Chassis change advice

[Mike Brownlie]

Hi,

Im changing my chassis on my 90 to a galvy one.

I have ordered a full bush kit and wondered what else i should replace while im at it.

What are the typical bolt sizes i will need when doing the swap.

Thanks

Mike

[Retroanaconda]

You'll need a shed load of bolts, make friends with your local stockist.

I recently bought, for a Series 3 88" that I'm converting to Metric stainless fittings where possible:

M6 x 20mm through 60mm

M8 x 20mm through 80mm

M10 x 25mm through 80mm

I got about 50 of each to start with, but am running out of some sizes. There are also plenty of other sizes of which you will only need a few. Bulkhead-to-chassis for example, M12 x 180 I believe.

Bear in mind that some things will need to be high tensile, the bolts that hold on the axles for example, while a lot of others do now. The fixings holding the floors down, the roof up etc can be stainless. Generally a good guide is the part numbers, have a look at this site:

http://www.ep90.com/index.php?id=28

From that you can work out what size a bolt is, and whether it needs to be high tensile.

Hope that helps

[Blippie]

Worth doing clutch if the engine and box is out ....

Cheers

Blippie

[mike4444244]

Hi

If you do a search you'll find loads of info as this is covered fairly regularly

Mike

[heath robinson]

Gearbox and engine mount rubbers, maybe brake pipes, and fuel lines. I'm having all the little brackety doo-hickeys galvanised by a local firm, for not a lot, and depending on how far you want to go, you could always galv the footwells etc.

Have a look at Si Whites build thread for ideas.

Jake

[Mr Bean]

Bulkhead change?

[nicks90]

if you're stumping up the pennies for a new chassis - might as well chuck new brake pipes, fuel pipes and wiring loom at it as well.