Thread: Monster 6 Turbo Diesel into a 101.

Originally Posted by DasLandRoverMan

Wine? Wine?!?!? There's a lot more to be said for a cold and well brewed hops based concoction.

Please tell me there's decent ale (failing that Guinness) available out there!!!

Nice job with the engine by the ways.

I'll bet you haven't yet tasted a good Barossa or Clare Valley Shiraz?

However there are plenty of good beers here - some of the wineries even make beer:
Knappstein Enterprise Winery & Brewery

None of it is served warm and flat though, so you may not like it...

Warm flat beer? What sort of a savage do you take me for!!!

Proper ale with some gas about it served well chilled is the way to drink.

Originally Posted by Sitec

Having got the engine back in and sat where I want it it was mount time!!!! Not for long tho as the CFS pager dropped for a Vinyard Fire!! Here's how far I got tho. I've started with the gearbox as its the easiest to get too, and once supported, it means I can lift and lower the engine nose to assist with making and locating the front mounts!

Once the mounts are in place will you be able to remove the gearbox from under the vehicle? I suspect that that may not be a concern if access from the top is easy.

Originally Posted by slug_burner

Once the mounts are in place will you be able to remove the gearbox from under the vehicle? I suspect that that may not be a concern if access from the top is easy.

Under or above.. Its quite a lump tho so I'd be dropping the transfer box off and then dealing with it. It so say had a new clutch not long before I got it, and judging by the copper slip on mounting bolts etc and marks on the bell housing I'd say it has been done, so hopefully won't be pulling the box out.

Here's the rear left gearbox mount tacked in place and looking like it should be there. I've used the heavier LT Gearbox rubbers which are 75 mm wide. These worked ok with the old Nissan, but didn't like the steep angle on the original chassis mounts. I've addressed this by running a lot less of a taper.

Here's the right hand gearbox mount. There's slightly more room on this side as the earlier mods beside the compressor have allowed the engine to sit slightly to the left. Having settled on the final location, these two gearbox mounts are now welded in situe. Today I'll be continuing with the engine mounts. I've lifted the nose of the engine 3mm above the decided position (a guestamate of how much the mounts will squash with the load). Once the front mounts are finished and the engine/box combo are sat on the mounts, Im then planning to make a centrally mounted rear mount using some poly bushes and an M14 bolt. More to follow on this, but as I've used the truck gearbox mounting points I think a lightweight pin mount at the rear will assist with the transfer case support, and act as a good locator to stop fore and aft movement when off road. It would also act as a 'catcher' should the vehicle ever end up 'down side up'!

lookin good... id pick off the standard transfer box mount if your worried about weight... also its on the right side for the torque twist

I looked at using that mounting point, but the 101's chassis sits high compared to the transfer box location. Whatever I'd have had to have made would have been ungainly and had to have dropped over 100mm to be in the right place.. That's what led me to a top mount.. It probably does not need one but I've got to mod the middle x member to clear the handbrake drum so will build it into that.