Discovery 2 body rot ?

[CompoSimmonite]

Further to my previous thread about Dis uilding a pick-up from my Discovery with rotten rear bodywork.

I know the rear is longer on the D2 than the D1.
Anyone tell me if the D2 rear load area floor, underbody crossmembers, inner wheel arches, inner wings are impervious to rot ?
I'm considering sourcing the rear off a frontal damaged D2 to provide the bulk of the panel for my own D1 conversion to a pick-up.
Outer panels unimportant as intend making an alternative to the originals (they didn't make a 3 door D2 anyway

Cheers.

Paul H

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I've done sills on a d2 but by and large the bodies are better than the d1, it's the chassis that suffer terminal rot in the d2

 

[blenkie1]

Just welded a chassis on a discovery 2 well rotten but the body was perfect

 

[Freddy0309]

The in laws td5 body is perfect but it seems to be a constant battle on the chassis

 

[awemawson]

Which is why I had my D2 rebuilt on a galvanised chassis. Not cheap, but worth it to me.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Thanks.

Reckon I'll be safe then sourcing one to adapt.