Ayresys Workshop Thread :)

[waldershelf]

Hahaha no one I recovered me and the copper flipped it back over by hand

It's a quote from James May from Top Gear when Clarkson capsized his Toyboata. The new series starts tomorrow night at 8pm. I know it's sad but it stands out as the best thing on TV, not that it has much competition.

 

[Brown]

Hahaha no one I recovered me and the copper flipped it back over by hand

How about the people in it? Were they alright?

 

[200tdi ayre]

How about the people in it? Were they alright?

Driver was fine
Passenger had abit of whiplash and his arm hurt abit but
Pretty unscathed for a 60mph flip

 

[200tdi ayre]

A customer came in today with a noise coming from the near side rear, my first thought was the wheel bearing but nooooooo

So yeah ... New discs required haha

 

[waldershelf]

A customer came in today with a noise coming from the near side rear, my first thought was the wheel bearing but nooooooo

So yeah ... New discs required haha

' bit knackered that

 

[gemsdad]

' bit knackered that

nah,be right with a quick weld on it.:jaw::bolt:

 

[200tdi ayre]

I wasn't in high hopes for the chassis on this 90 before I removed the crossmember

I was right ...

Hmmm rear crossmember is absolutely shot

Gearbox crossmember area shot

Front chassis legs not in a healthy state


New chassis time for this one I think

 

[200tdi ayre]

Here's next weeks job

 

[GREENHORN]

Here's next weeks job

Just out of interest how much parts and labour would it cost for installing a new chassis on a mk1 disco?

 

[200tdi ayre]

Just out of interest how much parts and labour would it cost for installing a new chassis on a mk1 disco?

Depends what you want doing, this ones having all new springs, shocks, bushes, I've just done the clutch and rear crank seal too so it's having quite alot of work done, the customer said, 'do whatever needs doing I want it to last another 15 years easily'

The chassis swap I'd being done for around 3000 including the chassis and bushes may be slightly more

Is it worth it for a D1 ? This 90 is very tidy on top and everything else is perfect apart from the chassis so will easily be worth 6K by the time I'm done

 

[200tdi ayre]

I would say a D1 would be abit cheaper as the body would be easier to remove, but depends if the sills, boot or anything need welding up

 

[fett]

out of interest how much is a chassis to buy? do they do range rover classic ones- early ones?

 

[200tdi ayre]

£1200 including VAT I don't think marshlands do but Richards chassis may do

 

[waldershelf]

I think you might struggle to find a supplier for a S1 disco chassis, Richards do S2 disco's but not S1's

 

[Langers]

Awesome thread Ayresy... a v. entertaining read!

 

[200tdi ayre]

Here's a few more pics of the chassis on the one I'm replacing, well too far gone to patch up

So desperately needed a chassis

The wings are off all the other body connections to the chassis are undone just gotta lift it off in the morning then set to with the swap.

It's having all new springs, shocks, bushes and then rebuilt back up, I'm not touching the body though as its pretty damn good anyway

 

[gemsdad]

Here's a few more pics of the chassis on the one I'm replacing, well too far gone to patch up

So desperately needed a chassis

The wings are off all the other body connections to the chassis are undone just gotta lift it off in the morning then set to with the swap.

It's having all new springs, shocks, bushes and then rebuilt back up, I'm not touching the body though as its pretty damn good anyway

surely a man of yer calibre can patch it.:screaming_bug_eye_f

 

[200tdi ayre]

surely a man of yer calibre can patch it.:screaming_bug_eye_f

I could but it requires a whole new rear crossmember and serious patching at the gearbox crossmember plates about a foot long if not more and then you're just chasing your tail as its corroding badly around the spring mounts so it would need a new chassis soon if I did patch it its just not worth spending hundreds on it patching only to replace in a year or two anyway

 

[gemsdad]

I could but it requires a whole new rear crossmember and serious patching at the gearbox crossmember plates about a foot long if not more and then you're just chasing your tail as its corroding badly around the spring mounts so it would need a new chassis soon if I did patch it its just not worth spending hundreds on it patching only to replace in a year or two anyway

ha ha,i am joking matey.keep the pics coming though.

 

[200tdi ayre]

ha ha,i am joking matey.keep the pics coming though.

Haha will do hopefully the bushes will arrive tomorrow so I can crack on and get all the suspension done and get it all built up sharpish I'm hoping to get it done by the end of the week if all goes well, I know I've gotta do 2 small patches on the bulkhead footwell but that's about all extra I've found. It's still EGR'd ATM so I'm gonna ask him if he wants it removing