chorley1

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Hi i have only just joind the site tonight, i have bought a 1975 series 3, 88 SWB landy as a project, can anybody tell if there is a differance between an 88 and a 90 chassis ??
CHEERS
NEIL
 
Hi i have only just joind the site tonight, i have bought a 1975 series 3, 88 SWB landy as a project, can anybody tell if there is a differance between an 88 and a 90 chassis ??
CHEERS
NEIL

88" chassis will be leaf springs

Ninety chassis will be coil springs.

No doubt, plenty of other little differences too, etc.

HTH
 
plenty of big differences too ......
so you feel it would be VERY hard work to get an 88 body onto a 90 chssis, or would the body just not fit, i have searched the web but cant find the dimentions of a 90 chassis any where so i can compare it to the 88 dimentions i have from my manual.
 
so you feel it would be VERY hard work to get an 88 body onto a 90 chssis, or would the body just not fit, i have searched the web but cant find the dimentions of a 90 chassis any where so i can compare it to the 88 dimentions i have from my manual.

haynes manual and the workshop manual both have chassis dims in

i'll leave to decide if it's going to be VERY hard work to do
 
Right,an 88" has a wheelbase of 88"hence the name, wheelbase= centre of front wheel to centre of back wheel. A 90 has a wheelbase of 90" or I think it's about 92" to be precise.so some bits will fit, front wings,bulkhead doors etc but the rear tub won't even if you cut the bit of chassis of that's sticking out at the back because the rear wheels will be too far back to line up with the arches.If you want a 90 chassis under a series your gonna have to cut the chassis in the middle,cut the extra 3 or 4 inches out and then weld it back together,it will then be registered on a Q plate and not be tax exempt.

How bads the series chassis cos you can buy just about every section from an outrigger to half a chassis,have a look on this site

Famous Four - Independent Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Sales & Servicing Specialist - Land Rover Parts, Land Rover Accessories, Land Rover Vehicle Sales, Servicing & Repair
 
Right,an 88" has a wheelbase of 88"hence the name, wheelbase= centre of front wheel to centre of back wheel. A 90 has a wheelbase of 90" or I think it's about 92" to be precise.so some bits will fit, front wings,bulkhead doors etc but the rear tub won't even if you cut the bit of chassis of that's sticking out at the back because the rear wheels will be too far back to line up with the arches.If you want a 90 chassis under a series your gonna have to cut the chassis in the middle,cut the extra 3 or 4 inches out and then weld it back together,it will then be registered on a Q plate and not be tax exempt.

How bads the series chassis cos you can buy just about every section from an outrigger to half a chassis,have a look on this site

Famous Four - Independent Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Sales & Servicing Specialist - Land Rover Parts, Land Rover Accessories, Land Rover Vehicle Sales, Servicing & Repair

OK great now i have the answer i was looking for CHEERS, depending on how bad the chassis is on my 88 i may need to find another 88 with bad body but good chassis, once again CHEERS
 
I know this is an old thread but just out of interest if you bought a 109 tub and were pretty good at metal work couldnt you shorten that to fita 90? didnt Mark Evans shorten a 109 to mak a 100"?
 
Its the introduce yourself section ya cock.

There ought to be two 'introduce yourself' threads, one for the first time poster who needs info and ****s off as soon as he's got the answers he needs, and another for genuine members who aim to stick around and become part of the forum. :flame2::flame2:
 

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