Bhudda's 200Tdi Chassis Swap

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Not updated this for awhile as progress has been really slow this is first weekend I've been able to get up to workshop since chassis was painted. Here's some pics off today's progress.
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Had hoped to get more done but the apprentice(my dad) was hanging out his arse he'd been out drinking till 3am(63years old as well) :eek: Gave him it tight all day I'm usually the one with hangover on a Saturday so got my revenge today :D
 
Need to get the A-Frame bushes burned out and the frame arms cleaned painted but forgot to get gas for the blowtorch so that'll be next weekend now as I'm away to Morecambe next week for work.
What size are the bolts that hold the rear trailing arm bush to chassis? Got some from YRM but they are a tight fit. Had a few issues with the Stainless bolts I'm using galling up one the Radius arm bolts did this :( typical stainless steel
 
Not a lot of progress since last post. I got the A-frame bushes out cleaned and painted. It's now fitted with new bushes and ball joint sadly no pics I'll try take some tomorrow if it fitted. I now have a rolling chassis :D I now need to get VLAD my Defender into the workshop only problem is the doors weren't wide enough:eek: So that was today's job helping my auld faither and younger brother widen the doors.
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Doors fitted bonus roof never caved in lol And now VLAD fits with plenty room to start stripping and fitting components to new chassis
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Hopefully this weekend there will be a bit more progress I.e starting to strip VLAD! Not doing anything to Engine except for clean up and fix a couple minor leaks and give it a paint. Timing belt was done 18months ago everything else seems spot on. I'm thinking I may upgrade the turbo to VNT and get full size intercooler along with boost pin and ring.

I've also decided to find a cheap Discovery Auto to fill the gap whilst I do the work(for green road runs with club) has to be an auto as once VLAD is back on road I'll be giving it to my daughter
 
Paul D said:
I recently bought an SGS 3 ton trolley jack .. feckin' awesome bit of kit, well over-engineered. If their compressors and other stuff are made the same then I'd thoroughly recommend them as suppliers. Very quick delivery too ... and so cheap, especially compared to Halfords, machine Mart et al!!!

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i bought one of them sgs black 3 ton trolley jacks absolutly awsone no more lifting gearboxes in on my bloody chest :))
 
A bit of actual progress today after the doors getting widened on the workshop last weekend. I got VLAD in today and started the strip down.
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Hopefully tomorrow I'll get Bulkhead off,Engine and gearboxes out and make a start addressing the oil leaks on transfer box and the leak around the engine sump and ladder frame.
 
I do like having a Friday off means I can get some more work done. :) Managed to get the bulkhead and rear tub off aswell as a few other bits like steering box, drag link, exhaust and prop shafts no not a bad days work.
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Tomorrow I'll get the fluids drained out Engine, Gearbox and transfer box then remove the gearbox and transfer box. I've got some work to do on engine address a few leaks so going to leave that in place but surporrted for now.
 

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allan downes said:
not alot wrong with that chassis mind looks quite good ,ive seen worse lol
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It looks not bad on outside but it's rotting from inside out especially at the front i dare say could have kept patching it for few more years. Might use chassis to build a ccv trailer next.
 
Well yesterday I removed the transfer box and gearbox. I split them to make it easier to fix a couple leaks unfortunately I seem to have some wear on the gearbox out put shaft :( I took some pictures hopefully someone can tell me if it's gubbed.
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Not sure if it really shows in the pics.
Anyway to day I dropped the sump and ladder frame gave them a clean up and refitted also changed the rear crank oil seal. Then mostly spent day cleaning bits I've taken off and getting them ready to fit to new chassis
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The old seal was a bugger to get out then I scratched around trying find something that I could use to knock seal in.
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My dad cut this out of bit MDF and it done the trick.
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All fitted
 

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I put my new rear crank oil seal in once the flywheel housing was back on.

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No I didn't, just checked the pictures.:rolleyes:
 
TorsionBhudda said:
Isn't the 300Tdi a different seal set up thought that bolted on? I wouldn't even attempt fitting seal with housing in place to easy to knacker it up.
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That's right mate. I forgot yours is a 200Tdi. :oops:
Do those seals also come with a plastic 'sleeve' to help get the seal over the lip of the flange?
 
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