Rear Cross member

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

Hi all

I Have a quetion for you all...

i have been to look at a 90? i am looking at buying!!

The question i have is the rear cross member has the hole were we usually out the towing eclectic socket (I believe it is were you are ment to put your foot in it to get in) My question is i have only seen this hole on earlier series not 90's..

I cant tell you the year of it yet as it has a private plate on it and the chaps wife (as he was out) was not sure of the year..

Can you help!!!!!!

Cheers

James

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

that hole is actually for the drive shaft for a rear PTO.
it was deleted at some point - not sure exactly when though

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

I see

if it is any help

it must be a 90 as it has coil springs all round!!! or is that being STUPID!!!

it also has a ridges in the roof not a smooth roof..

its for the right price and it looks solid just unsure of it at the moment..

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

if its got coils then it's a 90 or a deepender
the roof don't mean nowt - peeps are always changin them around (my 93 deepender has got a ribbed roof, me mates 89 has got a smooth roof).

what injun has it got?

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

The OLD boy who it belongs to has put a brand new land rover 200 tdi defender engine and turbo in to it (he bought it when they sold all their 200 tdi stuff off) and fitted a brand new later gear box in it at the same time..

it sounds sweet

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

as it got power steerin?

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

yep got the power steering

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

so, effectively it's a 200TDi deepender, even if it started life as a 90.

is it ex-military? got a feeling the PTO hole may have remained on military ones later than civvy versions?

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

It is a civilian as it is factory land rover painted blue and land rover converted county!!

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

or maybe the rear cross member has been replaced at some point.
is there a matching hole in the next cross member forward?

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

Aha did not look that far????? the rear cross member's welding looked factory

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

so does mine!........... (not)

but there's some good welders out there.

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

for the price and the condition (as it has a bulk head)

i may give it a go!!

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

gwan then - woss ee askin?

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

Around £1300

no MOT or TAX though

Trewey · Sep 21, 2007

hmmm
well, a good 200TDi with MOT is worth 2.5 - 3.5k of anybody's munny

if yer dunt buy it I'm sure someone on ear would be interested!

Dez · Sep 21, 2007

but can it be classed as a 200tdi as it was not originally a 200tdi?? and would it fetch the same amount of cash as an original??

Adz · Sep 22, 2007

If it's a 90 and the rear cross member hasn't been replaced the most likely reason for a hole in the rear cross member is rust

The TD5 rear cross member has a hole in it... does it look like this:

If so... looks like the rear cross member has been replaced with a TD5 one.

You can work out the age of a Landy from it's chassis number very quickly - look for the chassis number stamped into the drivers side chassis rail ahead of the front wheel, don't use the one on the VIN plate in the engine bay as they're ridiculously easy to fake (casting no aspersions!)

Its a 17 digit alpha-numeric which will read: SALLD as the first 5 characters.

It's the 10th character you need to check against this list: All about Land Rover Vehicle Identification Numbers VIN

Cheers,

Dez · Sep 22, 2007

Hi

it looks very simular but with one hole (not rust

)

Dez · Sep 24, 2007

Well she is not the one for me!!

had a good prod around and is tatty.. new rear cross member and front riggers (held on by pigeon pooo weld) hole by front drivers side out rigger on chassis

Keep looking me thinks does any one know of a good 90 (200tdi) for £2000

James

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