GW8IZR Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 If you mean the TD5 bulkheads, I bought one (so did a mate) for £167 Yep, I paid more than twice that for a rust free s/h one. ok it had history so I knew it wasnt a stolen ebay spesh ,, but made a dent in the rebuild budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 my marsland chassis was just perfect, didn't have to adjust brackets or outriggers on it, everything bolted up very nicely, I would buy from the again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 About 14 months ago, I bought a brand new puma chassis from a main dealer,through ebay for £1100..... take off the fees, and then the VAT, and bearing in mind that they made profit, and the cost to the dealer was almost unbelievable...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I'm just putting a 90 together on a Richards chassis, so far so good, everything has fitted. A friend has done 2 90's now, both on Richards chassis and both went together without problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Mine arrived this weekend. If you get it delivered, it lives in the van on its side and won't lie flat until it's out the of the van. Unless you have an engine crane, you'll need 5/6 people to make this go smoothy without dropping it. The outriggers make it difficult to manoeuvre. As a side note, I thought all Marsland chassis were ROW spec. They're not, so now I either have to take an angle grinder to it, use a metal tank or it's a large paperweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Oh no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Mine arrived this weekend. If you get it delivered, it lives in the van on its side and won't lie flat until it's out the of the van. Unless you have an engine crane, you'll need 5/6 people to make this go smoothy without dropping it. The outriggers make it difficult to manoeuvre. Imgp9578_web.jpg As a side note, I thought all Marsland chassis were ROW spec. They're not, so now I either have to take an angle grinder to it, use a metal tank or it's a large paperweight. my marsland 110 chassis has all the fixings for the td5 plastic tank & the older steel tank, my steel tank was in good condition so kept it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 They're new Tdci chassis, so should have fittings for the later plastic rear tank as used on Td5/Tdci or ROW spec. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Well essentially for the plastic tank you just need 4 holes in the right places and the top strap brackets, which it does have still. What they do change is the under floor supports for the older style, and add the bracket at the back and the front for the metal tank, which would have to be removed to get a plastic tank to fit. Just a bit of a conundrum as I've already spent hundreds on using a plastic tank set up on the 300Tdi. Plus having a correct chassis would have been nice from a purist's point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Well that's good to know, I'll be sure to tell them I want it left as Tdci spec then as I want to use the plastic tank. Bit of a bugger for you though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 this is the Tdci rear end as a comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Can you send it back? It's a lot of money for it to not be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Can you send it back? It's a lot of money for it to not be right. Depends what was ordered, my 'tdci chassis' has all the brackets for a 1985 petrol 2286 .... Cos that's what I asked for The only thing you can't get is the original spec rear cross member as that's already glued on at gkn before Marslands get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 It's 100% my fault as I took delivery of it and did not check or specify exactly when I ordered. My excuse is that having 7 people standing around in the pissing rain on your behalf with 40mph wind kind of changes your priorities! I did my research a few years ago and ensured the chassis was as I wanted it. Fast forward to now, when I finally have the money and space, with Defender production ending, I got totally caught up in the moment and never even considered that they'd changed the way they do them. I presumed that the cheapest and easiest thing for them would be to always keep the chassis as unmodified as possible. I don't have an imminent rebuild so I'll sit on it for a few months and mull it over. If I did want to replace it then i'd probably try and sell this one and buy another. It'd be about £300 in delivery costs to swap it. Or chalk it up to experience and live with it. We'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Reckon you could get a plastic tank to fit anyway, or just live with a new steel tank, the sender unit is easier to access on a steel tank as it's on the left hand side, where a plastic tank has it's pump/sender in the top, so either a tank off job or cut a access hole/panel in rear floor, my steel tank got a few good coats of galvafriod paint then a few coats of chassis black paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'm buying soon but don't know whether to go metal or plastic. I don't like the look of my metal tank and assume that when I see it bare i'll want to change it. What's the weight difference? I assume that's the advantage of plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 £300 is a lot I was thinking it's worth telling them even if it's your mistake: they may have an order for the one you've got and the one you want as a cancelled order. If you hired a van for a day would it cost £300 to drive there and back ? At the othe end of the scale - and excuse my ignorance, if you cut the extra brackets off and painted the areas with a zinc rich paint, would it be a huge compromise and a greater risk in real terms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I reckon it's worth painting a galv chassis anyway so any modifications could be protected, at least you know exactly what area is compromised and if your careful the damage to the galv is slight and outside where you can see it. Me, I'd prefer to fit a plastic tank on my 90 and would have chosen one in a heartbeat, but it's an under seat one and ( I don't believe ) anyone makes one. A tin of Galvafroid paint is handy to have around when you are doing the rebuilding anyway in case you catch it with tools etc but to a point galv scratches heal over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'm buying soon but don't know whether to go metal or plastic. I don't like the look of my metal tank and assume that when I see it bare i'll want to change it. What's the weight difference? I assume that's the advantage of plastic? I went plastic for having no corrosion issues and having more modern/reliable fuel connectors. Plus I was having the rear crossmember replaced. The plastic tank is about 10 litres smaller in capacity, so would be a lot lighter in this regard, but otherwise it's not much different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 £300 is a lot I was thinking it's worth telling them even if it's your mistake: they may have an order for the one you've got and the one you want as a cancelled order. If you hired a van for a day would it cost £300 to drive there and back ? I mentioned it and got a curt and unemotional response. £300 is an estimate on £120 trailer, plus 400 miles round trip to where the chassis is, plus 500 miles round trip to their site. If it comes to it, it may be easier to sell this one locally and order another. But this is only really a last resort heart-over-head kind of decision. At the othe end of the scale - and excuse my ignorance, if you cut the extra brackets off and painted the areas with a zinc rich paint, would it be a huge compromise and a greater risk in real terms? I know that practically speaking, it would probably be fine. There is the sacrilegious aspect of cutting into fresh galv, which tends to get a few gasps on this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 The gasps are overrated! Galvanising isn't some magic coating that if scratched let's the rust/water in, out acts as a sacrificial anode, corroding first before the steel. On steel hulled boats you would bolt a lump of zinc to the hull to do pretty much the same thing. It worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 And they get replaced over time too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Yup, I would hazard a guess that being submersed in salty water being worse than a bit of spray and mud every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 It perhaps also facilitates the sacrificial metal serving the whole hull ? I can't imagine a sacrificial contact in a single location working in the air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 It perhaps also facilitates the sacrificial metal serving the whole hull ? I can't imagine a sacrificial contact in a single location working in the air? Correct, it only works on a boat as the whole thing is in contact with the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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