Series 2 I need some help

My son is thinking of selling his Type R and with the £££ he wants to do the series II up, he wants a new galv chassis (not much wrong with the one on there now tbh) and power steering and disks on the front, and maybe a V8 on it to make it a daily drive

My Q is, how long for a chassis change, and It will be easier to make the disk and power steering off the body I'm sure, how long will all that take? (not the V8 though) ta!

How longs a piece of string!...how good is his mechanical skills?...I'm doing a nut and bolt restro on a S2 for a customer just now...everything removed is cleaned derusted painted and shelved before the next part is removed if you do that you dont end up with a stripped chassis and a pile of bits... plan ahead I've got an order on the way from the UK for all axle and suspension\propshaft\steering parts but have not stripped from chassis yet but will refurbish and rack piece by piece ready to refit that way anything missed add to next order..luckly dont need new chassis or bulkhead...

When we first got it he was 13, hes 35 now, we striped it down, and it took us 2 years to put it back doing a full refurb and we have had this for a long time now and taken engines out gearboxes and anyway you know the score we are not strangers to it, we just want to update it and make it better now, and drive it for a daily car

You know what your doing then...keep it standard will be quicker build and less hastle trying to make things work\fit putting a V8 in I would suggest...

Shippers said:

You know what your doing then...keep it standard will be quicker build and less hastle trying to make things work\fit putting a V8 in I would suggest...

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I need the Power steering, I can't do with the struggling with it any more, wait till your older then you'll understand lol, as for the front disks that's a nice luxury for off-roading not having to clean them out every time you go off-road and into mud

Dopey said:

wait till your older then you'll understand lol

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Wait till I´m older lol...I´m 63 and drive a 101 Forward control with no power steering not as a daily driver though...

Shippers said:

Wait till I´m older lol...I´m 63 and drive a 101 Forward control with no power steering not as a daily driver though...

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5 heart attacks and 8 stents..... I need an easy ride, just sold my Range Rover (P38) so I want this to be my car, although I am getting a mk5 VW

Dopey said:

I need the Power steering, I can't do with the struggling with it any more, wait till your older then you'll understand lol, as for the front disks that's a nice luxury for off-roading not having to clean them out every time you go off-road and into mud

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I know what you mean, half an hour driving my 109 SW around the town makes my arms hurt for a couple of hours after. I've always wanted to keep mine as standard as possible but there comes a time when you start thinking modify of get rid.

Col

I drive a 109 as my daily at the moment, drums and no PAS and I'm 66, I look on it as away to keep old age at bay for a while longer!
I would keep it as standard as possible given your health limitations. The whole "historic" and emissions thing is very tricky at the moment and my advice to anyone is do not make a lot of mods until you can see where the government policy is going. you could put a lot of work into a vehicle only to remove its tax free and MOT free status and emission exemption and so drop the value a lot and make it hard to sell. The trend is for heavily modified Series to be looked on as a bit naff and the original ones with a more aged look are making the money.. You could end up making a check suite with flares, in-vogue when you started but tastes have moved on.

The power steering kit I am looking at is very low key you wouldn't know its been done from the outside, as for disks that wont affect the points system on historic, but the galvanised chassis might but I think you can change like for like if I remember correctly

Dopey said:

The power steering kit I am looking at is very low key you wouldn't know its been done from the outside, as for disks that wont affect the points system on historic, but the galvanised chassis might but I think you can change like for like if I remember correctly

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Yes you are right, the mods you mention won't affect the points needed for historic status but what I think Rob meant is, the government might make the rules stricter in the future and say brakes and/or steering need to be original spec. Or anything else for that matter.

Col

Colthebrummie said:

Yes you are right, the mods you mention won't affect the points needed for historic status but what I think Rob meant is, the government might make the rules stricter in the future and say brakes and/or steering need to be original spec. Or anything else for that matter.

Col

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I am not doing anything that can't easily be changed back again, it's an early 58 SII and I appreciate that, so I don't want to do anything that's not reversible on it (that's part of its charm)

Dopey said:

I am not doing anything that can't easily be changed back again, it's an early 58 SII and I appreciate that, so I don't want to do anything that's not reversible on it (that's part of its charm)

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If you order a new chassis, will it have the power steering mod welded on?

Col

Colthebrummie said:

If you order a new chassis, will it have the power steering mod welded on?

Col

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Yes (just the brackets and fixings) and I will ask for engine mounts as well for a V8 and then they galv it

Dopey said:

Yes (just the brackets and fixings) and I will ask for engine mounts as well for a V8 and then they galv it

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That is not a replacement chassis that is a modified chassis...

Would a range rover classic not make more sense?

Shippers said:

That is not a replacement chassis that is a modified chassis...

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I would have to put the brackets on myself to put the power steering on, so why not let them do it? and they will be galvanised as well

Wildefalcon said:

Would a range rover classic not make more sense?

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No, sell my SII???

Dopey said:

I would have to put the brackets on myself to put the power steering on, so why not let them do it? and they will be galvanised as well

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Changing the engine mounts and adding extra steering brackets by welding them on is not a like for like chassis swop it is a modification....

Shippers said:

Changing the engine mounts and adding extra steering brackets by welding them on is not a like for like chassis swop it is a modification....

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Technically nothing is a like for like, they no longer make the chassis, or reproduce it, they do a reproduction one, but its still missing parts on it, its cheaper and faster to build it that way, it's the only way I can get power steering on it, and it be legal on the road, same for the mounts, you can only do certain things and for it to be roadworthy