Russell_ds80 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi all. Basically ive recently bought a landrover 90. The chassis seems fairly solid but theres a lot of mud and sh** inside. I want to try and clean it all out and then waxoyl the inside. any ideas on how to get it out without to much trouble? cheers Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hose in the chassis and let it run until it runs clear. Also if you have a jet wash you can get a drain cleaner attachment for less than £20 which works really well. Like THIS but they can be had for under £20 Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 You can also drill additional holes to make it easier, especially at the low points where water/carp sits and rusts things out. If there is still steel there to drill that is. A pile of half-inch holes is not going to make any substantial difference to the strength as long as you don't seriously over-do it in a high-stress location where there's more rust than steel. Personally I think that it would be cool if they'd cut big holes in the replacement chassis and flare them to restore about 80-90% of their strength (amazing how much a simple flare adds back) along the length of the side rails, then they'd be trivial to keep clean and probably cut about 15% of the weight with no adverse side effects. (note, you CANNOT do this on a chassis that's already been welded together, it has to be done while the pieces are flat) Next time I'm over I'm going to have a long chat with Alistair and see what can be reasonably done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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