Headers off at last revealing surprisingly good bores!!! finally a win!! headers should clean up nicely! next job, clean the 2 inches of alien goo and mud from the bell housing so i can get the block out and onto an engine stand, wish me luck! lol [/URL][/IMG]

Like others have said, i reckon something that looks this tidy could easily fetch a grand or so :D

And on top of that i think the chassis is good enough to sell on as it is, just a few patches need welding but nothing major as far as i can see :D

Yup, new posts and footwells and i have a winner :D

The second of my donor cars came today, in MUCH better condition that i remembered :D complete bargain if you ask me :D Pics Below [/URL][/IMG] More Photos to come :D

If your going to do a new chassis, rest of the car looks ok, if it runs and works, just take everything fromt he old chassis and plonk it on the new one, hey presto, nice working landy (Until the bulkhead inevitably rusts through :D)

Update, got the wings off today, rocker cover off and header bolts all undone but headers wont come free, anything ive missed? or tips on getting the headers off?

p.s. thanks for the responses guys, more than helpful :D

i will watch those vids and do some reading, when will you be free own and where are u based? can you inbox me?

Hey there, ive recently started a project to rebuild a series 3 from 2 donor cars and a chassis, and now its dawning on me that welding will be required at some point or another. Which leads me to a slightly odd question, is there any on in the midlands area that could give me a crash course in...

The other ones bulkhead will still need some repairs, but is repairable, unless someone comes along with one for sale in the meantime, need to keep posting so i can make a thread in the 'wanted' section :D

I actually bought two from the same guy, one of which has intact documents and is tax exempt, so im going to chase up the second with the dvla and keep my fingers crossed, however when i recieve the latter i will thouroughly inspect the chassis and engine bay for any signs of the original...

Words cannot describe the sadistic thoughts that must have went through that individuals mind when he conceived this monstrosity! On the other hand, perhaps he finally came to his senses and thats why he is selling up to get a real series!

The first of the two sisters will be here in the next 30 mins or so, il get pics up as soon as it arrives :D And Shes here, the first of the rusted out Series 3's Expecting the next one on monday ish

the rolling chassis is a 1984 series 3, chassis is fundamentally the same, there is no identifiable chassis number on the rolling chassis, due to it being blasted and painted. as far as im concerned though, all im doing is a chassis swap on one of the tax exempt vehicles ;)

v5 is lost and last time the vehicle was taxed was in 1992, just a case of rigorously searching for an intact chassis number when i take delivery

Thats what i was counting on, the second of the two donor cars i bought has chassis plate and v5 intact and is also tax exempt, so im pretty much getting two tax exempt cars for a couple hundred quid

Having used my dads Series 3 to do TYRO in when i was 15 and him subsequently having to sell it down the line, i have always had something missing from my life, so a few weeks ago i made the decision to get my own. This will be my first project on my own and i couldnt wait to get started. So...

Thanks for the responses guys, il be sure to check both as soon as i take delivery :D

Hey there guys, i recently bought a series 3 without a chassis plate, is there any way to identify the chassis number or year of manufacture? number plate reads JWN 735L, any ideas?