Genuine question, where is it £80 to get a chassis galvanised? I’ve got no idea about prices, but if it was less than a couple of hundred then it’s a no-brainer really.80 quid to have it galvanised is the least of your worries buddy, you will end up pouring thousands into it, may as well build something that is going to last.
I know the place at birtley will have a look. got a mate should get me plenty flap discs etc from work. By the way I spoke to Birtley Galvernising and they only do brand new metal, says they would not touch old chassis.nice to see its arrived you can buy a zink primer off ebay that does the job or go to tor at birtley and get it from there and some enamel dont buy there thinner its expensive and you dont need it you can just use celly gunwash from the body shop place left further up the road in the estate thats what i did stripped everything and get cracking stock up on flap discs wire wheels knotted wire discs for grinder etc and de rust everything best think i bought was a blast cabinet everything comes out like new,then lash tones of primer and paint on everything rub the lot dow da sand all body panels etc so you have some nice clean parts to play with.ref putting back end on i would sort ya tub out and use that to line it all up then weld it ive personally never had to put one on but i would be making some extra plates dressed around it too for added strength as you dont want to pull ya back end out when doing some pulling or towing,measure once and check measure twice check again measure three times and check again thats my rule as ive made an arse of a few things in the past which ive never done again.if you look at mine in the picture i had everything prepped and sanded and painted before it got back from being galved so everything was nice and shiny its been sitting so long now its all rusting again and doesn't look like that anymore lol i need to get it painted just finding someone to do it properly is the issue ive seen some paint jobs done by pros pmsl looked like it was painted with a roller.If i had a booth would do it myself when its your own you make sure its rite or if you like me i am a totally fanny so it has to be or i would start again.
I couldn't weld for my life, but know plenty welders that will do it for me. Give me more info on building a Jig please Nobber,Shop around, look for companys that do agricultural work. Re the rear end, build a jig around the existing, cut it out then weld the new one in, no need for the tub to be attached.
Do you know how much they charge?, Might give the Blaydon one a try toowell leeds galv do it alsong as you get it shot blasted ,they drop it into tanks of acid to clean it etc then it gets washed off and dried etc,i contacted birtley once they simply ignored me,its worth getting done though if ya chassis is mint am gonna get my td5 done when i can be arsed to strip it shouldn't take too long waiting for better weather.
I know the place at birtley will have a look. got a mate should get me plenty flap discs etc from work. By the way I spoke to Birtley Galvernising and they only do brand new metal, says they would not touch old chassis.
I couldn't weld for my life, but know plenty welders that will do it for me. Give me more info on building a Jig please Nobber,
I get what you mean by using angle iron to hold it in place. I know a good welder, will have a word I'm sure he will be able to do it.If you cant weld you wont be building a jig, if it were me I would use box section and/or angle bolted to various parts of the rear chassis making sure it cant move or be moved, I would use the rear tub mountings as alignment holes, but this is off the top of my head, it would be a lot easier if I had the thing sat in front of me.
Have you investigated how much it would cost to get the chassis galvanised?If I could afford to Mate I would love to , I think it is decent enough to save, already been started by the PO, but needs more work to finish off.
At least I think they are missing, please forgive me if they are not. Should there not be one going across from corner of bulkhead to chassis rail,Any pics of the none front outriggers, that sounds like a bit of an issue if you ask me.
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