Thread: Progress report.

found it.
Will take it to Oberon........just to give you a bit more drive to get that 101 running on Rego.

Thanks Ron,

For the first time I ran the engine today with the engine cover on - wow it is really quiet inside - particularly when compared to driving it with no engine cover. I have double insulated the engine cover with special sound insulation material and aluminium sarking.

Booking the drive permit for Wednesday subject to the mechanic being available.

Garry

G day all

Havent been on for a long time back at tafe. garry the air con/heater looks the goods and the canvas looks great. ron havent got any further with the shocks yet. was out in mine the other day and started to get a funny smell in the cab so i pulled over to sus it out. it turns out the regulator in the lucasa prince of darkness alternator has decided to put out 17 volts and has cooked the battery so im in the process of fitting a bosch and my brakes are still faulty but i can live with them. itrs good to get the adrenalin going every now and then.

Cheers gaz

Originally Posted by DODGE

and my brakes are still faulty but i can live with them. itrs good to get the adrenalin going every now and then.
Cheers gaz

What is wrong with them? As far as I can tell they are dodgy even when working well. A future project for me will be to investigate putting discs on the front but not Zeus as their pricing is over the top.

Garry

I got the exhaust fixed on my 101 today.
It was leaking at the tee piece in front of the muffler.
Naturally we didnt replace the Tee as it is just all wrong for flow.
It ended up with a small Y section jointing the two pipes together infront of the muffler.
I can feel the motor reving just a little bit more freely now at around 4000 rpm.

Having to stay at home and look after the kids gave me pently of time to fiddle,
I ended up fitting the series three door lock I had on the drivers side door and cutting out the hole for the key lock which the old lock didnt have.
It was supprizing how worn the old lock was.
The barrel came though the door in a completely unexpected place for me, but thats OK.
the lock that came off was marked 06/1976 and the one that went on 05/1979
The newer lock also has a small indicator to show its is fully locked,
The things we learn.

Being such a sunny day I gave my on board tools and spares the once over.
Just as well as everything was going rusty(those creek crossings again)
This is my tool box I keep the recovery gear in.

The gear thats in it,

4x bow shackels
1x winch extension strap...(hardly needed with the 101s 65 mtrs of cable)
2x snatch blocks
1 x snatch strap
Pair of gloves
Spanner for transfering winch pulley head from rear to front if required.
1x tree truck protector.

The LHS tool box contained.
Hydraulic jack
Jack handle
1/16 double deep socket and 1/2 drive breaker bar to remove wheel nuts.
1x double hooked universal chain (drag chain)
1x can inox(WD40)
and I have now added a large hammer.
1x spare engine to oil cooler hose
The plastic bag wrapped it shrink wrap is a transfercase drive gear and transfercase cover with special cir clip pliers so if the overdrive goes bang I can remove it on the side of the road and go on without it.