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Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 21, 2015, 12:55 pm
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series 3 swb landrover, been offered all sorts but held out for
a leaf sprung chassis which i thought more in keeping.
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complete with v5c etc.
going to be a pick up, with a very short bed or maybe a metal
trunk if i can find one at not a silly price!!!!
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 21, 2015, 12:58 pm
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chassis delivered today, in far better condition than expected.
repair needed on n/s chassis rail on inside and bottom. think
it'll be a tad easier to repair than the 2cv!!!
heres a few pics, battery was placed on there to show some
progress!!!! lol
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 21, 2015, 12:59 pm
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room for lowering?
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repairs needed on n/s chassis rail inside and underneath.
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: mandylandy Date: May 21, 2015, 3:09 pm
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While you're welding around the gearbox cross member I would
invest in a removable jobby.
There's a firm in Brum does one with the brackets and all
galvanised for £70 odd .
Saves hassle later on maybe! :smilewide:
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 21, 2015, 3:20 pm
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cheers, but this a mega tight budget build (ok i'm tight!!!)
i spent some of the afternoon(after work) dismantling the
chassis.
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axles and springs!!!!
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and chassis, seperated. its a heavy old bugger to move on ya
own!!!!
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little bit of chassis rot!!!!
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and more!!!
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hole near rear spring hanger.
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and the only other bit i could find.
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steel ready to start repairs.
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got a free wheeling hub on one side.
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and this on other!!!!! got a replacement on the way, think i
might need to renew bearings as well!!!!!
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 21, 2015, 3:21 pm
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a bit of rust.
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hole!!!
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clean inside.
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not pretty but does the job.
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just a small repair on other side then one near rear shackle
mount.
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 21, 2015, 3:22 pm
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bit more progress, this is not a mega money build, so after
welding(forgot pics of rear spring hanger repair, but it got
ratrher involved!!!) i started cleaning chassis up, and out came
paint and brush. had 2 tins on the shelf so thought why not.
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 22, 2015, 3:17 am
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more cleaning and painting done, (mrs at work so won't get a
bollocking for stinking house out lol!!!!)
found out that hammerite don't do the colour now!!!
purple disapearing, changing to black.
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: DarrenH Date: May 22, 2015, 4:43 am
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welcome mate :) i did wonder if it was going to be this rover.
i'm on retrorides with the imaginative and clandestine screen
name "DarrenH"
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Re: Rat Rod Rover!!!!!
By: poprodder Date: May 22, 2015, 9:27 am
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hi darren.
got the chassis turned over, cleaned up area to be welded, found
another bad repair near rear so cleaned that off.
welded 75% of that then ran outa wire!!! bumhats.
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