oneandtwo Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Has anyone here done this? Remove a 90 hardtop body as one and swap chassis? If so any idea on timescale? I have three days to do it, fully equipped workshop with a two post lift. I've rechassised at least five defenders before but always been complete rotters needing everything replaced and rebuilt. On this one absolutely nothing will need replacing, it was rebuilt from ground up by me 12 months ago with new bulkhead, sills, doors, all new fixings, bushes, brake lines, exhaust, clutch loom etc. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 There are a couple of recent threads on here, Landowner did a body off 90 chassis swap and Ralph did a body off 110 chassis swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I know of people who have done it in a (rather long) day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artwigwa Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Looks like it's possible with a lift, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Has anyone here done this? Remove a 90 hardtop body as one and swap chassis? If so any idea on timescale? I have three days to do it, fully equipped workshop with a two post lift. I've rechassised at least five defenders before but always been complete rotters needing everything replaced and rebuilt. On this one absolutely nothing will need replacing, it was rebuilt from ground up by me 12 months ago with new bulkhead, sills, doors, all new fixings, bushes, brake lines, exhaust, clutch loom etc. Thanks. Here's what I did http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=89244&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneandtwo Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Looks like it's possible with a lift, Excellent, thanks for the link, that is exactly the same lift as mine. I reckon I can do it in a long day having seen that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wermy Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 East Coast Rovers have a series of photos of them doing just that with a full 110 body for a chassis swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneandtwo Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Well I started yesterday and took the body off, it only took 1 1/2 hr to the stage where I rolled the chassis forwards. Today I stripped the rolling chassis down and built up the new one, probably 6hrs and I'm now ready to lower the body back down. The lift is a godsend as was a swing shovel for lifting the chassis and fitting the suspension. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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