Help and advice needed

hi if you a thread jumper go away
im need help and advice
got a old tax exempt 109 lwb
no running gear left on it when bought it
chassis shot big time bulkhead sweet ???

so here where I need help
got a galvanised 88 chassis
the wings on 109 need filling a bit but still useable doors are shoot so I am going to use defender doors.Im going to put my old 19j di rebuilt eng in with overdrive defender seats in front

so heres the prob I have
bulkhead 109 wings 109
most little bits lights, heater ,
rear tub window panels 109 (would these go on a 88 tub)
wanted to use leaf springs of 109 but rear ones shot so putting poly ones on rear
109 as Salisbury axles would these go on a 88

reading old post on here
need to know if I use as many parts from 109 on to a 88 can I use the tax exempt plate also does the cheaper historic insurance go bye byes with up grades are do I just tell them of mods on it. And how would you found out what its worth ones done
would a rear door from a defender go on series as all doors I have are not that good

I have probs with reading and writing and spelling so sorry if it don't make any since

and when I start ive lots of brit parts are they as bad as im reading are is it you get what you pay for

thanks lanny fans

and forgot to say for all those jumpers if I got the 109 just to clone a car for the tax exempt I have a 109 safari im paying full tax on would it just be easy for me to put on this as both logs say 109 estate on ???
thanks ladies and gents

landrover109uk said:

so heres the prob I have
bulkhead 109 wings 109
most little bits lights, heater ,
rear tub window panels 109 (would these go on a 88 tub)
wanted to use leaf springs of 109 but rear ones shot so putting poly ones on rear
109 as Salisbury axles would these go on a 88

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I'm not going to be able to answer all your questions, but, i put a 109" salisbury rear axle on my 88" and I had to grind off the spring mounts and weld them on the other side of the axle.

I **think** 109" springs are different to 88" springs too, so, think you'll need new 88" springs.

hi on phone with dvla now tells me any mod on a chassis ANY cant not keep the plate they would give a age related plate
and I need to pay 55 pound for new plate
this cant be true all you out there with tax exempt cars have never had weld on chases
swooped a rear sub frame
so here what i,m going to do swop only chass and rear tub to keep plate say I will be unable to keep plate cant be right surely only want to do this so I can keep plate as its
going to send me forms out cant email how out dated is dvla all the offices I look after for them and they cant send a email
talk to his boss says I have to full a v55 ???and theres no way I can keep that plate

just been on the dvla reg site and they can sell me the reg for a large amount of money
hold on I've got a log book and car ok not been tax for a few years but it still would be mine right

landrover109uk said:

hi on phone with dvla now tells me any mod on a chassis ANY cant not keep the plate they would give a age related plate
and I need to pay 55 pound for new plate
this cant be true all you out there with tax exempt cars have never had weld on chases
swooped a rear sub frame

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Yes this is 100% right.

Note the DVLA guy said any MODIFICATION. swapping like for like parts, welding patches on, etc. are not modifications. You can equally buy a brand new, galvanised chassis, built to the original spec. and use that and keep the ID.

However, if you MODIFY it in any way you loose the ID. So, change out rigger positions, convert it to take coil springs, etc. it's bye bye tax exempt status.

Thanks bump is gal chassis not. A mod as it would put value up surly
And how do the coil spung lads do it to keep tax exemption as a old range would surly need outriggers moving