I started to look at the Triumph Chassis a little bit yesterday. I was expecting it to be in far worse condition since it has been sitting out in Michigan for the past 25 years or so. There are a few areas with rust damage to be expected that are typical of these chassis. Overall though very minimal rust damage. There are also a few small spots that got banged up from underneath it appears. These are not really a big deal at all and will not effect the chassis integrity in anyway. I feel comfortable using this chassis from what I can see thus far however the real inspection will begin once the Centurion body is off and I can see it in its entirety.
Even though the chassis appears to be in solid condition I am still considering using one of my spare chassis instead. The reason is there is virtually no rust or banged up spots on it. Another advantage is that the tilting bonnet hardware is all ready present. All I would need to do is weld the radius rod attachment points in the rear and cut out a few parts and its ready for the Centurion body with its newly designed tilting front end
GH..