Thread: Gav's 101.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Those legs are my daughters - I keep telling her the same thing!!!

So the hand's yours? Nice nail polish colour!

Why, Thankyou. Blue is my colour.

I'm just sitting here having tea - outside for the first time this summer! My Daughter is getting paranoid about what I'm writing about her now...

Originally Posted by bacicat

My Daughter is getting paranoid about what I'm writing about her now...

They usually do. She has nice hands so she can relax! You can tell her it was all positive and she'll b a happy bunny! So, back to the job in hand.. (No pun intended!! ), I'd forgotten how big those compressor are.. I take it that is off an early Range Rover? Also, the pulleys are different on your water pump... Is that the original engine? For fear of completely ruining your plans, if you have to make a bracket, have you considered mounting the compressor on the end of the left bank (where it is on an ambo), leaving the alternator and all associated wiring etc where it is, then you'd have room to play with bracketry, you wouldn't have to modify wiring, possibly engine covers etc....

Gav on my 101 the compressor is fixed in position.
The belt adjustment is done by a idler pulley.
I was able to track down the standard bracket and idler pulley arrangement from a former owner for the standard 24volt altenator which had been removed years before.
the standard 24 volt altenator used twin belts and I just used one belt.
The original crankshaft pulley was still in use on the motor so that part was simple.
AJ may be able to help you with a ex 24 volt 101s idler pulley and crankshaft pulley set up as they afre commonly removed for 12 volt conversions..............all bolt on stuff.
my motor still had the large alloy casting to hold the 24volt altenator.
I bolted one side of the compressor to a arm/bolt one for the altenator via a bracket I welded up out of dexion angle.
I used dexion angle because one of the sloted holes usually lines up with something you need , or bolt the dexion to the motor and compressor and weld together sort of thing.
Just trying to give ideas????????

I will try and take a pic of the adjustment set up.

Originally Posted by Sitec

I'd forgotten how big those compressor are.. I take it that is off an early Range Rover?

Yes, they are bloody huge - off my 85 Rangie. They have their own sump, and should last forever in this application.

Originally Posted by Sitec

Also, the pulleys are different on your water pump... Is that the original engine?

That is a good question. Everything points to the fact that it is, but there are differences between this and others I have seen - this unit was never issued to a unit and was a spare for the RAF, so was never painted until it was struck off - by the first civi owner - on others I've seen the engines are painted, but this one isn't, but that could have been due to it never being issued - who knows???

Originally Posted by Sitec

For fear of completely ruining your plans, if you have to make a bracket, have you considered mounting the compressor on the end of the left bank (where it is on an ambo), leaving the alternator and all associated wiring etc where it is, then you'd have room to play with bracketry, you wouldn't have to modify wiring, possibly engine covers etc....

I can't for the life of me see how there is enough room on the others side. I think I would be struggling to get the alternator over there - do you have any pics of how that was done? Remembering the compressor is nearly twice as tall as a Nippo Denso unit.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

I will try and take a pic of the adjustment set up.

Nice setup Ron - Thanks for that. The Nippondenso unit would be a better alternative I think, it fits in there really well. If I can't make this big banger work, then I may have to go that way.

If you can get a pic underneath of how the pulleys run, that would be great.

Stand by I have pics taken tonight loading