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blackbeltbob:
long winded  problem here so please bear with me.

I have a 1998 Defender 90 hard top that is in reasonable condition apart from the chassis. I t has 83k miles on it with only one owner before me. There is no service history but I am assured it is a good one except for the obvious chassis issues which I will explain.

The chassis has had to be welded a couple of times already and now I have spotted some more areas needeing repaired. Hopefully the pictures are attached below.

My problem is do I change the chassis and do some other mods that will probabily cost around £5k and give me a car that is not that much different to the one I have?
(I plan a suspension lift, winch and winch bumper, removable tow-bar, new chassis, new bushes and anything else needed. I have geussed about £5k)

Or do I trade in and cut my losses and buy another?
(problem here being that with my £5k I would still end up with one roughly the same age)

Or do I get it welded and hope for the best?
(problem with this one is I would always be shi**ing myself when I towed something heavy)

Or do I do nothing?

Comments would be greatly received........

Even after spending the £5k on it I would still only end up with a car half way to the one I want. And the budget has not left anything for the crap paint or inside either.........

Help

blackbeltbob:
more pics

blackbeltbob:
yet more

blackbeltbob:
last one, I promise

Sharpshooter:
That chassis has had it. I wouldnt bother welding it. I changed the chassis on my 110 a couple of years ago.

I think you have over budgeted for the mods yu wish to carry out.

Think along the lines of £1500-£2000 for the chassis swap. Thats if you do it yourself. I got a very good secondhand one for £300. It needs one small patch on the drivers outrigger, but other than that its fine.

You may find the bulkhead needs replacing when you strip it. Allow about £2-300 for this. Its worth doing whilst its apart.

I did a chassis swap, and bulkhead. Including all new bolts and seatbox fittings for under £1000. I did the work myself.

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