Galvanised Bulkhead?

I recently bought my series 3 diesel which already has a galvanised chassis. It's generally a tidy truck but could probably do with new door frames / tops and also the driver footwell is bodged with fibreglass or something similar. She's recently had a blow over of paint but on the whole, the remainder of the bulkhead appears solid. I think it may possibly have had new corners & pillars at some point in the past.

As just have a new drivers footwell & floor panel welded in, should I just go for a new galvanised bulkhead and have done with it? I wouldn't fit it myself so it could be costly. I'm reckoning on about £1100 for the galvanised bulkhead (ashcroft?) and perhaps a further £900 to fit - say £2k including vat all in? Do my estimations sound about right. I'm not sure how long a specialist would ntake to spray / fit a new bulkhead.

Also, can you buy new door bottoms? - i'm talking about the frame as well as outer skins plus new tops as well. I may just replace the door tops and am keen on the ready glazed ones - are these any good? I assume they're ready to paint then fit?



I'm looking to use the old girl through the winter but then get some restoration done in the spring /summer.

Keen to get any thoughts / advice on this as a newby at this early stage.

ashtree LR,

go and pick one tho check the quality before parting with any money!!! We have a series one and it was really deformed from the galvanisers makes it look untidy. If you look around some people are doing as new bulkheads opposed to refurbished ones from ashtree. And thicker material if that was in a decent frame and then galvanised to stop distortion it would be perrrrrfect!

Price sounds a little light to me, £900 would only give a couple of days.
I know it's not a big job and is doable in that sort of time frame as long as everything goes to plan and how often does that happen
I would probally allow another £500 for extras like wiring repairs and parts restoration

Land Raver said:

Also, can you buy new door bottoms? - i'm talking about the frame as well as outer skins plus new tops as well. I may just replace the door tops and am keen on the ready glazed ones - are these any good? I assume they're ready to paint then fit?

Keen to get any thoughts / advice on this as a newby at this early stage.

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Thanks guys - great advice. I'm tempted to bite the bullet and go for it but need to save some money. Of course something expensive will break just after - sods law!

I can't remember if the pics are big enough to see but check out www.reconrovers.com and click on the left had side Andys 88 rebuild some pics but might not be big enough to see the distortion and repair welding from Ashtree

Scrap that no pics before it was painted and it only shows the bottom Doh!