Putting a Galvanised Chassis On My Land Rover Discovery 2.

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Putting a Galvanised Chassis On My Land Rover Discovery 2.

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3 жыл бұрын

This was a super fun project and took us a lot less time than we planned! I will be doing a Q&A to follow this video up so if you have any questions put them below!
Huge thank you to everyone that helped, I couldn't of done it without you all!
If you want to see where this new chassis will take me, follow me on Instagram @landychap

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@trollmanrs 21 күн бұрын

Great job, that will last for years to come.

@simon-mouse8739 3 жыл бұрын

This is the job I am currently undertaking but on my own, with family power to pull the big stuff around and with a scissor lift as I like a challenge lol. I am cleaning, painting and or replacing everything I touch and also painted the Richards galvanised chassis with corroless paint and internally sprayed with dinatrol and waxoil. Just waiting for my new engine mounts and stuff to allow the engine and transmission to be swapped over and then I will be reuniting the chassis with the body and hopefully completing this within the next 4-6 weeks around my full time job a staycation and a mates wedding! Great video guys👍my pictures are below in the link. If others are planning it I sprayed everything with plus gas weeks in advance and didn't really have many issues with stuck bolts apart from 1 front radius arm bolt and the 2 front body mounts just above the crush cans. I am replacing all the body mounts and bolts too. Things that I wasn't aware of with the chassis is that there is a bracket that holds the pipes for the rear fuel tank above the tank this needs to be swapped over but the holes aren't drilled so you need to put threaded inserts in for that. Also the brake pipe brackets that fix on the chassis don't come with it and need to be replaced if you can get them! Apart from that the chassis is excellent and the only one I would consider using as it's a big job and I have heard many horror stories from other chassis suppliers new to this game! It is expensive but it is worth the extra for the peace of mind. photos.app.goo.gl/6qL3PZcymVcF3RJw9

@alanhaynes6521 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, makes me so happy that people are putting the effort in to keep these iconic vehicles on the road and off for many years to come. Thanks 👍

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s a forever truck!

@thunderousity 3 жыл бұрын

Great video guys. Inspiring us Disco 2 owners to put a new chassis on and keep these gems running for another few decades.

@landychap 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I love it!

@filippomarsura7139 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Alex!!!

@landychap 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@darrensmith9606 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Lovely work well done all, Ill pop mine round next weekend 😅😅.

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

lol thank you!

@HeinerStorch 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid and job done. I am just welding the chassis of my Discovery 1 300TDi Trophy.

@gilly9666 2 жыл бұрын

Just had a Richards galvanized chassis fitted to my disco better than scrapping these great cars

@troymortimer3487 2 жыл бұрын

wow, that was great to watch you do it.

@sailingspark9748 9 ай бұрын

Everytime I see a video on a European Disco and I wish we got the Diesel versions instead of the troublesome v8. The oilburner Discovery might have saved Land Rover's reputation rather than sink it like the V8 did.

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

Yep, I love the diesel version!

@raymondlogister6828 3 жыл бұрын

wow great job. awesome truck

@crashbuilds 3 жыл бұрын

You guys made short work of that, impressive! Just a quick question; did you debate treating or spraying the chassis before fitting? Was watching Land Rover Sophie's restoration and she put a lot of time into the prep. I'm now wondering if that's necessary, or if there's certain cases for it.

@simon-mouse8739 3 жыл бұрын

I treated mine and sprayed it and also filled it with dinatrol and waxoil. Overkill but I know it's done and do will any future owner like my son 😁

@Heretican 3 жыл бұрын

Got bored of the baby Freelander so you got yourself a big boy Disco eh?

@free2chasehappy Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! New life for the Discovery! Any performance upgrades to the engine?

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

Hey! Nothing yet other than a minor tune.

@onlyme8870 Жыл бұрын

I have the US model is it worth it. I do have a factory motor i modded to not have the cylinder sleeves slip. New heavy duty hesdgaskrt custom made. Oil cooler. Heavy duty coils and wires yeah still in original location I opted to not relocate. Now for the tired stuff I did compete suspension in 2012 now 10 years old solid still surface rust but due to an illness I was unable to keep up with chassis rust prevention which was perfect til 2018 and wasn't done since so she's getting wrecked quick with new england salt and dirt driveway. Its the rear 1/4 but I had heard about galvanized aluminum which I only used for fish tanks that I built. If aluminum is used whats the strength and flexibility for collision improvement compared to the stiff factory one? And whats the current cost ballpark to put one on?

@eel1331 Жыл бұрын

Thankfully I'm in an area where rust isn't a problem ..... Yet lol

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

It’s always a problem, maybe not right, but at some point lol

@alexbasnett275 3 жыл бұрын

What chassis did you use? I’m thinking of biting the bullet in the next year. We have fitted a few different defender chassis at work with varying difficulty, some that just didn’t fit and some that you had to re-drill holes (ruining the galv). Great job too btw

@thunderousity 3 жыл бұрын

I agree it would be good to know what chassis you used, any issues to be aware of and what you recommend being done whilst the chassis is being done such as the clutch.

@landychap 3 жыл бұрын

@@thunderousity Thanks guys. It's a Richard's Chassis (The only one worth considering!) - Shielder Chassis are absolutely terrible so don't even bother. The only holes we had to drill were ones which got covered during the galv process. We just sprayed some galv primer over these to try prevent rusting. We also sprayed this over where we stamped the chassis incase we punched through a little. I got a lot done whilst it was all apart: - Fuel Tank Pipes (A must! Such a crap job with body on). - All body mounts, bolts & washers. (Standard ones, mostly all genuine). - Clutch & Flywheel. - Rear Main Seal. - All Filters. - Breather System to single manifold under the bonnet. - Intermediate Seals. - All gearbox & Engine mounts. - Radius Arm Bushes. (If Needed) - Trailing Arm Bushes. (If Needed) - Watts Linkage. (If Needed) - ARB 'D' Bushes (If Needed) - Bump Stops. (If Needed) Hope this helps! PS - Buy new bolts for everything you have to remove in case you gotta cut them off, so much quicker!!!

@thunderousity 3 жыл бұрын

@@landychap cheers. I'll bear it all in mind. I didn't think about the fuel tank pipes. Good call.

@paulkotzurek2067 3 жыл бұрын

@ Alexander Howlett which tank pipes do you mean? Pipes from the tank to filter to the front?

@jamescutajar4241 2 жыл бұрын

@@landychap Hi from me a Maltese Landrover enthusiast, I am going to replace my Discovery 2 chassis to galvanize, can you give me a website link from where I can buy all the body mounts because I can't find from anywhere?

@ashfieldwakefield3221 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that wheels (the steel rims)?

@AllMightyLee 2 жыл бұрын

Very educating. Any reason why not to paint and wax the chassis for extra protection?

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

A proper galv chassis won’t rust for years. Couldn’t afford it at the time, if it starts to rust in the future I’ll have it treated. Thanks!

@maphos 2 жыл бұрын

Hi what size of tire and rims on tour disco 2?

@blacktt3z Жыл бұрын

What tire wheel combo are you running? Looks great!

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

265/75R16 BF ATs and standard 16” steelies from Terrafirma! Thanks

@robbybroon4904 Жыл бұрын

Great job. Why not paint the chassis before fitting it?

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

Hey! Main reason was funds but also quite like to show it off honestly!

@head4thehills256 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video.. I need to do this to mine at some point in the future. How long did it take you to do? And how did you get rid of the old chassis?

@landychap 6 ай бұрын

Thank so much! It took a lot of us about 50/60hrs total (added together). My friend took the chassis and fixed it up for another project!