Thread: Late 2a- Farm Find

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

hey the crossmember are not very hard to do.might take a little bit of time but thats about it.i made a new gearbox croosmember and wings for the rear crossmember for about $20

I would love to be able to just whip something up like that but I have no welding experience and I wouldn't want to frig the job up. I should do a course. Could you do an appropriate job with a stick welder?

yes for sure,i have only picked it up from school and did a bit of a tafe course they are so worth it,if you need any tips or anything about it just ask

G'day Korg20000bc

Why not just purchase a rear X-member from the UK and just get it welded in locally but specify it is for a late "G" suffix 2a 88" from places like www.richardschassis.co.uk it might well be cheaper in the long run to do it that way.


Hope that is of some help



cheers

Certainly is helpful! Thanks for it. I've also just located an army 2a 88" chassis that needs a home. I think I recall something about a late2a army 88" on the remlr.com site.
Hmmm...

For info, I priced a new 109 chassis (galvinised) from Marsland in UK about two years ago. Was about 3 and a bit grand delivered to Melbourne. Exchange rate is better now but.....

I'd be looking for a donor vehicle with a decent chassis - would be cheaper. You coulld recoup some of the costs by selling of spare bits and have other spares for your rebuild. They do pop up on ebay from time to time.

Still, a nice new galvinised chassis would be nice too

G'day Korg20000bc

If it is a late "G"suffix (lights in guard model) it would be one of a very few, send a PM to Phoenix and he should be able to clue you in


cheers

I've got one too, it's a 71 series 2a with the lights in the guards, shorty and soon to be revived!!

what spider is that?