I did my Disco that way - not too difficult until I got to the point of lifting the body clear in order to wheel the old chassis out. The body has to go scary high to clear the wheel arches - and the supports have to be wide enough to allow the wheels to pass. And then of course, it always takes longer than you expect to swap the chassis and get the body back down - life has a habit of getting in the way just when you need to get things done.
I did my Disco that way - not too difficult until I got to the point of lifting the body clear in order to wheel the old chassis out. The body has to go scary high to clear the wheel arches - and the supports have to be wide enough to allow the wheels to pass. And then of course, it always takes longer than you expect to swap the chassis and get the body back down - life has a habit of getting in the way just when you need to get things done.
Health and Safety would have had a fit!! But I got it done
Yeah...think if I did it again I would remove the wheels and use a dolly to move both the old and then new chassis out and in.
Yeah...think if I did it again I would remove the wheels and use a dolly to move both the old and then new chassis out and in.
You can do it by just fitting rims without tyres as the wheels. Gives you a lot more clearance/ need to lift things a lot less. I did that when removing the axles from my series to rebuild. Jack up as high as possible and support on max reach stands. Then swap the wheels to rims And lower down. Had just enough clearance to remove it under the bumper and crosssmember. Same principal should mean you need to lift the body 6-8inches less.
The bulkhead looks ok from what I can see. I was planning to remove the front wings first to see the bulkhead condition better and reduce the size of body. I’ve removed the floor panels and so far everything look suspiciously solid other than the chassis.
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/300tdi-90-replacement-chassis.359034/Thanks Litch I will read your thread later, I find other peoples accounts very interesting and informative.
Hi. I just finished reading your thread, thank you for the link. Wow that was so impressive, not just the attention to detail but how quickly you progressed with the limited time, man power and facilities. I’ve never seen it carried out in the order that you chose, but understand how it reduced the space required moving the parts directly from old to new chassis.
Many of us on the forum have done rebuilds or chassis swaps, so there's no need to panic. You can get help with every nut and bolt if needed.
