be the day i would probably decide if i buy or not. do you think it is possible for you to be online at around 12 ish?

i am sure someone will, start a new thread when you put them up

Radiant · Dec 4, 2018

flat said:
i am sure someone will, start a new thread when you put them up

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/defender-alot-of-rust.338810/

Defender 90 chassis rust?

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