Series 2a chassis repair

honolulujoe said:

if its the re-listed one with no mot and no photo's for £250 - with no bids and a day to go - that says the chassis will need replacing or extensive repairs I wouldn't bother bidding if I were you.

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chunkymunky said:

If you are prepared to put the chassis on yourself and consider it a labour of love. I wouldn't consider that unless you had a workshop of large garage. But if you rebuild it back up, copper greasing as you go, full respray etc then it'll be worth a fair amount.

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dev532 said:

hi, i'm looking at buying a series 2a land rover which is listed on ebay as requiring extensive chassis repairs. I'm going to go see if i can view it tommorow, can anyone tell me where i should check for rust and how i can tell if the rust is so bad that it cannot be repaired?
I know someone who does car restorations who can help me repair the damage, however i have no idea how to tell if the damage is to extensive to repair. Its going to be a restoration project between me and some friends so i dont mind doing some work, but chassis replacement would be well out of our budget.

Thanks.

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dev532 said:

Yea, thats the one im looking at. The previous listing of it had pictures and the outside looked quite good. Il give it a miss then and wait for a better one.
Thanks guys

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Rattlegun said:

Anythings possible a said but galv chassis's are often on eBay and go for about £700, a lot of money I spose but a massive time and value enhancement.

You could easily spend 5k on a full rebuild, if its awesome you might just get that much for it. If its average or you get the 'look' wrong, 3k would be more like it.

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