Thread: Brute's 101

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Just ignore us rivet counters Ian. We could be prattling on about your find for days yet.
Any 101 find is a good 101 find.

We will for sure!!! And damn, I didn't pick that they were not genuine!

So..... Ian, with the big diesel, I'm seeing a road trip next Easter.... With Stuee's 101 on a trailer, you'll both be over to Melrose.. the Land Rover gathering...

Originally Posted by Sitec

We will for sure!!! And damn, I didn't pick that they were not genuine!

So..... Ian, with the big diesel, I'm seeing a road trip next Easter.... With Stuee's 101 on a trailer, you'll both be over to Melrose.. the Land Rover gathering...

It would probably be the other way round, Stuee has a march deadline to finish his, I will probably still be stood looking at mine trying to decide where to start

Also have to share "Landy" time between the ser 1 project and fixing the rangy ute ready for the next winch comp

Finally got the 101 in the shed after spending the last month or so fixing the rangy ute after our last comp.

After hours of studying it during this time made the following descission.
Take the GM diesel out and put the rover v8 back in.
Then I got offered a cheap 300 tdi and decided to put that in, then I decided the gearing will be wrong no matter what diesel I put in, so rover it is.
Then I started planning to take out the GM and thought bugger it I'll give it a go. If it works ok I can go down Simons route of changing the diff ratios.

So thought the first step would be take the injectors out and have a look inside for rust as it's been stood a long time, chuck a squirt of oil down the holes to lube the rings and try turning it over. 1 1/2 hours later got one injector out.
So it's going to be fun.

As well as needing the engine sorting the brakes need a good over haul and the wiring needs tidying up, other than that I,m pretty happy with the condition of it.

Mean time I called round at stuees and had a look at his. What a brilliant job he's doing absolute credit to him. No way mine will ever be a match for that.

Ps. Could mr moderator please re name this thread " Brutes 101"

Cheers. Ian

A few folk here in the UK run 200 and 300 tdis without much hassle ideally you want a lt77 or r380 5 speed gearbox from a discovery to Mate up to the tdi and a 1.003:1 transfer case off a range rover with the torqueflight 3 speed auto

Ian, as its in there you have to see what a V8 Diesel 101 goes like!!! (If only for the sound it makes!! ). If the engine will do a couple of complete revolutions by hand then I'd be giving it fuel and seeing what happens without doing too much more... (Just have access to the air intake and a suitable piece of timber ready to stop it, as I do with any unknown engine). If it fires up and runs ok, then you can make a better evaluation of its condition, the vehicles gearing, cooling system efficiency etc.. It might drive beautifully, or it might be a pig which will make you're decision for you without spending too much.. The GM is not renowned for being a brilliant engine, but geared right and cooled right I'd have thought it should be unstressed and fairly reliable in a light 101! Not only that, I'd be interested to put the two 'Big Diesels' side by side in a running state to prove that we can have 101's with diesels bigger than a Tdi!

Sounds like the best plan right there.

There's a few people have a bit good to say about the GM engines, and if it were a fresh install then I'd follow Simon down the Cummins route, but as it's already in there, give it a shot. There's more than a few in the UK who think they're the best thing since the lavatory pan.

I wouldn't go with a Tdi personally, they'll just cope with a GS, but load it up and you'll probably find it gets a bit flat.

The bigger the better and all that?

Originally Posted by Sitec

I'd be interested to put the two 'Big Diesels' side by side in a running state to prove that we can have 101's with diesels bigger than a Tdi!

You could have a tug of war and pull each others pintles off.

Originally Posted by Brute

Ps. Could mr moderator please re name this thread " Brutes 101"

Cheers. Ian

Done.

I'll also add a link in the Sticky thread 101 - 101 when I get a moment.

Cheers - Gav.