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replace chassis on Series 2a with a series 3 chassis
- Thread starter woodie63
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Not sure what the rules are in France but in the UK if you do that you will have a Series 3 of questionable parentage not a 2A as the identity goes with the chassis. Definitely a better idea to fit a new chassis of the original type. David
erubus
Land Rover Buddha
Legally the ID of the vehicle goes with the chassis, so it would be registered as a series III of you went down that route. There are detail differences in the chassis as well but I don't know how difficult they are to overcome, most notably the crossmember under the bellhousing is different due to different clutch cylinder arrangements but someone else can confirm which way doesn't work. I suspect it's S3 bellhousing doesn't work in IIA chassis but could be the other way round.
Personally, legalities aside, I'd probably opt for chasing holes in the one you've got until you can get hold of a new replacement. It's a lot of work to change a chassis and you don't want to start chasing holes in the replacement two years later.
Personally, legalities aside, I'd probably opt for chasing holes in the one you've got until you can get hold of a new replacement. It's a lot of work to change a chassis and you don't want to start chasing holes in the replacement two years later.
It's more than just detail differences.
AFAIK all 109" S3 chassis were made from U section pressings for the main rails.
Therefore it's almost impossible to disguise on as an earlier 2/2A chassis.
Lighter and stronger than a 2A chassis, but they also seem to rust very well indeed.
Not sure about 1 ton or military combat chassis, they might have been still corner welded from thicker steel
AFAIK all 109" S3 chassis were made from U section pressings for the main rails.
Therefore it's almost impossible to disguise on as an earlier 2/2A chassis.
Lighter and stronger than a 2A chassis, but they also seem to rust very well indeed.
Not sure about 1 ton or military combat chassis, they might have been still corner welded from thicker steel
Combat chassis is made from the same U section pressings as the civvy ones, but AFAIK all the replacement ones available are corner welded. David
robwlondon
Posting Guru
Agree with welding what you have and saving for a new correct replacement. Changeing the chassis is a big job so its worth only doing it for a new chassis.
What is the cost of a replacement chassis in the UK? I'm sure with delivery the price varies somewhat but looking at Shielder and Marsland the prices seem pretty reasonable even after shipping to the US and Canada. I never want to tell people how to spend their money but some things do not seem worth the energy or trouble.
Yes that's the issue. It is due to the gussets (oh er missus) being larger/different shape on the 2A chassis and the bellhousing 'lump' where the slave goes will touch/rub/offend these gussets. But only the ones on the left.
I know this is a slightly old thread, but for posterity this might be useful to someone in the far flung future of the search feature.
Would it be too far a diversion to discuss the options available today for a replacement chassis. In a thread from 2007 the names Richards, Designa and Marsland were thrown about but I know there are other producers or brands. I mentioned Shielder above and I'm sure I read something on a FB page about a company out of Poland (they may have been bulkheads only). Any manufacturers in North America yet?
Leaf or coil?
1steven
Big Landy Fan
Coils
Did a days laining with a lad who had a designa chassis coil version as long as conversion was done before 1989 if I recall correctly it is not a problem.
1steven
Big Landy Fan
My one is all correct with dvla
