Thread: 110 Defender Chassis

Just a thought.

Tikirocker's VIN was unreadable after the chassis was hot-dip galvanised.

You would have to then have to re-stamp a/the VIN on the outside of the gal.

Just so that everything is Kosher and there was a nice flat surface for stamping, you'd have to carefully polish the side of the RHS front chassis rail prior to dipping wouldn't you?

Be careful to make sure your remember which VIN you have to stamp!

After all that's completed the rusty chassis needs to go to the metal recyclers and not be left cuttering up your yard!

Recommending that you restamp the VIN is not a good idea. All you need is anyone from a local transport branch to see it's been restamped and your car will never get registered again. New laws are very strict. If your gal chassis has the vin removed then your going to need an engineers cert. Do it by the book. Or it will cost you greatly.

Quick unrelated story
Friend bought a 95 Holden ute. It was a uneconomic write off. So it needed a VIV to get re registered. He got the rail repaired and the damaged repaired. He then sent it in for a VIV. The car was rejected due to old damage in the other side that was not part of the VIV. Vicroads had blacklisted this car to never ever put back on the road. It is now a stat write off. Sad part. Its a Maloo. Not a cheap replacement. Listed on Vicroads is every number it has. So if he gets a new body with new numbers he still can't register it. So it's scrap.

Don't get caught out

Clarkie

I'll put my 2c in this,I had trouble with my Tdi when I changed the rego from NSW to WA and I had to go through three blue slip inspections for wrong engine number,a didgit missing off the engine number and wrong compliance plate.I would not in any way change or try and fool my way through the process.By a chassis,let everyone know what you are doing,do the paperwork and have it with you and do it through the correct channels.It is not worth the grief. Pat

I have found a Good chassis locally. Has small rust spot at the front but is clean otherwise. It is from 110 with 200tdi so it will be a straight swap.
I also found out that all these vehicles have similar klms to mine @450-500k is this to many for a rebuild to be economical?
Anyway back out to the shed to strip the cab. Spent yesterday removing the front end. Found some rust in the cab that I didnt see before but it is repairable.
Mark

there are systems in place that allow for a replacement chassis in some vehicles the LR makes the grade for it.

each state has its own loopholes for getting it done but generally as shown by example its not that much harder than a normal blueslip.

Ive re chassised a couple of jeeps and went to great pains to document and photograph all of the works in progress as well as keeping all the reciepts. I provided it all in a portfolio in chronological order and it took all of an extra 20 minutes at the NT version of the Department of transport to get the rego done. (they have/had one place that had all the facets in one place)

second time around I handed the portfolio over to the same person and got given "you again" and it took all of 5 minutes more.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

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second time around I handed the portfolio over to the same person and got given "you again" and it took all of 5 minutes more.

Love it ... they're a chirpy bunch aren't they?

Simon.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Thanks, but your info may not be current as the rules have just changed (at least in a few states) and written off vehicles cannot be re-registered at all. I am not sure how this will affect donor chassis???

yes you are correct you cannot re-register a written off vehicle but you can use spare parts from the written off vehicle in my case the vehicle was a STAT write off but the chassis was in very good nic so I used it as a spare part. see below this is from the QLD Transport website http://http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Reg...-register.aspx

Written-off vehicle classifications
Written-off vehicles are classified either as a statutory or repairable write-off.

Statutory write-off
A statutory write-off is too badly damaged to be repaired to a standard that is safe for road use. The vehicle identification number (VIN) or chassis number is recorded as a statutory write-off, and the vehicle is not allowed to be registered. These vehicles are only suitable for use as parts or scrap metal.

A repairable write-off
A repairable write-off has been assessed as uneconomical to repair. The vehicle identification number (VIN) or chassis number will be recorded as a repairable write-off and the vehicle will only be registered if it is repaired, passes a safety inspection, and passes a written-off vehicle inspection.

i have a nice galvanised 110 v8 chassis for sale if interested pm me