bluedog333
Well-Known Member
Yep, definitely repairable!
As above ^^^^
They are drain oles arent they?
In which case a good brush/prod and some protective treatment inside &out could help hold it off for a while. But whats going on on the inside is harder to know.
Is that the rear feul tank? dont make it easy to weld in that area if it is.
J
They are drain oles arent they?
In which case a good brush/prod and some protective treatment inside &out could help hold it off for a while. But whats going on on the inside is harder to know.
Is that the rear feul tank? dont make it easy to weld in that area if it is.
J
Lewis07
Active Member
Had a rear crossmember fitted a few years ago.And sometimes more cost effective in the long run.
J
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
But a 1/4 chassis would replace them legs(&rot)
Stone56
Well-Known Member
It's a defender not a freelanderShove a drain unblocker (on the end of a jet wash) inside the chassis, to clean it out. Then repair and fix whats left. Patch it up with some roses tin.
Lewis07
Active Member
I thought about a new chassis but the rest of the current one is in pretty good nick.
300bhp/ton
Well-Known Member
This may not be the best route, depends how much money, time and did I say money.... the op wants to spend.
Rust is often nowhere near as bad as people make out, far to many drama Queens. Just a clean up and some treatment products may well keep it in check for another 10 years+
Not saying a chassis swap isn't a good solution, but it is a significant investment that is likely going to cost more on other items, once you start taking it apart. If you aren't doing the work yourself, the labour costs are not insignificant either.
300bhp/ton
Well-Known Member
Agree to an extent. But do bear in mind you can buy a new cross member for just over £100. You can even get a galvanised crossmember with extensions for about £260. These are relatively easy to fit in situ.
A chassis is going to set you back a minimum of 10 times more just for the chassis (£2500+). And is a major project to fit. Also, if you are doing a chassis swap, you'll likely find many other things you'll want to address, that you would otherwise be happy to not do if you weren't doing a chassis replacement.
Overall, repairing/replacing the rear cross member could well be 15-20x cheaper than a chassis swap. Which is not insignificant.
