fitting a galvanised chassis?

so I have been under one of the series today (project peugeot lets call it) and the rear cross member is sound, may have been replaced, but where it joins the chassis its full of holes.

I reckoned it wanted a cross member with extensions (£50 from paddocks) or even one including the spring hangers (£70). so I phoned a chap for a price and its 240 for fitting. so lets say 310 plus a plate it wants on the front so call it 325.

Galv chassis is 559 plus vat and delivery - call it 725?

so some questions...

1. I reckon I could swap the stuff over onto a galv chassis, anyone done it, how long would it take in hours?

2. marshlands chassis from paddocks are they any good

3. does it increase the value of your landy much?

my other choice is to try and weld the rear cross member on myself.....which bearing in mind i have only just started welding scrap bits of metal is a bit of a risk...

1. About four months of weekends an three weeks holiday. This includes cleaning ten bells out of every thing before fitting to the new chassis.

2. Dunno got mine from Richards an couldn't reely complain though some have.

3. A bit but nothing like as much as the money, blood, sweat an tears as you put into the job.

thats what i feared.....it sounded like a half sensible option when face with two series threes both with poorish chassis and debating which to spend money shoring up....i can't manage 3 months without a car though!

In one of the magazines they did it in a weekend, but ended up with a half shagged vehicle on a new chassis.

Patching a Landy is only a stop gap at best and it sounds like yours is full of rust.
I would save your pennies and fit a new chassie on the good one and patch the other.