Series 3 Chassis replacement

Well, I am a little confused. Searching for a galv chassis for the S3 has thrown up far fewer than I had thought. Marsden seemingly don't but will in the future, Shielder have gone 90/110, so I'm left with Richards and the thick end of 2228, delivered to Cornwall(£324 !!), bog standard without bolt on crossmember, etc. I've asked for a quote from Designachassis(?) but don't expect it to be any cheaper. Thank God the bulkhead's clean! Anyone come across any cheaper?

Liskeard.......but not cheap though does say supply and fit?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROV...134977?hash=item593ceb2dc1:g:bokAAOSwuTxWAV6m

I would have thought anything under £3k was just supply, when i last checked fit was another 2-3k so a chassis swap was nearer £5k, could be wrong but looking at other jobs £3k doesn't go far. Chatting to a guy with a new Jaguar, 3 yr service - up-grade to sat nav and infotaiment software - £1600! There's a lot of wires and brake lines to re-run plus axles, engine and body fixings.

ChrisnCareyAnn said:

Well, I am a little confused. Searching for a galv chassis for the S3 has thrown up far fewer than I had thought. Marsden seemingly don't but will in the future, Shielder have gone 90/110, so I'm left with Richards and the thick end of 2228, delivered to Cornwall(£324 !!), bog standard without bolt on crossmember, etc. I've asked for a quote from Designachassis(?) but don't expect it to be any cheaper. Thank God the bulkhead's clean! Anyone come across any cheaper?

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How much was you expecting to pay? That's sounds about right to me. Another 3k for a third party to fit it and that's providing nothing else needs doing such as new springs etc.

Col

Why not repair the old one you can get just about all the sections (with a few notable exceptions).
Get some iron and a welder and away you go, loads cheaper.........

Somewhere on the web there's a vidoe by a guy who bought a dog of Defender / 90 - three foot of chassis was dust, and realised he had to decide between loosing his money or learning to weld. He goes for the welding and does a really good job. He draws out the repair sections on a PC, gets them laser cut and welds them in. I can't find it now, if I do I'll post the link.

Yeah, wasn't expecting it to be much cheaper, tbh just seeing if I'd missed anything. The delivery charge, however, BURNS.
As to repairing, then yes; for my other S2a project, I'll be doing the learning and fixing, but for the S3, I want daily driver levels of reliability and fit'n'forget galv chassis makes sense to me. I might well contact the Liskeard ebay listing and have a chat about supply only cost. Thanks for all the replies.

ChrisnCareyAnn said:

but for the S3, I want daily driver levels of reliability

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Lol I think that might be an oxymoron

ChrisnCareyAnn said:

Yeah, wasn't expecting it to be much cheaper, tbh just seeing if I'd missed anything. The delivery charge, however, BURNS.
As to repairing, then yes; for my other S2a project, I'll be doing the learning and fixing, but for the S3, I want daily driver levels of reliability and fit'n'forget galv chassis makes sense to me. I might well contact the Liskeard ebay listing and have a chat about supply only cost. Thanks for all the replies.

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They have a premises so might be worth stopping by at some point if you're passing.

Rodeo Joe said:

Lol I think that might be an oxymoron

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Yeah, as I was typing this, I had a little laugh. I should say that ALL my cars are old... sorry, "classics", so my definition of "daily driver reliability" is not excessively demanding. But if I can replace unreliable parts and do some careful upgrades in order to reduce the number of occasion I have to scramble under the chassis or into the engine bay, then I'll call that a win. To give context; I once had a bearing fail on my old Freight Rover that mashed up the stub axle. As a stopgap measure I filed down the gouged up surface, bolted everything back together and drove about, on tenterhooks until a friend found a stub axle assembly for me. I put this in the van and thought, "I'll just wait until it starts to grumble, then I'll fit the replacement. 7 YEARS later, I gave the van to a friend with the words," Oh, there's a spare stub axle in the back in case you ever need it"! That's who I am...

I too have opeted for "several old cars = one new" in terms of reliability and its a lot less cost. Of course there is a degree of pre-emptive planing - putting a few spares by "just in case"

Yeah, I have enough classic Fiat Panda spares to build 2 new ones! Landy spares starting to build up too. At least the Series parts are pretty easy to source; Panda bits are getting a bit more like Gold dust...

Bit late but could not find the info till today Bristol company so closer too you.

Thanks, I'll check them out.

I have seen one of the Davey chassis and it looked good. The chap who had it had not started to fit it so no feedback on ease of fitting.

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They have a premises so might be worth stopping by at some point if you're passing.

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After a quick bit of to and fro, I've bought a chassis from Tamar 4x4, for what I wanted to pay, ex-works. In stick, so I'll just pick it up this week. It's a Richards, so swapping should be straightforward.

ChrisnCareyAnn said:

After a quick bit of to and fro, I've bought a chassis from Tamar 4x4, for what I wanted to pay, ex-works. In stick, so I'll just pick it up this week. It's a Richards, so swapping should be straightforward.

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Sounds like a result. Nice one, enjoy the rebuild.