braddersmartin
New Member
Any idea rough cost to strip my existing Landy onto a new chassis - ie labour cost?
miktdish
Guns n Chainsaws
A quick internet search will give you plenty of choices, some companies may be near to you, only you know that as you haven't said where you are.
There are a lot of peripheral bits that attach a ladder chassis to the body and a lot of parts that attach to the chassis. Fuel tanks, axles, suspension components, brackets, seatbelts, gearbox and engine mounts plus the bodywork, A, B and C pillars to name just the major parts. It is highly likely that if you car needs a new chassis that many of these other parts and their assosiated fixings need replacing too.
Low cost, quick turnaround companies tend to bolt the old bits back on, i've even seen old rusted nuts and bolts used in the reconstruction.
Tub floor bars that you could pull bits off of.
By low cost, I mean, this was about the same as the chassis to do.
Others I have seen have cost a lot more, 2 or 3 times the original cost of the chassis, these have had a lot more attention to detail and many of the parts I mentioned above refurbished or replaced but, and by far, the best ones I have seen have been performed and document here by members of this group.
There are a lot of peripheral bits that attach a ladder chassis to the body and a lot of parts that attach to the chassis. Fuel tanks, axles, suspension components, brackets, seatbelts, gearbox and engine mounts plus the bodywork, A, B and C pillars to name just the major parts. It is highly likely that if you car needs a new chassis that many of these other parts and their assosiated fixings need replacing too.
Low cost, quick turnaround companies tend to bolt the old bits back on, i've even seen old rusted nuts and bolts used in the reconstruction.
Tub floor bars that you could pull bits off of.
By low cost, I mean, this was about the same as the chassis to do.
Others I have seen have cost a lot more, 2 or 3 times the original cost of the chassis, these have had a lot more attention to detail and many of the parts I mentioned above refurbished or replaced but, and by far, the best ones I have seen have been performed and document here by members of this group.
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The best bet is to take your Landy to a couple of specialists and ask them to quote based on any issues they can see. However, be prepared for other issues to be found. As mentioned, there are parts that will need replacing with the chassis, which soon push the cost up.
