flat
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Just replace with galvanised chassis. Will last much much longer that way.
Dont replace your chassis with an ungalvanized one unless you like wasting money
Just replace with galvanised chassis. Will last much much longer that way.
Dont replace your chassis with an ungalvanized one unless you like wasting money
Discodevon
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It’s always better I think to have the original chassis in top shape almost an investment, my mates 1995 defender just had its first crossmember so well worth the money and time it takes to keep it as rust free as possible... galv chassis are lovely but you would need a fair bit put away to even think about doing it, let alone buying a new chassis if you had to pay someone to do it as well you are looking at a hefty bill
This is what you are against, top right note the tiny gap between the two layers of steel, then look at the bottom right gap/plates, the rust/rot clearly visible between the plates
This chassis was real good slightly further forward, but if its been wet inside for any length of time the water will be in between the plates slowly doing its worst.
This chassis was real good slightly further forward, but if its been wet inside for any length of time the water will be in between the plates slowly doing its worst.
Discodevon
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Hi lads a little update on the inside of the chassis, today while I was fitting new mud flaps there is the hole where the wiring loom goes through at the back of the chassis on both sides, so I made a contraption out of a Henry hoover pipe and began to hoover the inside of the chassis and oh my goodness, the amount of mud roots and pea gravel I got out
Discodevon
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Hi neilly that’s a good idea which I will be doing in the summer but bits of gravel and roots would get trapped with the hose pipe Method, I got about a big 1.5 kg sugar bag full
