Thread: Gav's 101.

So a bit more done. Cleaned, etch primed and painted the bits, then scraped and cleaned any mating surfaces. As the caliper covers the swivel oil fill hole, I drilled and tapped a new one on the opposite side.

IMG_0550 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

A pic of one side of the conversion kit.
IMG_0556 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Caliper mount on.
IMG_0549 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

And one side basically complete - waiting on the spacer blocks for the calipers to come back - they get machined down a couple of mm.
IMG_0555 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Pretty straight forward job, a bit of fettling as you'd expect putting a bunch of parts from different models together but worked out well. Now onto the other side.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

A/C into a 101 is very easy - just pull out the standard heater box and put in a combined heater/AC box (evaporator) (I have one without the rest of the A/C just as the heater in my 101) a condenser in front of the radiator, a receiver dryer mounted in the tunnel and compressor on the engine as per Ron's onboard air compressor. A small electric fan on the condenser and wire and plumb it up - a lot easier on a 101 than many other vehicles.

Well I may have to add that to the list then. 👍

I’ve already got a compressor mounted in there as I have an air system on board too, but could sacrifice this in favour of a cool breeze.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Well I may have to add that to the list then.

I’ve already got a compressor mounted in there as I have an air system on board too, but could sacrifice this in favour of a cool breeze.

Getting weak Gav??

Maybe getting that way just a bit...

nice 4 pot calipers,,
off a what?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

nice 4 pot calipers,,
off a what?

Defender calipers (aftermarket). Discs are modified D3 rears.

Are using the design by Antony Johnson or the guy from SA?

Also when you do the power steering conversion what "version" you going to use? The simplest is using the old DAF Sherpa power steering box with minimal modifications (well really none as it bolts up with only an adaptor bracket) but getting a good box is a bit hard here.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Are using the design by Antony Johnson or the guy from SA?

Also when you do the power steering conversion what "version" you going to use? The simplest is using the old DAF Sherpa power steering box with minimal modifications (well really none as it bolts up with only an adaptor bracket) but getting a good box is a bit hard here.

It is the kit from AJ yes - the guy from SA is very similar and uses the same parts too.

While I agree the Sherpa box is quite straightforward, I'm using readily available parts here in Australia. The design doesn't effect the fitting of the standard steering back at a later date if needed and maintains the exact steering geometry as standard - the pitman arm on the new box picks up the drag link in the same spot as the arm on the standard steering relay would. Exact details I won't share as it's one of those things that I don't want someone to ask me heaps of questions about on how I did it - just due to the fact if you need to ask about modifying your steering (and brakes for that matter), you probably shouldn't be trying it. Again, I'll be having this Engineered when complete but not something I'll discuss much further here or post much detail of.