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  1. 10th February 2011, 08:11 PM #1
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    Chassis Question

    Dear Fellow Rivet Counters,have recently read somewhere about the change of chassis construction on Series vehicles over the years, (and of course can't find it now)when did they start being constructed of 2 c sections and seam welded top and bottom. I have been in a disagreement with somebody telling me they where always made out of 4 pieces and butt welded as my Series II/IIa's have been done. Having just recently removed the front apron piece I find "Lando" my Series III is constructed like this. Could someone please point me in the right direction on this. I really appreciate what you Guy's share on this site and want to Thankyou!for what you share with us all.
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  2. 10th February 2011, 08:16 PM #2
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    range rover has always been the two c section halves - the series III 109 is also two c sections, but the 88 is 4 plates as are SIIa 88 & 109

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  3. 10th February 2011, 09:45 PM #3
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    Thanks for your reply Diana,So does that mean all Series III 109 are made like that,anybody know what year they came in etc.
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    AFAIK all SIII 109 which commenced in 1972

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    Yes as Dianna says....All series vehicles before the series III were a boxed ladder construction....makes for an easy chassis repair. All Series III vehicle are of thinner steel C section welded top and bottom with curved edges makes for a difficult chassis repair.

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    Is this when the robots were introduced to weld
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    Quote Originally Posted by will d8r View Post
    Is this when the robots were introduced to weld
    Not necessarily - I think the main thing is that it halves the number of welds per chassis. Not sure why the 88 did not get the change, but it probably reflects the decreasing proportion of the production that was short wheelbase, coupled with the cost of tooling for the pressed chassis leg halves. (One of the main advantages of the original four flat strip construction is the minimal tooling)

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    G'day Radical

    It has been a long time since I have looked closely at one, but I think that the early series 3 chassis (Suffix A) were still built as a 4 flat panel unit, and later vehicles were pressed "C" section and seam welded,I also think this was so with the early Aust CKD units in utility form,as the Wagons were often fully imported you new vehicle should have a Pressed Metal Corp. (PMC) build plate on the cabin side of the firewall with the body no on it.

    But, it is a while since I inspected closely a Series 3 LWB chassis,and i can recall a change but when I am not sure.


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