series 3 half chassis

hi i know the easy way is to just replace the rear half chassis as mines like paper full of i am planing to totally rebuild mine from scratch using 2mm steel as i am a fully welder.
i have all the dimensions in my manual for where all the fixings go but i need to know what the dimensions are for the sides of the chassis as it changes depth as it goes over the spring hangers and into the rear .
as i have said mines to bad the to take any measurements so if anyone could help with these dimensions it would be very appreciated

woodentit be easier to just get a new chassis ... shirley its a lot less faffin about ....

someones got way too much time on their hands, would it not be more fun getting a good used chassis and spending the 3-4 days it's likely to take you to build it from plate out driving the thing ?

yes it would be easier to get a different chassis but im an unemployed welder by trade . i look after my disabled son during the day so making a new half chassis from scratch is well within my capabilities and also my pocket.
the landy hasnt been on the road for 8 yrs and i brought it as a ongoing project so im no hurry,so if anyone can genuinely help thankyou

furrynuff.....

ere mr huffy i assume your working from page 164 ?

i've got a home made chasis on a series 2a that my dad build years ago, it's all made from box section i think and doesnt change dimention over the hangers, it was cheaper than buyin a new chasis then

dint some bloke or other make one outa stainless years ago ??? i think he owned a steel company or summatt ..... musta weighed a friggin ton ....

Is there any reason why a chassis couldn't be made outta aluminium?

doobie said:

i've got a home made chasis on a series 2a that my dad build years ago, it's all made from box section i think and doesnt change dimention over the hangers, it was cheaper than buyin a new chasis then

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i can see no real reason why it needs to narrow down - i've got a late S3 rolling chassis outside if you really want the measurements - but you'll have to show me exactly where you want measuring from/to (mr huffy)

why not just give him the chassis, ffs i scrapped one tother month cos i couldnt give it away. look on ebay, you might pck a second hand un up for less than the price of the metal

odenne said:

Is there any reason why a chassis couldn't be made outta aluminium?

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it would have to be BIG section or a highly trianglulated design - ali just doesnt have the strength unless it's BIG

odenne said:

Is there any reason why a chassis couldn't be made outta aluminium?

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no thier aint !!! aircraft spec ali is proper strong ..... and costly aswell ...

yella said:

why not just give him the chassis

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doris would moan - it's hers

fair point

lrb2 said:

no thier aint !!! aircraft spec ali is proper strong ..... and costly aswell ...

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So if yer were a good welder, and got hold of some good ally, i think ally is stronger pound for pound than steel and making it yerself would knock down the cost massively, you could probably make a stronger than normal chassis that would never rust - landy bliss!

odenne said:

you could probably make a stronger than normal chassis that would never rust - landy bliss!

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nope - yu right there, OD - it woud just crumble away to white dust!

its costly stuff tho ..... s'gotta be tested to be sold .... pwh in wigan thats the place to get it from .....

The Mad Hat Man said:

nope - yu right there, OD - it woud just crumble away to white dust!

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then Fairytale could stuff it up his nose!!!

Thort Ally corroded to an anaerobic covering which prevented further oxidisation?

0nope Aluminium Oxide (or more precisely AL2O3 is a white powder - thats how they mine it - in rock form in Bauxite.