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Bob696:
change a rear x member on a 90

a) fully equiped garage and mechanic or 2 that knows what they are doing

b) Keen but inexperienced mechanical idiot (me) who has the usual tools found in garage/shed/back of said 90 and a mig welder.

It dosnt need doing but i have found a rather nice looking x member that is heavy duty and is designed to carry a winch inside the chassis rails hidden from view. and christmas is just round the corner ..........

Jake:
I losened up all the bolts that hold the rear body on our old series 3 and a mobile welder came to me and did it in half a day.
All i had to do was paint it with chassis paint.
Cost me £80 + VAT for the work.
I was very pleased.
 :D

hobbit:
As above, but couldn't lift the tub due to the roll cage going through it, I just cut 2 panels out over the chassis in the floor,  did the work and checker plate the section back over afterwards, mind you this is on an old lightweight S3 though

Although you may not want to chop up the floor if its a decent motor

Make sure you have enough metal to mount the cross member to the chassis (unless you have the chassis extensions on the cross member), also if the defenders are like the series, the wiring loom goes though the box chassis on the off side, coming out near the back

But relatively easy job to do, unless you run into more rot than you thought you had, it may not be all the way through, so you may  be in for a surprise when you weld it, never any guarantee

Good luck :wink:

landyman Ash:
I'd say a day if your doing it yourself.  Get a mate to help

I did my hybrid in half a day but the tub was off.  

Its dead easy :wink:

Xtremeteam:
work quotes it out as 8 hours ish,thas one mechanic goin non stop till its done

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