Thread: Stuee's 101 Rebuild

That is one of the reasons I am no longer a member.

Garry

Originally Posted by banjo

Hi stuee can i ask where you got the wireing harness.I just looked at the hot rod link they have a 11 circuit kit..I like the look of yours ,Better fuse block.I have looked for the PAINLESS kits but was'nt able to find any..Are they expensive.

Thanks Jason

I got mine from Summit Racing the US.

Painless Performance Trunk Mount Chassis Harnesses 10120 - SummitRacing.com

Ended up being just under $540 with delivery via DHL (avoid i-parcel, I've not heard anything good about it) and I had it at my door in 5 working days. You can get the normal wiring harnesses cheaper elsewhere but not many stock the complete range of Painless Kits and I specifically wanted the trunk mount kit so I could locate the fuse panel away from the dash in the battery box. The trunk mount kit looks to have a $60-70 premium over the normal wiring kits.

Australian based suppliers wanted over $700 for the standard kits, hence why I looked to the US.

Originally Posted by stuee

I got mine from Summit Racing the US.

Painless Performance Trunk Mount Chassis Harnesses 10120 - SummitRacing.com

Ended up being just under $540 with delivery via DHL (avoid i-parcel, I've not heard anything good about it) and I had it at my door in 5 working days. You can get the normal wiring harnesses cheaper elsewhere but not many stock the complete range of Painless Kits and I specifically wanted the trunk mount kit so I could locate the fuse panel away from the dash in the battery box. The trunk mount kit looks to have a $60-70 premium over the normal wiring kits.

Australian based suppliers wanted over $700 for the standard kits, hence why I looked to the US.

Thanks Stuee i'll check it all out.Thanks again..

Well I just put a rant up on the club forum. It turns out my suspicions about the club prioritising the orders through the new online shop were correct. They also had the nerve to tell those with orders pending not to re-order through the online shop and to wait till they sift through everything then proceed to put a post up explaining that it only took 4 days from when an order was placed to being delivered through the new shop.

Its now been a month since I placed my order and supplied all my details to Darren and I've heard nothing about confirmation of the order, shipping costs or anything like that.

I wouldn't care nearly as much if it was just normal delays but it really irritates me that others can now place an order and have it actioned in under a week while mine is conveniently ignored to process it.

The 101 club is not my favorite bunch of people.
There is very little you cannot find or buy locally for a 101 Landrover.
E bay also so turns up some hard to get bits and pieces from time to time.
I now just learn what I can by reading threads on that site when i feel like it.
The UK owners use and operate there 101s very differently to what we do here in OZ and have different out looks as to what a 101 club should be.

Well still no word back from the club on the parts I've ordered. I've done some checking and figured out I can get most parts from John Craddock (better stock than LRSeries.com) excluding some key items like the fuel filler hose, and all the camlocks. The cost difference is around an extra £270 for an order originally costing £770 from the club excluding delivery.

The biggest cost difference is the bearings followed by the clutch and brake reservoirs. The club seems to sell bearings at a very reasonable rate and looking at previous topics here they are not a cheap item to obtain locally. I'm going to see if I can sneak a set through work, otherwise I'll probably bite the bullet after my next pay and place an order for bearings and brakes from a commercial supplier.

Otherwise after spending my last weekend applying texture coat to the back of the house I'm going to try and paint the metal frames that sit behind the cab and house the air box and fuel filler hose.

AJ has the cam locks and brake parts.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

AJ has the cam locks and brake parts.

I just got Darren over the phone. The guy is seems helpful enough and I've instructed them to just box up and ship what they have in stock and forget the rest. I've been told it will take about a week or two for them to get to my order now and box it up which coincides nicely with my next pay. If its still a no go then Ill get through AJ and JC.

Basically it takes a phone call for them to get to your order atm, which isn't necessarily easy being halfway round the world, nor would you think you'd need to in this day and age.

Otherwise to distract from my incessant whinging here is a pic of my latest ebay win: