New Frame pics...finally!! - Land Rovers Only

Badger1 · 08-15-2006, 04:34 PM

Alright my wife finally got her truck back!

Got the new frame put on under warranty, along with all new fuel and brake lines, bolts, nuts, gaskets, bushings, etc.,etc.!

Had the axels, radius arms, trailing arms wire brushed and undercoated, along with the wheel arches too. Also while in there they swapped out the SLS for for an OME medium duty(because of garage height restraints), new extended SS brake lines, and put on the Safari Guard rock sliders that I have been putting off getting done for a good year! All for the grand total of...........$54!!!!!!! YES you read that correctly! So if anyone is pondering the purchase of a LR extended warranty...pony up, it's worth it!

So here are the tons of pics. Enjoy.

Badger1 · 08-15-2006, 04:37 PM

more pics...

Badger1 · 08-15-2006, 04:40 PM

yet more...

keptin · 08-15-2006, 04:52 PM

Wow, super cool! I dig the color of it too!

That old frame was horribly rusted

Glad the new one worked out. So that was an LR-warranty? Not a 3rd party correct?

Btw, how much would it have cost you had you not had the warranty?

Badger1 · 08-15-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by keptin

Wow, super cool! I dig the color of it too!

That old frame was horribly rusted

Glad the new one worked out. So that was an LR-warranty? Not a 3rd party correct?

Btw, how much would it have cost you had you not had the warranty?

No LR extended warranty! They caught it one day before it expired too. Cost... I am guessing $20-25K maybe? Not really sure because the job went way faster than expected.

Here are some pics of the loaner they gave us.

Nori · 08-15-2006, 05:15 PM

$54 buck !!!!
You cant beat that and then the even put the aftermarket stuff in too ! !
congrats on your new frame !

Badger1 · 08-15-2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nori

$54 buck !!!!
You cant beat that and then the even put the aftermarket stuff in too ! !
congrats on your new frame !

Thanks!

Maybe next event we'll take this truck out and get it dirty.

BlueLion · 08-15-2006, 08:07 PM

Awesome simpy awesome....

disco12 · 08-15-2006, 09:13 PM

KICK ASS MAN STEP BY STEP

rmuller · 08-15-2006, 09:25 PM

You know what you should of done (which I didnt even think about until now) ... threw a 1 or 2" body lift on there also... since they had the body off, all they would have had to do is throw a few metal pucks on the body mounts.. and you coulda had a nice 4-5" lift total!

Badger1 · 08-16-2006, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by rmuller

You know what you should of done (which I didnt even think about until now) ... threw a 1 or 2" body lift on there also... since they had the body off, all they would have had to do is throw a few metal pucks on the body mounts.. and you coulda had a nice 4-5" lift total!

I wish! Our garage at our house was our big constraint.

me.guevara · 08-16-2006, 07:49 AM

Very nice! Congratulations to your wife! Is she going to let you play with her new toy?

Quick question for you: it looks like your rear receiver is bolted directly to the frame using the factory holes which I presume are there for that purpose, right?

bentyson · 08-16-2006, 09:37 AM

This is the coolest series of pics... seriously. I wonder if they forgot to properly treat / paint / rustproof / etc a batch of the LR frames from the factory that year? (ie the old "built on a monday after new years" story)

Really crazy though, I'd bet there are more rovers out there with this same problem. Good work on getting it replaced.

And I can't believe they did this, from a cost perspective, it's really cool of them. If I were the land rover rep, I'd have just given you an '04 and called it even. (how I wish I were the land rover rep)

Badger1 · 08-16-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bentyson

This is the coolest series of pics... seriously. I wonder if they forgot to properly treat / paint / rustproof / etc a batch of the LR frames from the factory that year? (ie the old "built on a monday after new years" story)

Really crazy though, I'd bet there are more rovers out there with this same problem. Good work on getting it replaced.

And I can't believe they did this, from a cost perspective, it's really cool of them. If I were the land rover rep, I'd have just given you an '04 and called it even. (how I wish I were the land rover rep)

That is what everyone I have talked to said, why don't they just give you an 04 off the lot and call it even. I don't know. Now I don't really care either lol!

As far as the rusty frame, you might have hit that right on the head. The other thing is the previous owner might have taken the truck wheeling out east and dipped it in the ocean a few million times or something I don't know I am glad it is fixed.

Badger1 · 08-16-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by me.guevara

Very nice! Congratulations to your wife! Is she going to let you play with her new toy?

Quick question for you: it looks like your rear receiver is bolted directly to the frame using the factory holes which I presume are there for that purpose, right?

Yes.

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Nori Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: I live in Cincinnati now ! Posts: 18 Gallery: 0	$54 buck !!!! You cant beat that and then the even put the aftermarket stuff in too ! ! congrats on your new frame !

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rmuller Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,464 Gallery: 0	You know what you should of done (which I didnt even think about until now) ... threw a 1 or 2" body lift on there also... since they had the body off, all they would have had to do is throw a few metal pucks on the body mounts.. and you coulda had a nice 4-5" lift total! __________________ Ryan :: Off-Road/Accessories Moderator :: Gallery 2001 Discovery II \| 1994 Defender 90 #416

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me.guevara MG Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bolivia Posts: 720 Gallery: 0	Very nice! Congratulations to your wife! Is she going to let you play with her new toy? Quick question for you: it looks like your rear receiver is bolted directly to the frame using the factory holes which I presume are there for that purpose, right? __________________ ________________________ MG '95 Disco I, 3.9L V8i 5-speed Discoverying Bolivia...

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bentyson Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Gallery: 0	Did they ever figure out what happened? This is the coolest series of pics... seriously. I wonder if they forgot to properly treat / paint / rustproof / etc a batch of the LR frames from the factory that year? (ie the old "built on a monday after new years" story) Really crazy though, I'd bet there are more rovers out there with this same problem. Good work on getting it replaced. And I can't believe they did this, from a cost perspective, it's really cool of them. If I were the land rover rep, I'd have just given you an '04 and called it even. (how I wish I were the land rover rep)

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