Originally Posted by
bacicat
First off I will be changing a lot of the wiring - like the fuse panel location - that's just a dumb spot. Even if you can see a blown fuse, I'm not sure how you are supposed to easily replace it.
A few questions while I think of them:-
- What should be stencilled on the bridge plate? I have seen others with '4 on them, and some with 3/4 on them. I would have thought '4' would be correct as this would be the rounded up figure from the gross mass of the 101 - can anyone confirm this?
- What colour should the pintles - front and back - be painted? I have seen them black or red - which is correct? The hitch on the trailer is painted red, and that would provide some contrast, but would that look out of place? The fuel cap I is currently red, and I believe that is the correct colour.
- Trailer safety chain position - it doesn't have one, and the trailer doesn't have a chain and obviously never did, but I will have to register the trailer and a requirement for that is that it must have a safety chain. I want it to be as invisible as possible - anyone done this or got any ideas?
I'll leave it at that at the moment - I don't want to overload a single post. I'll have plenty more to ask along the way, and post pics of what I do along the way.
Cheers - Gav
Re the fuse holder - welcome to 101 ownership .
Remember that you do not have an Aust Army 101 and have a RAF 101 which are relatively few in numbers in the UK compared to Brit Army 101s. So when looking at doing work you need to research RAF 101s not Aust Army 101s.
Bridge Plates - as I understand it Brit 101s have an actual plate but Aust 101s do not - ours had a vinyl stick on decal. Pics I have seen of Brit Army 101s had a 3 on the plate (dunno what it means). The only Aust 101 I have seen with a bridge plate on it has a vertical C5 meaning the speed and weight (dunno what the specific numbers mean). What is the GVM on the plate in your vehicle - many Brits 101s were 1 tonners so have a GVM of just over 3t. Aussie 101s are 1.5T as such have a GVM of just over 3.5T - may make a difference to the numbers that go on the bridge plate.
Aussie 101s have pintles the same colour as the bumpers - black - RAF ones may be different. Aussie fuel caps are the same as the body colour - olive drab.
Safety chains - what tow hitch arrangment to you have - Aussie 101s have a rapier hitch like the one below (pintle hook removed) and you can just drill a hole in an appropriate spot that will take a trailer chain shackle. I suspect yours may not have a rapier hitch and has the pintle bolted direct to the rear cross member. If so - there is a hole about 2" in diameter to the left that could be used to shackle a trailer with a longer chain.
Last edited by 101RRS; 3rd January 2017 at 06:05 PM.
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