Sitec's 101..

I think I've solved the Transfer gearing problems. I was inspired by watching a documentary about the Dakar Rally. It may cause a few space issues in the back though...

The if you haven't heard of the DAF X1 you should google it.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/912.jpg

Anyways, it would mean you need to buy another engine and box, and stick it together like this:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/913.jpg

It would have plenty of power, four wheel drive, and gearing would be less of a problem...
You'd have to switch one of the diffs to the opposite side though.

I'm guessing it's not really gonna be a viable option... :D

Ha! That's the way forward! That pic of the engine setup was in an early 'double headed Daf' belonging to Jan De Rooy... The idea being that when driving, if one end fails, they turn it off, jump out.... jump in the other end, turn around and keep going! He nearly came to blows tho in the 80's as one of the cab latches failed.... the cab they were in!!!!! I can't find it but old video footage shows it happening!! Here's a pic of said truck!

Strange you should mention Jan De Rooy, the X1 was also his idea.
Absolutely insane, an 11 tonne truck with a better power to weight ratio than a Ferrari 360, there's a video of it overtaking a Peugeot 405 T16 in the desert at something over 100mph on YouTube.

It'd be an awesome setup in a 101, be a great towing vehicle...

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Originally Posted by DasLandRoverMan

Strange you should mention Jan De Rooy, the X1 was also his idea.
Absolutely insane, an 11 tonne truck with a better power to weight ratio than a Ferrari 360, there's a video of it overtaking a Peugeot 405 T16 in the desert at something over 100mph on YouTube.

It'd be an awesome setup in a 101, be a great towing vehicle...

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This is a good clip. At about the 10 minute mark it shows the footage of the X1 overtaking the Peugeot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxEq3Xt6p48

210kph on sand..... Now that's boogying!!! :D

Imagine being along for the ride. Would certainly loosen my bowels.

I'd pay lots of money for a ride in one of those things, and even more to drive the thing!!!!! Soooo, exactly how fast can I get my 101 to go!!!!!???? :cool:

255/100 R16's, 3.54:1 Diffs, and 0.75:1 overdrive out of the gearbox, run it to 2800rpm, that should leave you running at about... Gonna die quickly kph?

With a 1.222:1 transfer case it'll mean 124kph at 2500 rpm. Not really looking for speed, but want to be using the 1200-2000 rpm rev/torq range when doing around 70/90 kph... That's the plan. Hope then to have the ability to pull out and overtake a B Double at a decent pace and not have to radio ahead so that they slow down (aka Defender 130!) :)

Well... The day has come. Finally decided that its now or never.. Parted with the cash and booked it in for an inspection. The day started early with a few final things to tidy up. That done I thought I'll do a final check of all the functions.. No RH brake light.. One globe later and still no light! Half an hour later, a stripped light assy finds a corroded earth.. Rectify that, and bingo! With everything else working, I thought.. I'll fit the new tilt. Help the 'tidy' appearance... Well, that was not to be either!! The holes for the windscreen lugs are too few and all bar two in the wrong place!!! So the tilt will be going back!! Trade plate on, and off we go!! 50km later and I'm in the burbs of Adelaide! ID check first.... First problem of the day. The import cert is missing the 'A' that the chassis has... The rest is fine tho and the guy is very helpful but says to pop around to the pits and confirm they can test it. No prob, off I go... For 500yards. The fuel pump stops and so do we! By now Im stressing, cursing etc etc! Off with the covers, test for power.. All good.. Hmmm. Belt the pump with a shifter and away it goes. Great. Put the covers back on, turn the key... Half flat battery!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! Now I ring SWIMBO, having firstly rang Bojan in a panic, she comes out of work (just up the road) and sits with the 101 guarding the trade plate while I go get a new battery! New battery in and we're off. At the pits with half an hour to spare! On the pits the fella goes thru it checking everything. All good. Onto the rolling road (4x4 mode where they rotate the wheels in opposite directions and test one wheel at a time so as not to spin the center diff). He can't get over how good the brakes are!!! Next a test drive around the block... The guys grinning all the way!!! We have a PASS!!!! Ran half way home before I had to hit the fuel pump again, but now sat enjoying a beer!!! Just the paperwork from Canberra to rectify and I can pick up the personal plates from Gawler! We're soon to be legal!!!!:D