Thread: Diary of TDI Conversion - Day 8 paint the chassis

Originally posted by Ace
No worries LRH, just wondering. Does anyone know how much it would cost to galvanise a chassis in Aus, has anyone done it? I am desperate to get hold of a series II or III SWB to do up when marcos is old enought to help and i want to do a ground up resto, just looking for ideas for problems early. Matt

I was told by Brian at LVS it quiet cheap to gal a chassis - about $300.

Don't know if this included the acid dip first?

I have read somewhere that galvanising anything is charged by the weight of object. I recon that the RR chassis has got to be less than 200kg as 2 people can lift and carry it - ask me how I know!!!

LRH

Originally posted by LRHybrid100+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LRHybrid100)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Ace
No worries LRH, just wondering. Does anyone know how much it would cost to galvanise a chassis in Aus, has anyone done it? I am desperate to get hold of a series II or III SWB to do up when marcos is old enought to help and i want to do a ground up resto, just looking for ideas for problems early. Matt

I was told by Brian at LVS it quiet cheap to gal a chassis - about $300.

Don't know if this included the acid dip first?

I have read somewhere that galvanising anything is charged by the weight of object. I recon that the RR chassis has got to be less than 200kg as 2 people can lift and carry it - ask me how I know!!!

LRH[/b][/quote]

It doesnt sound like that includes the acid dip, from memory they said the A 4x4 Is Born job all up cost about 600 quid. Matt

Originally posted by LRHybrid100+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LRHybrid100)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Ace
No worries LRH, just wondering. Does anyone know how much it would cost to galvanise a chassis in Aus, has anyone done it? I am desperate to get hold of a series II or III SWB to do up when marcos is old enought to help and i want to do a ground up resto, just looking for ideas for problems early. Matt

I was told by Brian at LVS it quiet cheap to gal a chassis - about $300.

Don't know if this included the acid dip first?

I have read somewhere that galvanising anything is charged by the weight of object. I recon that the RR chassis has got to be less than 200kg as 2 people can lift and carry it - ask me how I know!!!

LRH[/b][/quote]

I'd heard 40c a kilo.

Making sure that there are no air pockets is a bit of an art.

But finding someone who can do it without distorting the chassis would be important.