More Chassis questions

[gromit]

I'm looking for a rear crossmember for my '58 Series 2(2 litre) and wanted to know whether the crossmember is identical on the 2a and 3 chassis.

I begrudge paying more for a repro rear crossmember than I paid for the car hence looking for a chassis I can cut a repair section from. Ideally I don't want to cut up a good chassis but if it's damaged or on its way to the scrappie.......

The other alternative is if someone out there has a CAD design for the crossmember because I have access to a few companies with laser cutters and bending facilities. That way the parts could be cut out, bent and then I could complete the welding. The only problem here is that the rear spring hangers have collapsed into the chassis so the chassis legs need repairing.


Colin

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Colin

The SII, SIIa and SIII rear crossmembers are all essentially the same.

The exceptions are the Australian SIIa military variants of workshop and GS/FFT models and all the forward control variants.

You can often find pretty good rear cross members on vehicles with front end damage but I would avoid chassis that have rust from beach work.

Diana

[chazza]

They are not hard to make Colin if you are handy with metalwork tools.

The bends can be done at your cobber's place but the cutting can be done with home power tools.

I made one for my S1 for $5 :D

PM me with your email address if you want a copy of an article I wrote.

Cheers Charlie