QUOTE (Doug @ 8 Sep 2008, 20:44)
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top: Lima Body, middle: Lima Chassis, bottom: Vitrains Upgrade Chassis
Bring Lima Class 37 Locos into the 21stcentury with a Vitrains Chassis Upgrade.
Simply remove Lima body Cut off central glazing pillars that hold weight in place. Fit body to Vitrains chassis.
V0001L Class 37 Chassis Upgrade for Lima Body RRP £39.99
Well my replacement chassis arrived today and I can now answer my own question from a few posts ago.
I assumed - incorrectly as it turns out, that the lugs, clearly visible in the photo, would be in line with the lugs on the old chassis - Well they don't so the body just sits on the chassis - a point rubbed in when you read the instructions which warn you not to pick the loco up by the chassis.
So now I have a Lima body that I will need to somehow "fit" to the chassis to stop it bobbing around and find something to fill the four gaping holes where the old Lima chassis used to clip into.
As to an early question - there are no traction tyres on the chassis
Dave