Thread: Import Gal Chassis?

Originally Posted by JC Rover

Has anyone imported a galvanized chassis from the UK? I was looking at the Richards Chassis for a defender. I'm assuming it would be 3 or 4 grand landed in Australia with freight, tax, duty etc. My chassis is a bit rusty. I love beach camping/driving. I'm thinking about rebuilding my baby from the chassis up, re-spray in bronze green (2 Pack). I've gone mad.

I'm thinking about the same thing. No you haven't gone mad. Unless I'm mad too...but then again most of my family and friends think I'm mad for driving a Defender. That is until they get off road with it!

Originally Posted by lister

I've just imported a Richards chassis for my 90, total costs all up were about $3500, but Richards have dropped their prices a bit since I ordered. Richards are very good to deal with, I asked if I could fill the spare space in the crate with parts they were happy to do this, I sent them a list, and they ordered the bits.

Thanks for this lister as this is what I intend to do for our 90 because our chassis has had it and 90 chassis are not easy to come by here, and if its going to get stripped down to the ground it might as well be done right

Quote."I have looked into bringing one over too. The guys i looked at in the UK will stamp your current chassis number on the new one."

Surely that is illegal! The chassis IS the car for registration purposes.Everything else is just bolted to it really. Its essentially the same as buying a good second hand chassis, grinding the VIN number off and stamping yours back in.

I wouldn't like the hassle of that.

Nino.

Originally Posted by landy

Surely that is illegal! The chassis IS the car for registration purposes.Everything else is just bolted to it really. Its essentially the same as buying a good second hand chassis, grinding the VIN number off and stamping yours back in.

You are allowed to replace parts on a car, the chassis is a component. If there is a law saying that you cant renew a chassis then its a stupid one and should be ignored!

Get a new galv chassis, have it stamped but cut out the VIN from your old chassis and keep it. No one will bother trying to prove that your chassis is not a restored and hot dipped original.

Originally Posted by manic

You are allowed to replace parts on a car, the chassis is a component. If there is a law saying that you cant renew a chassis then its a stupid one and should be ignored!

Get a new galv chassis, have it stamped but cut out the VIN from your old chassis and keep it. No one will bother trying to prove that your chassis is not a restored and hot dipped original.

The penalties for "rebirthing" a car are hefty. On newer vehicles the chassis is the VIN.

A new reproduction part may be OK - best to check though. But if you fit a 2nd hand chassis, the vehicle will become the VIN of the new chassis.