Lookin good, which areas did you need to double up on the thickness , I’m guessing near suspension, cross braces and perhaps at mid wheel lengths where bending might be more, was it thicker on the sides or top and bottom , a vid showing this on next leg would be interesting how you did , it I’ve welded some bodywork before and strengthened it using holes and welded these up
 
Your working conditions look a bit rough to get a finished chassis straight...just my thoughts but good luck.. have you seen YouTube Urchfab builds?... Ford 100E body on to Mazda MX5...
 
Shippers said:
Your working conditions look a bit rough to get a finished chassis straight...just my thoughts but good luck.. have you seen YouTube Urchfab builds?... Ford 100E body on to Mazda MX5...
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Yes striaghtness might be directly proportional to clutter. I keep that in mind
 
Andra said:
No it not u channels they start at 6mm thick. It 2mm bent plate and Iam cutting out 4 plates not 2. Please dont tell me how to suck eggs. Why is it not just a case of cutting out plates?? That exactly what rc do. I've got the laser cutter file. The only difference is I am cutting it by hand.
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Just seen your reply.

Not that you care as your going to do your own thing regardless.

Series chassis were 4 plates welded together as you plan to do.

90 onwards were 2 u /c profile welded together in the center and welded up the center.

So you'll not end up with a direct replacement for your chassis. I'm struggling to see how your going to make this legitimate.

As noted when I cut my rear xmember off for replacement on my 87- 90 and confirmed by an interview with Richards chassis on Atlantic rover website

For further protection from the rust worm, Richards’ chassis main rails are all built up from four plates welded at the corners, just like the original Series Land Rover chassis. Alistair advised that the factory Land Rover chassis, formed from two stamped “C” channels welded together into a rectangular tube, can be prone to corrosion at the welded, overlapped seam. He has seen the original seams fail and some that weren't properly welded. Additionally, the stamping of the “C” shape makes the material thin at the bend area, requiring the use of reinforcement pieces welded inside, which in turn contribute to rust on their own. Richards’ method of construction for the most part eliminates those issues, correcting design flaws in the factory original fabrication
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top drive said:
Just seen your reply.

Not that you care as your going to do your own thing regardless.
Legitimate?? Are you one of those people that need permission from some authority and a bit of paper. Bully to you I will do what I want. I am not posting any more about my chassis . Too many you cant legitimate comments ect . Bye bye
Series chassis were 4 plates welded together as you plan to do.

90 onwards were 2 u /c profile welded together in the center and welded up the center.

So you'll not end up with a direct replacement for your chassis. I'm struggling to see how your going to make this legitimate.

As noted when I cut my rear xmember off for replacement on my 87- 90 and confirmed by an interview with Richards chassis on Atlantic rover website
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I Will be posting more pics ect" legitimate " utter nonsense. I might just make a company out of it !I am making a chassis the the same way as Richard's do. Are you playing with a full deck? Look it my car I will repair it the way I want to! If you have nothing constructive to say shut up. I am going to post a pic of the finished leg for people that are interested.
 
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There was an article in one of the landrover mags years ago, possibly landrover enthusiast, that followed a guy in Wales. He made himself a chassis from scratch in a muddy field, that seemed to go OK.... so if your in the dry thats one better than him.
 
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Wonder why?... did you veiw it?...
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I think he's pulled the video due to the naysayer guy complaining that his build wasn't 'legitimate'.
We literally wouldn't have gotten out of the pre-industrial age if it was up to some people...
 
BuzzLand said:
I think he's pulled the video due to the naysayer guy complaining that his build wasn't 'legitimate'.
We literally wouldn't have gotten out of the pre-industrial age if it was up to some people...
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Bollocks... he's trying to build a chassis from flat plate balanced on blocks of a garage floor...will it be straight or square hope so...what do you think?
 
It definitely wouldn’t be straight or square working off the ground like that would need a decent level fab bench to have half a chance getting it right. Maybe that’s the witchcraft chassis manufacturers use to ensure their chassis are perfect :oops::oops::oops:
 
Why is everyone being so unnecessarily obnoxious to this guy, if he want to do it that way let him. It will either work or it won't.....if it does good for him and if it doesn't why should anyone else care?
 
Heres my bent chassis legs!



There straight there is nothing wrong with them . I am just being nice and showing yous what I am doing. I could swear but what's the point oh and jigs are for speed so you dont have to measure just bang the parts on. You use jigs for making fence pannels so you can do it fast. What I make speaks for themselfs
 
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TorsionBhudda said:
It definitely wouldn’t be straight or square working off the ground like that would need a decent level fab bench to have half a chance getting it right. Maybe that’s the witchcraft chassis manufacturers use to ensure their chassis are perfect :oops::oops::oops:
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Yes I watched Harry Potter can you do it?? Or do you need to buy one from someone else
 
Dont take me being nice as some kind of weakness trust me I dont get bullied. I am just trying to inspire some guys that will have a go it's only cost £120 so far. They are unteen threads of Richard chassis not fitting ect out of alignment. Know why because the guys building them are not paying attention just slapping the brackets into place on the jigs and they will be out if not placed carfully
 
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