A Bit Of Inspiration For The 101 Builders

**101RRS** · 4th January 2012, 12:34 PM

Last week I went down to the Snowys with two other members of my LR Club and hooked up with the LROC (Syd) and the RRC (Syd). I had my 101, there was a Series 2A and a near new Puma 90 Limited Edition.

So here are some pics of the 101 - to provide a bit of inspiration to those building 101s (like Stuee) of the type of things you will be getting up to in your 101 when it gets on the road. These pics were taken by Peter Mercer of the LRC ACT.

Crossing the Murray at Tom Groggan (a jap dual cab ute drowned here about 10 minutes later going straight across rather than staying near the rapids)

Coming down the Tom Groggan Trail in Vic - took the chicken route but there was a 2' drop back onto the maintrack - was on 3 wheels a bit. New 101 drivers will get used to being careful when decending steep rutted hills and lifting wheels and wanting to tip over.

Some other river crossings at Geehi - some holes were deep enough to fill the drivers headlight with water.

Only damage on the 700km trip was the headlight full of water and a broken speedo cable (anyone got one?). The 101 went really well, the old MRF tyres suffered on the bitumen with tight corners and the engine revved and revved and loved it on the steep climbs. 300m to 1700m in a few miles. No smoke from the engine observed on climbs or decents so it must be in good shape. Lacking a bit of torque so maybe a new cam might be needed.

Cheers

Garry

**101 Ron** · 4th January 2012, 12:57 PM

I wish I was there.
My head light reflectors have a small 1/8 hole drilled in the bottom of them to drain the water from the lowest part of the lens.
I killed a reflector early in the piece by leaving the water/ mud in the head light for alittle while and that is enough to lift the reflective surface.
( check my avatar)
Garry you are braver than me...........I will never get used to the backend lifting and a front wheel dropping down a hole.........I still remember the wallaroo quarry decent..
Whats with the spare tyre ?
Your 101s motor is OK the couple of times I drove it,,,,,,freeing up flow by going from a tee piece to a Y piece before the muffler on mine made a slight improvement ......I love the 101s motor on a off road climb and its great flexible rev range you can trickle along at 1000 rpm all day or venture into 5000 rpm plus if needed......long live 101 landrovers.
May be we should plan a run to the Brindabellas??????? 101 landy style ????

**The ho har's** · 4th January 2012, 08:54 PM

If you haven't seen already, there is an Inaugural military event happening in Guyra, have posted it up in REMLR, we are taking 'herc' have a think about it too guys

Northern Tablelands Military Vehicle Rally - 27-29 Jan '12

Mrs hh

**DT-P38** · 4th January 2012, 09:01 PM

I want a 101

**101RRS** · 4th January 2012, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Whats with the spare tyre ?

I have an ancillary battery where the spare normally goes so I have it strapped where you can see it in the pic.

Garry

**stuee** · 4th January 2012, 09:24 PM

Thanks for the pics Garry. Cant wait to at least get mine drivable in the driveway. Hit a bit of snag with funds with xmas and a whopping vet bill but have got things rolling again and a big list of things to do, even while the monies not there so should keep progressing!!

Like Ron says though, I think it will take a while for me to get used to angles like that (5th picture). Especially as seeing as your up and over the front wheels

Cheers,
Stuee

**Mick_Marsh** · 4th January 2012, 09:29 PM

Great pictures Gary. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by DT-P38

I want a 101

Dave,
Get that one I'm looking at.
He's listed it as "open to offers". Offer him 3k.
He still won't send me the photo's I've requested. I've just about had enough of him. If you want to sell a vehicle, make sure the potential buyer is happy.

**Sleepy** · 4th January 2012, 09:38 PM

Looks like fun Garry. Can't wait to get mine dirty..

Struggling find time at the moment.

Like the idea of a 101 hook up somewhere.

**jakeslouw** · 5th January 2012, 05:07 PM

There are only a handful of 101s in South Africa, as they have to be privately imported, and our vehicle importing rules are excessive.

I can get an FC2B though...... and I need a ute for the farm....

**wagoo** · 6th January 2012, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by stuee

Like Ron says though, I think it will take a while for me to get used to angles like that (5th picture). Especially as seeing as your up and over the front wheels

Cheers,
Stuee

Instead of getting used to,or learning to live with it.Has anyone tried experimenting with the suspension to see if the situation could be improved?
I wouldn't mind betting that the 101s for/aft and lateral centre of gravity would be comparable to my portal axled SWB, but it is extremely stable in all crosscountry situations due to a flexible and articulate suspension.
Those offcamber drop offs that upset 101s for example.Would the situation be improved if one were to disconnect the front antiroll bar? And/ or , as an experiment,temporarily unbolting the diagonally opposite (to the drop off) spring shackle, to allow the rear end to flex a bit?
I would find it hard to believe that the situation couldn't be improved, especially as the broadly similar but shorter(91''Wb),higher COG, and more capable Volvo C303, due to a more flexible suspension doesn't seem to suffer the 101s diagonal instability to anywhere near the same degree.
Bill.

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