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Sorry, Mick. Have I missed that in an earlier post?
Chassis swap on a 300tdi
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He said in an earlier post he was under the impression that rc were the best so I assumed that's what he's got.Sorry, Mick. Have I missed that in an earlier post?
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You should be tucked up in bed, fast asleep by now.Ok, I'm going to use my age as an excuse
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You're absolutely right. I'm finishing this last pint, then I'm off.
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A Richards Chassis
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Ok, that picture from underneath, is that of the tubular outrigger that bolts to the front of the tub?
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After trying the tub and bulkhead etc on mine, I found this dimension to be considerably out on my Richards chassis.
That's from the rear cross member to the tubular upright. I think it was 12 or 15mm too short. Can't remember which and would have to look back through my rebuild thread now, bloody age
It meant I had that gap between the upright on the tubular outrigger and the tub, here
Because of the angle of the picture, you can't see the gap here. I bought a block of mild steel. Drilled holes in it to match the two holes in the bracket, got it galvanised and bolted it all together. Caused an issue when I came to put the long side steps on anorl.
Is this the same issue with yours?
That's from the rear cross member to the tubular upright. I think it was 12 or 15mm too short. Can't remember which and would have to look back through my rebuild thread now, bloody age
It meant I had that gap between the upright on the tubular outrigger and the tub, here
Because of the angle of the picture, you can't see the gap here.
I bought a block of mild steel. Drilled holes in it to match the two holes in the bracket, got it galvanised and bolted it all together. Caused an issue when I came to put the long side steps on anorl. Is this the same issue with yours?
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Yes mate, exactly.
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Yes, thats the issue, I have had some 18mm plates made to fill the gap.After trying the tub and bulkhead etc on mine, I found this dimension to be considerably out on my Richards chassis.
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That's from the rear cross member to the tubular upright. I think it was 12 or 15mm too short. Can't remember which and would have to look back through my rebuild thread now, bloody age
It meant I had that gap between the upright on the tubular outrigger and the tub, here
View attachment 141056
Because of the angle of the picture, you can't see the gap here.
Is this the same issue with yours?
This has put doubt in my mind about other dimensions, how accurate is the rest of the chassis?
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The rest of my chassis was ok. Only the near side (passenger) was out on mine. The other tub outrigger was spot on. You'd think they would use a jig to get them spot on every time. Yours is miles out.
The rest of your set up you can't really tell until you get the sides and roof on loosely. At the minute, it looks like your bulkhead is leaning back slightly and so causing the narrow door gap towards the top. Hard to tell from pictures though. You need to play with the bulkhead to chassis brackets which bolt to the back of the footwell area of the bulkhead, as well as deciding if you need spacer washers where the big bulkhead bolts are.
Phone them and ask for the dimentions, I would be very unhappy with them and ask for a replacement if it were me, they obviousley need to be getting this right as its not just one, you shouldnt have to be using shims there and both sides should be exactly the same, did you check the chassis is square?
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Just found this picture of my side step bracket attachment.
They're galvanised, square washers I found on t'internet. Above the washers you can see the galvanised steel plate I put in. It's got Dinitrol on it, so tricky to see.
Just found this picture of my side step bracket attachment.
They're galvanised, square washers I found on t'internet. Above the washers you can see the galvanised steel plate I put in. It's got Dinitrol on it, so tricky to see.
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Well, after a full day of adjusting this and that, the 18mm packers went in and the door gaps are far more agreeable.
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Still worth getting on to Richards just to hear their response.
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I think I should have now. Thought I was just unlucky, but it's obviously not unusual. Same tubular outrigger anorl.
