Paul in Sussex
Member
Hi all
I am putting a new galvanised chassis under my 200TDI and have hit a snag.
The fuel tank wont fit - it seems the tubular outrigger to which it mounts may be too far forward.
Does anyone have a known-good chassis from which they could measure the distance from back face of outer tab on rear cross member to the front face of the body bracket on the tubular outrigger on the tank side of the vehicle?
The problem as I see it, is if I cut and shut the outrigger I will damage the galvanising - ditto if I hit it with a big 'ammer and bend it back. I guess it also means there are going to be issues aligning the tub.
Not quite the outcome I was hoping for having invested significant sums of money and effort. I have owned the vehicle for ten years and put about a hundred thousand miles on it (total now 285k ish). I thought I was building my 'forever' Land Rover - not something that is compromised right from the start.Not a great way to end the weekend...
Thanks
Paul
I am putting a new galvanised chassis under my 200TDI and have hit a snag.
The fuel tank wont fit - it seems the tubular outrigger to which it mounts may be too far forward.
Does anyone have a known-good chassis from which they could measure the distance from back face of outer tab on rear cross member to the front face of the body bracket on the tubular outrigger on the tank side of the vehicle?
The problem as I see it, is if I cut and shut the outrigger I will damage the galvanising - ditto if I hit it with a big 'ammer and bend it back. I guess it also means there are going to be issues aligning the tub.
Not quite the outcome I was hoping for having invested significant sums of money and effort. I have owned the vehicle for ten years and put about a hundred thousand miles on it (total now 285k ish). I thought I was building my 'forever' Land Rover - not something that is compromised right from the start.Not a great way to end the weekend...
Thanks
Paul