Thread: Gav's 101.

I think that Chucky looks fantastic Homestar. Thanks for documenting the process.

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

I think that Chucky looks fantastic Homestar. Thanks for documenting the process.

You should be able to do your now there’s a step by step guide here... 😉😁

Lol - you’ve forgotten more than I will ever know about Landies. But there is always Google and Aulro!

I just make it up as I go, but I did have to break open the manual the other day to check the wheel bearing end float spec. 😁

Well it’s the first time in weeks that I’ve been able to get back to Chucky. I can finally say that the brake upgrade is complete now. Had troubles bleeding the new callipers but sitting around a campfire at Wombat 350RRC enlightened me to a little trick - remove the pads, put a suitably sized spacer in where the pads go so the pistons can be pumped out to there fullest extent without popping out, then crack the bleed nipple and push each one right back in - heaps of air came out - about 3 times for each piston until it came clear, then I had a pedal straight away.

Will still be some weeks before I can test them as all the rims and tyres are coming off now and the rims are getting widened then new tyres are being fitted, so by the time all that gets done, it will be a few weeks I think.

Will post pics once the wheels are back, looking forward to this bit. 👍

wow,, new tyres!!

win lotto?

what are you putting on?

Definitely not won lotto and I can’t afford by a long way to replace the XZL’s with new ones at $900 a pop. The old tyres are getting on a bit and with a 6000Km trip next year I need to have things ship shape and tickerty boo. I’m having the rims widened to 8” and having Nangkang 315/75/16 AT’s fitted. These are surprisingly cheap and despite my initial misgivings about these tyres Nagkang have quite a good name - been making tyres for decades and used to work with Yokahama. They’ve always been known for well priced odd ball sized tyres and these come in well under half the cost of the next nearest tyre in this size and nearly a quarter of the price of an XZL.

It’s still an expensive exercise - currently have 5 rims, going to 6 and with the purchase of an extra 101 Rim (hens teeth), 6 new 8’ hoops, welding of new hoops to old centres, the 6 new tyres, I won’t see any change from $2,500 for this but that’s way cheaper than 6 x XZL’s at $5,400 and once done a set of tyres will be $1,500 ish and the 315/75/16’s are available pretty much anywhere.

I’ll also be able to move the old XZL’s on at a decent price - 1 has never been on the ground and the other 4 still have 80% tread and are in good condition. A set similar on fleabay recently sold for over $1000 so take that off the outlay here.

Pic shows a widened 101 rim with the Nangkang AT’s on it - and yes, I’m glad I’ll be running power steering when these puppies are on. They are about an inch smaller in diameter than what I’m running now at a smidge under 35” but is very similar to the original 9.00/16’s but that’s only going to help my gearing - it’s not like the 101 is a speed demon and a few extra revs is unlikely to change its fuel consumption too much. 😉

are you changing offset?