Soft dash restoration

P38_Ireland · Nov 8, 2014

Hey Dunkan, can you tell me how many chassis bolts and the location to remove before removing the body from the chassis? cant see it anywhere in the workshop manuals nor the Haynes repair or rebuild manual.

thanks

zen · Nov 8, 2014

you joking?cos really finding them is the easy bit!!lifting body without it falling to bits and bending is the hard bit (espically if rotten...BRACEing is a good idea1)

****e loads..the main ones are the body to chassis bolts..look on rear x member just behind rear bumper for 2..then you know what to look for..(on inner wings 4 sills 4 etc..)
..then seat belt mounts..rad..fuel lines.electric cables, pipes..gear levers..hand brake..steering coloum .brake lines.fuel filler etc etc etc etc..

dunkan · Nov 9, 2014

Here you go, my guys replaced the sills and rear cross member before taking the body off the chassis

stutab · Nov 9, 2014

Ye I rebuilt the body before lifting it off the chassis. Dropped it back on to axle stands straight away to prevent it deforming. The rear sill bolts tend to foul on the floor but if you leave them in and remove when the body is off they come out relatively easily. Just remember to put the new bolts and upper body mount bush on before you put it back on the chassis.

P38_Ireland · Nov 9, 2014

zen said:
you joking?cos really finding them is the easy bit!!lifting body without it falling to bits and bending is the hard bit (espically if rotten...BRACEing is a good idea1)

****e loads..the main ones are the body to chassis bolts..look on rear x member just behind rear bumper for 2..then you know what to look for..(on inner wings 4 sills 4 etc..)
..then seat belt mounts..rad..fuel lines.electric cables, pipes..gear levers..hand brake..steering coloum .brake lines.fuel filler etc etc etc etc..

Thanks, but im just doing the book work study on the restoration before i get stuck in to the removal but just cant seem to find the locations of the bolts written anywhere

dunkan said:
Here you go, my guys replaced the sills and rear cross member before taking the body off the chassis

which is the front and which is the rear??

ound: kidding!! thanks for that. been looking everywhere and even put a thread up with no joy

stutab said:
Ye I rebuilt the body before lifting it off the chassis. Dropped it back on to axle stands straight away to prevent it deforming. The rear sill bolts tend to foul on the floor but if you leave them in and remove when the body is off they come out relatively easily. Just remember to put the new bolts and upper body mount bush on before you put it back on the chassis.

good tips, much appreciated.

dunkan · Nov 11, 2014

Air suspension control box is re built and back on the chassis and
the air lines are being fitted. The air bags work

dunkan · Nov 12, 2014

Chassis is pretty much finished, time to unravel the loom !!

Rustystuff · Nov 12, 2014

Shiny !

Looking good.... but sod putting all that back where it came from !

stutab · Nov 12, 2014

Hope you are changing the tyres on them alloys. Looks like somebody has painted the rubber on.

P38_Ireland · Nov 12, 2014

the wiring looks like fun...! lol

dunkan · Nov 13, 2014

Those wheels and tyres are just to get the chassis mobile, these genuine
5 spokes will be fitted after they have been refurbed along with new tyres

stutab · Nov 13, 2014

Oooo Smith's. I have a set of them for mine. I do like the look of them.

dunkan · Nov 13, 2014

stutab said:
Oooo Smith's. I have a set of them for mine. I do like the look of them.

Smiths ?

stutab · Nov 13, 2014

dunkan said:
Smiths ?

Expensive optional extra for wheels

dunkan · Nov 13, 2014

stutab said:
Expensive optional extra for wheels

Didn't know they were called Smiths

stutab · Nov 13, 2014

Ye it was the designer. I have centers with Smith's written on them.

tomcat59alan · Nov 13, 2014

stutab said:
Ye it was the designer. I have centers with Smith's written on them.

The car could have been owned by the MD of a crisp manufacturer.

dunkan · Nov 14, 2014

Got a box full of bits all for the engine bay to be stripped and
powder coated satin black and the new battery is soldered
onto the seat ECU pcb.

I'm also after the EAS height sensor links and a replacement airbox as
in the photos if anyone knows of any

3.5 efi · Nov 14, 2014

AIR BOX - 3.9 V8 - LAND ROVER DISCOVERY - 1997 - AMAZON 4X4 BREAKERS | eBay

dunkan · Nov 14, 2014

3.5 efi said:
AIR BOX - 3.9 V8 - LAND ROVER DISCOVERY - 1997 - AMAZON 4X4 BREAKERS | eBay

Thanks for the link mate, i've contacted the seller

Afraid it looks like that one is cracked in the photo, the seller
says its 100% fine but i'll keep looking.

Waiting on some photos from another seller so i'll see what
that looks like. The one i found in the States looks in pretty
good condition if i can't find a good one here

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