Thread: Gav's 101.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Gav is not a MV rivet counter.
I'd have it off if it were mine.

When you swap it for a 1 tonne cargo, you can do what you like to it.

Hi Gavin looks brilliant you done top job really stands out with black red touch be good if got change wheels at night ha
Cheers,Cooee

Quick update.

Everything underneath is all finished and it's back on its wheels again. Took it for a shakedown drive to check steering and brakes. No more clunks when going around corners - the removal of the sway bar has caused a very small difference to how it handles around corners but nothing bad - I'll be leaving it off for good.

Steering at highway speeds is now much more precise and it doesn't wander any more. Brakes work very well again, but I had the adjusters up one click too many and when I go home the brakes were hot but not burning - I could still touch the drums for a second without burning myself. I'll back them off a click this morning.

So, just a bit of paint to finish, a check of all the fluid levels and I'm ready for Corowa.

So, all ready for Corowa - with just a few hours to spare - whew...

All fluids checked/topped up, greased, tyre pressures checked, etc, etc. took it for a run down the park for some pics.

Looks Brilliant Gav

Well done Gav, have a fun and safe trip!

DL

Thanks for all the positive comments. As most of you know, I was at the Corowa Swim In for a whole week, had a blast and met a lot of new friends and remade lots of old acquaintances.

The 101 got a lot of attention and I had fun driving it every day. It again gave me no real issues apart from mths brake adjusters slipping a couple of times - I should have done them when I had the brakes apart, but lack of time, etc... There was a wear mark on both front snails and the adjustment needed to be just beyond this. I fixed the problem temporarily with some 5 minute araldite on them - and that held all the way home, so all good.

For those that haven't seen the pics I took, check out this thread - LIVE - From Corowa Swim-in 2016.

Plenty to do before its next outing - some currently 'secret squirrel' stuff, but I'm also leaning towards finally doing a power steering conversion - probably just using the Navara PS box and a bevel box I have from a people mover - I have most of these bits sitting around, so I'll see how I go.

Well, it finally happened - the fuel tank has rusted through, I've been expecting it for a couple of years but now it's finally had it. I think I'll fabricate one up and make it slightly larger. I think I can take it out to 120 or 130 litres without too much issue.