Building onto the new chassis
THE re-chassis of this Defender 90 Td5 Station Wagon can now press on, as the clutch, flywheel and associated jobs have been done, and the engine and gearbox are back together (with a replacement transfer box of higher gear ratio). So it is time to bring in the new galvanised chassis and build it up into a rolling chassis so we can set the engine and transmission on and ultimately lower the Defender body down onto it again.
There are no hard and fast rules on how to build up your rolling chassis. The front axle could be fitted first, or the rear axle – it makes little difference. As a one-man operation, I usually fit the rear axle first using my pallet stacker truck to lift the chassis.
On components that will rust and become difficult to remove later, a liberal coating
