03-12-2018, 02:49 PM
Thanks for the replies guys, further dismantling and inspection has revealed that the chassis members were actually broken (or cracked) at the point of the bend (immediately in front of the front crossmember) and then heavily plated over, making straightening the chassis very difficult.
Someone in Scotland has some later LWB rails on eBay and I can chase up the ones that were on recently. It looks like replacing the chassis rails will be the way to go, carefully adapting them to fit the earlier chassis. Then it will be attending Nick Beck's hot riveting class!
In the meantime, it seems I will be busy repairing the stress cracks and holes in the floor. Someone has had a go at welding the cracks up in the past but it needs to be done properly now.
BTW, I dismantled the (presumably) original wiper arm and blade this weekend. The wiper blade is made of felt! Is this right? anyone else seen this??
JonE, no original trim left I'm afraid, the interior was a frenzy of inappropriate materials, Ambla, foam, staples. All on the list.....
Someone in Scotland has some later LWB rails on eBay and I can chase up the ones that were on recently. It looks like replacing the chassis rails will be the way to go, carefully adapting them to fit the earlier chassis. Then it will be attending Nick Beck's hot riveting class!
In the meantime, it seems I will be busy repairing the stress cracks and holes in the floor. Someone has had a go at welding the cracks up in the past but it needs to be done properly now.
BTW, I dismantled the (presumably) original wiper arm and blade this weekend. The wiper blade is made of felt! Is this right? anyone else seen this??
JonE, no original trim left I'm afraid, the interior was a frenzy of inappropriate materials, Ambla, foam, staples. All on the list.....