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    Just on the bitumen undercoat I have read a few stories about rust being hidden under what looks like perfectly good bitumen coating. If you are going to spend some time underneath it maybe give it a very thorough going over. The previous owner of my 101 stripped it back originally due to some very serious rust on the chassis, much of it hidden.

    Also I've forgone the bitumen coating on the chassis in favour of one of the polyurethane paints (POR15 or KBS Rust Seal in my case). Ill be looking at a modern ute tray liner if I need to redo under the panels, something like the raptor kit.

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    Hi Gav. Nice rig you've got there. Just a little bit jealous. Sure you will have lots of fun with it

    Gary

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    Quote Originally Posted by bacicat View Post
    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.
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    Lovely looking vehicle. Those aerials look like it's rigged for game fishing

    Very impressed with what you have shown so far and would be happy to see any more pics you may have of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drifter View Post
    Lovely looking vehicle. Those aerials look like it's rigged for game fishing

    Very impressed with what you have shown so far and would be happy to see any more pics you may have of it.
    Thanks. Haven't got too many pics at the moment, but here's a good one of mine next to an Australian Army version that was taken on the weekend.. An earlier photo I posted showed part of it, but this is a better pic.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Gav's 101 has a bridge plate already popriveted to the front.

    The rear hitch is:



    Gav, I think you should make up what PeterP made up. I think it's just bolt on.
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    Maybe the red fuel cap is following the convention of red=petrol; yellow=diesel as per civilian jerry cans?

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    Quote Originally Posted by drifter View Post
    Maybe the red fuel cap is following the convention of red=petrol; yellow=diesel as per civilian jerry cans?
    Not sure, but if you google 101's and look at the pics, there are a lot of Military resto's showing the red cap and red pintle so there must have been some like this, but where it came from, I'm not sure. I may be able to get an answer from the 101 club on this as there seem to be a few on there that would know the details of the British stuff.

    Cheers - Gav
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    Gav's 101 has a bridge plate already popriveted to the front.

    The rear hitch is:



    Gav, I think you should make up what PeterP made up. I think it's just bolt on.
    Speeking of PeterP, he was having trouble with his brakes the other week, so Harry and ZD534 went over to help Harry took Can Do for a spin, said it drove nicely

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    Quote Originally Posted by bacicat View Post
    Thanks. Haven't got too many pics at the moment, but here's a good one of mine next to an Australian Army version that was taken on the weekend.. An earlier photo I posted showed part of it, but this is a better pic.

    How about we get 3 101's together camping

    We are probably heading to Corowa next year, if you both do the same we will have 3, tho Garrycol and Iain may bring theirs so that will be 5 Now to work on sleepy and Ron so 7 oh what a sight

    As for Melrose we won't be back till 2015 and then we will probably do the Flinders Rangers for a week or 2

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