Thanks so much for the replies, Yeah I guess the idea was to find a complete vehicle with rotten chassis and swap everything over to a new chassis, renovating as we go. I suppose I should consider the power plant more carefully so as to get the right lugs on the chassis in the first place...

Thanks Rodeo Joe, I just started with total dream scenario and worked backwards so appreciate the moral and practical guidance. What is the standard or, accepted improvement on a series chassis for springs without creating Frankenlandrover? Parabolic?or just renovate and love the existing...

Hello, New to the forum, plan(forming) is a series3, new galv chassis, coil sprung(?) and a tdi. Is it possible or, a terrible idea. I love the series3 front face and it has a lot of memories for me- I’ve seen prices for recon tdi and they seem pretty high, but I have had different opinions...