mounting points for a box body

CharlieZeroOne

Hey all, bit of a funny question so i was unsure of where to put it. ill put it here since its DOE related.

I'm restoring an ex-esb iveco. I'm going to put a box body on the back of it, and I'm wondering do i have to use the mounting points.
There are 4 running along either side of the chassis as you can see in the pic. is it a legal requirement to use them?
i was thinking of laying the box body rails directly onto the chassis

bren11

Im sure you could mount the body that way, and use u bolts with square bends, of suitable dimensions. You could possibly use the large hole in the existing mounting points to locate the u bolts.

101sean

You should be able to mount it any way you like as long as it's well engineered and structurally sound. Does the chassis flex at all (is it an ex ESB 4x4, just looking at the tyres?), if so, you would need some rubber between the body and chassis.

CharlieZeroOne

cheers for the replies, thats good news. had thought about the rubber alright, it is an esb 4x4. Chassis flexes a bit but not very much.

101sean

Some of the bigger 4x4s flex quite a bit (you should see an old Bedford off road :eek:) which you need to account for otherwise your body could split or crack.