Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

I managed to cut the mod part for the intermediate cross-member with a 115mm grinder. As I mentioned, the wall thickness is 8mm, so it is more than strong enough. The angle at which it is welded dramatically increases the rigidity of te modifaction too. Thanks go to Muddybungy, who did just as good a [...]

The floor support hoops were butt welded in position. Muddy set the amperage high enough to get full penetration, and they’re as strong as ever. The disturbance to the galv coating was limited to a few mm eaither side of the welds and did not get anywhere near the main rails. The hoops have been [...]

The front propshaft is now too short to reach the diff without being at fulll stretch at rest – any articulation will pop it apart. I’ll need a longer prop with a 4″ slip joint.
Another probelm that has had its solution decided on is the rear prop shaft. Due to the chassis having [...]

OK, very annoyed about this. I can’t fit the tub. The alignment between tub and bulkhead was miles out, so I started to take a close look around. The tub is also well out of line with the flanges on the centre outriggers.
The new floor is as straight as a die, the lateral braces and [...]

The rear cross-member has been etch primed and sprayed with matt black enamel. It looks really smooth and high quality. the rest has been painted with Hammerite Underbody Seal (brushable Schutz), which is a mixture of Waxoil and bitumen. It doesn’t look great, but I prefer it to a bare galvanised chassis, [...]