Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

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, [...]

The chassis has been delivered four weeks after ordering. It took four of us to lift it off the flat bed and carry it into the front garden, where the rebuild will take place.
It’s sitting on axle stands waiting for painting. I’ll leave it month to dull down so the paint adheres better.

A new chassis was required due to advancing corrosion in the main rails.
There were two main options - find an unused MoD surplus chassis, or order a new chassis outright. The MoD chassis had the advantage of being half the price of new, but would have needed significant alteration to fit the rear fuel [...]