Landrover chassis

[eggster71]

Next door neigbour has asked me to do some welding on his old landrover chassis, front end box chassis section with the rear leafspring bolt hole through it.
The existing metal has be over patched repeatedly in the past so has come to the point where I'm going to have to cut out a large section and replace it.

While I don't have a problem with the welding side of things I'm more used to VW bugs and haven't tackled a chassis job like this before.
I'm thinking of cutting out one side at a time and replacing them and then the bottom section to try and keep everything aligned. Does anyone have any opinions/ advice? Especially regarding the thickness steel it's likely to be as the fella's using the car and i'll be doing this next weekend so will need to collect any steel needed in the week. I have some 2mm and 3mm already.

Cheers all.

 

[pedrobedro]

2mm will do nicely. I've just helped rewire a series II that has a new galvanised chassis and that was 2mm.

 

[Metalkoi]

2 or 3 mm wil be fine,definately do one side at a time and take plenty of measurements before you start

 

[Rob 88"]

Ive just bought a sheet of 2mm for my 1958 series 1 , just waiting for outriggers and a rearcrossmember from craddocks, to start the job, will put up a few pics once done

 

[eggster71]

Cheers folks. Won't be measuring much, tape measures have a funny habit of stretching on me so a nice cardboard template or 2 will be putting in an appearance!

 

[rtcosic]

The existing metal has be over patched repeatedly in the past so has come to the point where I'm going to have to cut out a large section and replace it.

You will find yourself chasing further and further trying to find something left thick enough to weld to in that case. Might be a lot quicker and easier to buy the relevant part chassis from Craddocks or where-ever.

 

[eggster71]

You will find yourself chasing further and further trying to find something left thick enough to weld to in that case. Might be a lot quicker and easier to buy the relevant part chassis from Craddocks or where-ever.

Very good point.

 

[brightspark]

use the 6 to one rule on welding for every inch u see they will be 6 inch to weld