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Re: Cheap Chassis Advice
By: Richard Date: August 28, 2014, 3:19 am
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Loz did you get my reply to your message? kind regards
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Re: Cheap Chassis Advice
By: ferretjuggler Date: August 28, 2014, 9:04 am
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[quote author=rowehillmaster link=topic=8550.msg92314#msg92314
date=1409205355]
I know this is not exactly what you want, but it does prove a
point that it could be done?
HTML http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Series-1-Flat-Pack-Chassis-/301285876766?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item462609a41e
HTML http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Series-1-Flat-Pack-Chassis-/301285876766?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item462609a41e
... read all the blurb. I stumbled across it when looking for
something completely different!
[/quote]
Useful, but I'm not impressed with the prices on those kits.
Getting close to what Richards want for a nice galvanised one.
Look at what Paddocks want for a half chassis in comparison.
And it most likely will fit correctly despite being made in
China or where ever
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Re: Cheap Chassis Advice
By: NoelC Date: August 28, 2014, 5:32 pm
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[quote author=ferretjuggler link=topic=8550.msg92320#msg92320
date=1409234683]
Useful, but I'm not impressed with the prices on those kits.
Getting close to what Richards want for a nice galvanised one.
[/quote]
Richards only sell series one chassis through the series one
club, and they are about double the price of the equivalent
2/2a/3 for some reason most can't fathom.
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Re: Cheap Chassis Advice
By: ferretjuggler Date: August 28, 2014, 7:33 pm
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Ah that's good to see that riip- off Britain is alive and well.
The amount of work in a S1 chassis isn't a lot more than a 2/3
IMHO.
I've never messed with series ones, although I can see the
charm of them, but I don't like being fleeced ta very much.
About time that one of the discount dealers sorted out getting
some chassis manufactured.
Dunno if it would be economic to build them in China or India,
and the choice would no doubt come down to SWB Series Three in
black paint.
£750 ?
Possible I reckon
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Re: Cheap Chassis Advice
By: NoelC Date: August 28, 2014, 10:36 pm
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I suspect that it's down to how much certain folks will pay for
a series one and the price has been "adjusted" accordingly.
The same can be said of the new bulkheads being offered,
£1450+vat for a bog standard series 3 item and a 16 month lead
time to boot. I suppose as new ones are made of a combination of
rocking horse shit and hens teeth it's not surprising the price
quoted is high, but I concur there is plenty of room for
pencil-sharpening somewhere along the line. Maybe that would
involve overseas manufacture which would be a shame, but I don't
see much competition in the marketplace as things stand at
present. There was a rumour Marslands were going to come back
into the series chassis market a while ago but so far nothing.
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