Thread: Finally got another

Is that not on the high seas headed to its unknown new owner yet......?

Still being painted. Should be heading over some time this month if all goes to plan...

I'll snap a few more photos in better light today, there's a set of IIB rims wrapped in 9.00x16's hiding behind the workshop, so I'll try them and see how it all lines up.
There's plenty of space in the arches if it is going to sit lower, and slightly reduced centre of gravity won't hurt it, worst case I can fit a lift kit

More later...

Took a few more pictures today, using a Camac 9.00x16 on a IIB rim.
First off, as it currently sitting with worn out 7.50x16's, just short of 2 inches below the top of the chassis.



From the inside with a 9.00x16 on. It's about 3/4" above the top of the chassis with a 34" tyre.



I know it's going to sit a little lower with the engine and box in and the body on etc, but the Rangies self leveller is still there, so I doubt it will drop much. The front mounts will be going on 2" lower relative to where they were on the Rangie which should cancel out the weight of the cab, and leave it sitting level.

With the IIB rim the offset is right to have the outside of the tyres flush with the body, the IIB rims are the same offset as the Wolf rims I have for it.



Looks slightly strange, but cool all the same.

Had a bit more of a play with it this afternoon, cut the front spring mounts off the remains of the Rangie chassis and looked at attaching them to the 101 chassis.
As with the back end the bump stop was sawn off, and the axle centreline marked, with the cab mounting bracket that's in the way removed (to be sorted later) and the old front shock absorber mount cut off, and the mounting plate on the outside cut back to clear the spring seat.



Welded the spring seat on, and the axle stuck under it.



As it sits with the Rangie front springs, and no weight on it. It should level out, or be ever so slightly nose down with the cab on and engine and gearbox in.



Gonna have to put a bit of thought into the steering setup, currently toying with the idea of turning the front crossmember 180 degrees (to put the steering relay on the right side) and use a Dodge 50 PAS box. Either that or a 4 bolt Disco box mounted with the input shaft facing upward.
I also need to swop the panhard rod over to the RHD position, a d change the left hand swivel housing for one with a steering arm on it as the Rangie it came from was a left hooker.

Wether the front Anti Roll bar will in the 101 position is questionable, partly depending on steering setup, and also how to mount it to the axle as at present it's rather close to the springs.

Did the other side today, clamped the panhard rod bracket on at the front also.
Sorting the radius arm brackets is next, although its getting shoved outside tomorrow as I need the space for a paying job.





Once the suspension setup is all sorted then I'll get on with repairing the cab outriggers and tidying up the rear crossmember after that.

Not done much to it recently, but a bit of good fortune might see some progress made.

Now I've got a full set of springs for it, along with picking up all the bits I need to make a working back axle (cheap enough it would've been rude not to) plus the fact the leaf spring chassis is in pretty good nick has led me to the conclusion building on that is going to be the way forward for now as trying to find time to get the other chassis into the workshop and make any further progress is proving a little difficult at the moment, damn these paying customers!!!

But anyways, some work to do a Power Steering conversion without chopping huge chunks out of the front end of the chassis.
I've also got a complete wiring loom out of a Discovery, so being cheap thrifty, I'm looking at how easily I can adapt that -and the heater core/blower- into the 101 cab.

Engine wise I've been gifted a Mazda T4100 (equivilant) with an adapter kit - pulled out of a 101 to fit a 2.8 daihatsu!?!?- and have the list of bits required to fit the turbo from a Perkins Phaser on the back, so whilst not a Cummins, it should fly, and still have that six cylinder roar.

I'm gonna keep going with the coil sprung chassis, when I find time, mosty because I've started so it'd be good to get it finished, but as I'd like to have it drivable sometime in the next few years using a sound chassis with no re engineering is probably a simpler way to start.

Originally Posted by DasLandRoverMan

Engine wise I've been gifted a Mazda T4100 (equivilant) with an adapter kit - pulled out of a 101 to fit a 2.8 daihatsu!?!?- and have the list of bits required to fit the turbo from a Perkins Phaser on the back, so whilst not a Cummins, it should fly, and still have that six cylinder roar.

Now we're talkin! Didn't know Mazda did a 6 so had to go Google it! Any ideas what's wrong with it, as removing a 6 to fit a 2.8 Daihatsu seems stupid... Anything under 3500cc in a 101 just ain't enough!!!

Nothing wrong with it as far as I know, and the turbo conversion seems a good idea whilst I'm at it.
Worst case as it has a Perkins equivalent all the parts are available and should be relatively cheap.

Simply put, it's a biggish six, and was free, which already leaves it ahead of a Tdi.