Update, removing the old 'X' member and fitting new!!
Well we got started on removing the old rusted rear cross member on sunday, got abit done, but didn't get it off until lunch time today:eek:
It turned out to be not as badly rusted as first thought, but anyway...
As i may have mensioned already, the exsisting fuel tank has had it, so while we are at it we are going to replace the tank with a 98 defender unit:)
Tank removed.
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The reason why we are replacing the x member..
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1343.jpg
We gave up trying to remove it in one peice so decided to just hack the hell out of it:twisted:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1344.jpg
Half the bar thrown to one side
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1345.jpg
Slowly getting there
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The chassis is in very good nick!!
No rust on the outside and only a tiny bit of surface on the inside:cool:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1350.jpg
Ready to start bolting to..
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It is quite a mission of a job to remove with only an angle grinder, if the plasma cutter wasn't playing up it would have only taken a couple of hours:mad:
Dummy fit with two X member to body tabs tacked on..
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1353.jpg
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The mounting bracket/plates that will bolt through crush tubes in the chassis tacked on..
Don't worry about the tacks the welder wasn't feeding properly:angel:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1355.jpg
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All the X member to body tabs fitted.
And the bar mounted in position with all the mounting brackets tacked on..
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1361.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/10/1362.jpg
Thats about it for now, next we have to drill the holes in the chassis, weld crush tubes in, make/buy then fit some sort of recovery points, highlift jacking positions, side/wing guards, possibly some tube rapping around to keep them tree's and banks away from the body work:D
Make and fit spare wheel carrier, make some fuel tank mouning tabs seeing we cut the other's off in anger:twisted:
etc, etc..
CHEERS TIM.
