Thread: Stuee's 101 Rebuild

Edit*** Ignore the below I'm an idiot. I loosened up the bolts between the nose cone and the u-section and there was enough adjustment to bring it down when the bolts between the nose cone and bumper/galv rail were tightened.

I'm putting the front nose cone on today and it doesnt sit flush with the front bumper or the outer galvanised seat box rail.

Looking at it it appears that spacers may have been used but I can not find any reference to any in this location, only between the cab itself and the chassis.

The nose cone itself is mounted to the steel U-section (shown in previous pics) via 8mm bolts. There is no slots to adjust the height so I can't adjust the nose cone down.

I have one bolt in on the drivers side but if I tighten it any more it will bend the aluminium down, and seeing as it was only slightly deformed around the bolt that goes into the bumper I cant imagine it was like this when it was disassembled.

Is anyone able to have a look at their 101 and tell me how its mounted up front? I'm happy that the bumper may have been bent out of shape, hence why it may have a gap but there should not be one between the front and the galv rail as there is no room for adjustment and its not been bent out of place.

Area I am talking about:


Drivers side with one bolt in the front (other bolt goes to galvanised rail):


Passenger side:

The bumper is slightly out i think few mm and it's a land rover!!!! if I get outta jail early tomorrow I'll have a gander for you

Lookin great Stuee! Its going to be awesome when finished.

Hi Stuee - something is a bit out of alignment with your bumper - the drivers side end is sticking out about the right amount but is not right closer to the tunnel. Has your bumper got a bend in it.

See pics below which are pretty obvious.









Garry

The bumper is out of shape but I did have to push the centre of the nose back to be able to rivet up the tunnel cover to the seat boxes (I have no idea what the proper terminology is here ). The seam sealer tape on the bottom of the nose cone was gripping the bumper so it wouldnt slide back easily (hence why its in that position in the shots above. Needed to give it a few gentle thumps. It looks much closer to what yours does now.

Your bumper looks lovely and straight though. Mine has a good bend on the passenger side from an obvious knock and poor repair job while the drivers side also has a very slight bend in it. Plan is to fabricate a new one when its on the road, build a winch cradle into it and brackets to take some modern light fittings. Still want to keep it as close to original looking though.

I should get some shots of it all riveted up but its under a cover atm as it was bucketing down on the weekend.

looking great

So how far from the pits is it now stu ?

Originally Posted by lardy

So how far from the pits is it now stu ?

Unfortunately no, a bit of a set back if anything. We found out our dogs hips are pretty much stuffed, despite buying from a proper breeder with all the right paperwork (all hip and elbow passed as pups and the parents too), correct diet and exercise. One looks as though its almost dislocated so she is being operated on in November to get a replacement hip. We are insured which will cover the costs but we need to pay approx $8 grand up front then claim it back. Rather than borrow money then pay it back once the insurance money comes in we are trying to pay as much as we can upfront ourselves. This means zero funds being spent on the 101.

In addition to this we've had to do some mods to the house, mainly a small deck and ramp outside the back door so we are able to move her easily through the rehab stages. Its a good 500mm drop out the back door (down steps obviously) and this would have been too much for her new hip to take fresh out of surgery. This alone has cost another $1600 or so, but its something we were looking at doing down the track anyway, just less the ramp. And this has stopped me from doing any of the basic work on the 101 (like cleaning and painting parts).

So basically the 101 has been left under covers since my last post and probably wont come back out again till I have some spare time after the shut-down at work next month and then looking after the dog after her surgery.