Time for a bit of an update...
I picked up a chassis from grey_ghost today thank you very much again it was nice to meet you
Its from an 71 S2a 5door, even though my chassis is in pretty good nick i was thinking of rebuilding my 75 S3 3 door onto it.
I can see a few advantages this way:
Thicker steel walls, mine is the 2 C sections welded together
Completely stripped I can easily get it dipped if i go that way.
Bugger all if any rust, i still have rear x member rust to fix. It has been painted and looked after by someone.
Make for a better frame up restoration altogether. My s3 is pretty much in bits already.
The downfalls and repairs are:
Front crossmember has been checked out for the 6cyl holden. Im guessing it was originally a 4cyl so i may need to move the engine 2 inches back to suit my 6cyl firewall and drivetrain. If thats the case i may try and find a new front crossmember.
Steering arm seems pretty seized may be a pain to remove.
Few dings in the back which i may be able to pull out in spots
I have no idea if any of the brackets are in the same spots.
If anyone has done this before or knows if the chassis are virtually the same some info would be appreciated
Ill get some photos up some stage
Cheers Jim
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