Now this is what we have ended up with

Hi guys aver the weekend we have cut some steel

Buzzing just hope I can get it at the right price cheers guys also what sort of money should I be looking to spend just as a guide

Hi Blackburn would you say this is a sailsbury axel ?? Cheers for advise

As for the shock mounts I will be making heavy duty mounts ...when I get that far I will post it here with any advise or tips as I learn them

Hi there there are being joined With butterfly joints on mine it's my first attempt I am lucky tho as I can get larger sheet steel but at cost and ordered in for me .If I was running a business out of this then that is what I would do but I'm not I'm just trying to restore my truck on the...

New front end welded in the disco .....bout time....too many projects. ....aaaarrrrhhh

My chassis is in a rite state hence the rebuild .....If I manage to pull it off..... by the end I will have a series 109 chassis in full template form and a fully built 3mm thick chassis and hopefully with change from 400 notes .....wonder what that is worth with a jig ????

I I like the idea of the hard top .....maybe a canvas would be more practical for winch operation. .....more ideas running through my head ;)

Few hinges box of wood screws bit of grip fill hey presto ;) Few screws couple of hinges

It certainly looks like a monster bit of kit especially as there is a cat to compare it to. the sheer size alone of the machine is impressive by any man's standards

Hahahaha I love it and it wouldn't take a lot to build a bucket I think that would be easier than the chassis build ill definitely keep that in mind ........got me thinking already Hahahaha nice one

Hi there a land rover drag line excavator please elaborate and any pics ?? Sounds interesting and agricultural

Back to the template ... I'm nearly ready to cut the first skin for the chassis out of the steel .I have black washed the template to make it more visible to the eye and we have spent some time getting good the shape sorted I think this could be used as a very good repair patch if you had some...

I take it that is a hand cranking winch looks really neat and period also they are man enough for light use awesome I like it

That's well worth the read and Fred dibnah what a bloke I watched a lot of his programs even down to windmill restorations ......what a bloke :)

Hi there the capson winch sounds like the same winch we had on a fishing vessel I worked on when I was 16 dragging for oysters except this was home made with a steel wheel drum cheers for all your help guys.....defenatly one of the better forums I have ever used so much positive feedback and input .

Sounds really simple and I'm sure it is otherwise it would be too complicated for everyday quick use .I have towed with an a frame which in principle as long as you have a wide span an the chains over the lower arms and tight then the are really good.bit of a gray area using them an when I tried...

As regards to the mutts Nutts if I mange to pull of this restoration I think she is going to deserve a good old strong winch ..cheers for all help support and advise it's all being soaked up like a proverbial sponge ;)

Landrovers on the brain I can't switch it off ...........