My First Forward Control

[123rover50]

Continuing from my thread on Introductions, this is the last transformation of the 2a F.C. from Bougainville. The Perkins 6-247 was removed, and a kit from Zenith Engineering in Brisbane let me put a 4BD1 onto a LT95. I grafted the 2a remote gear change linkage onto the gear box top rather than go the 2b way and have a lever between the seats.The track widened 4" when the 2b chassis went under, Maxis back & front in Salisburys, heavy coil spring front beefed up leaf rear. 10,000 lb Ramsey hydraulic winch under tray. Now in semi retirement since we built the present one.

Didiman.

[dickyjoe]

It looks like a beast!

I just love the lines of the forward control. All your mods sound interesting. How does she go? How do you have the rear setup?

Rich

[101 Ron]

You should talk to Oliver 1981.
I have seen his machine this weekend.
It runs Isuzu motor LT95 ,coil springs and large winch on the front.
It criuses at 100 kph and seems to work well off road with a motor home type body on the back.

[Chucaro]

It is a beauty, the Isuzu is the logical choice for me. :)
Post more pics and one for the interior ;)

[Mick-Kelly]

That is a very nice looking vehicle. You should get a lot of enjoyment from her. Thanks for sharing the piccy. Feel free to put more up if you want :p:p:p

[123rover50]

Some other shots from other places

[Chucaro]

Ops, that was a nasty situation, How it happens? :(

[slug_burner]

oops.

Does not look like that much side slope, what happened?

[tas101fc]

You say this was your 1st forward control dose this mean you have owened more?

Some great pics thankyou

[123rover50]

I have another 2b to build up, and our present camper ,a err um big hybrid.

[123rover50]

As you know pictures of slopes , esp up and down are hard to take, as no reference to verticle. Big Boys park about 10 yrs ago going down this fairly steep track.I dropped the left front wheel into a hole. Lot of weight on the front of a F.C. going down hill, esp with softer coils. So it decided to take a nap for a while.Two winches , one to stop it sliding down, other stood it up, waited a bit to let the oil settle. Fired up the Isuzu. No damage to vehicle or occupants.

[snowbound]

I saw one of these only this weekend up at Corrin forrest (ACT) didn't look like it was being used. Hard to believe that they are landies really. I saw another in Canberra only a few days earlier, looked like a camper conversion. awesome.

[123rover50]

Found a box of photos I have been looking for , for years.

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[123rover50]

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[123rover50]

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[123rover50]

It is a beauty, the Isuzu is the logical choice for me. :)
Post more pics and one for the interior ;)
Found a box of photos I lost. This is how the Galley is st up. Inside a double bed crosswise behind the cab, cupboard for storage, and a big fridg- freezer running off the aircon compressor with quick connect couplings when I want to remove it.

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[123rover50]

Not many pics of the truck here. I had just bought a video camera and all the Cape trip is on tape. Pity I cant post it as going over Gunshot was interesting.
Camping near Punsand bay and with a tour truck at the Archer River.
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I cant remember what the big rig was. Someone might know.

[Jeff]

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I cant remember what the big rig was. Someone might know.

Unimog

[Jeff]

Found a box of photos I have been looking for , for years.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/04/1143.jpg

Wow, I'd hate to be behind him on a windy road. Hope he has a bigger engine than the 2.6.

Jeff

:rocket:

[mick88]

Unimog

Bill King's Safari's
Used to see them running up Calder on their way to the "Red Centre" etc on a regular basis back in the 70's & 80's.
A guy from Red Cliffs ended up buying one of them second hand and doing tours with it for a few years.

Cheers Mick :)

[123rover50]

In 92 my wife and I did a trip taking in the 3 corners of Queensland.
Had a play on Big Red on the way home. Late afternoon and got to Birdsville pub for a meal just after dark.

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We were coming from the west but drove down and back up from the east just to prove the old girl could do it.

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[Landy Smurf]

very cool

[123rover50]

On the way out we went to Camerons Corner then to Oodnadatta via the Painted Desert.
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From there, past Lake Eyre, Ayres Rock, Alice Springs, Finck Gorge,etc.
I dont have prints of these as its all on video tape.

[123rover50]

From the Alice through Santa Teresa, visited the Mac Clark Acacia Peuce Reserve. Stopped in at Molly Clarks but her carer said she was not having visitors that day. On to Andado , Dalhousie Springs then Purni Bore where we spent a couple of days.
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There had been rain earlier and the wild flowers were about.
Purni Bore had a "spa pool" for relaxing in, fed by a pipe from the bore. If it got too cold one opened the valve a bit to warm it up.

[123rover50]

Along the French Line to Poeppels Corner.
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[123rover50]

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While we were there we had this weird sunset. That night a wild Willi-Willi came up and blew tables and chairs away. I was up naked in the middle of the night chasing them.
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[123rover50]

Well that was the trip to see the 3 corners of Queensland.
We had a look around Innaminka and the Dig Tree and made our way home

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[123rover50]

These have been on before but I shrunk them too much and the thumbnails would not expand. Now I have got a grip on photobucket.
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Land Rover Club trip to Big Boys Park in the 90,s. I was last down. Knew the hole was there but with trees each side couldnt dodge it. See LH front wheel went down into hole it gave a lurch and fell over.
In hindsight I should have stopped and filled it with rocks before crossing.
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Everyone had gone back to camp by then. Had a long walk back to get the troops.
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One winch rope to stop sliding down the hill. Another over the top to the chassis, and over she came.
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Waited a bit for the fluids to drain back. Kicked the trusty Isuzu in the guts and drove back to camp. Unhurt but wiser in the foibles of Forward Control vehicles.

Didiman

[101RRS]

The achilles heel on any forward control layout. 101s are not quite as bad, Pinguaers are worse. I am aways weary of holes to drop wheels in when going down hill.

Garry

[123rover50]

Roverlander has the welder on the back at the moment so took it over to the Rifle Range to weld up some new swinging targets attatched to an old kids swing I found at the dump.
Hasnt been run for a couple of months but that trusty Isuzu fired right up.

Didiman

[DasLandRoverMan]

Good to see its still out and about.

Useful trucks to have for just throwing stuff in the back of.

[dandlandyman]

Awesome pics!!

Just a quick note, as the NT News made the same mistake (on the front page!)a few years ago, weary means tired while wary means careful. Aint the English language grand! You can completely change the meaning of laughter by adding an S, and the opposite of a continent is an embarrassing accident!:D:D

Back to the point, however, these kind of pics inspire me to make wild and unrealistic plans. I think I'm off back out to the collection to pipe-dream.....

Dan.
69 2A 88" pet4 (still in disguise), 68 2B FC pet6 (still resting quietly, while I dream of what if), plus 13 other project/parts cars (1xS2, 5xS2As, 7xS3s).

[123rover50]

Roverlander has not being doing much lately so I thought I would give it a gearbox swap. Out with the ex Rangie LT95 and in with a 95a ex 6x6 I bought at auction a few years ago.
Then I thought that I might as well remove the series 3 padded dash I put in back in the 80,s. Its always bugged me. I dont like that plastic stuff so out it came and a galv 2a firewall went in.
While it was out I had the radiator recored as well.

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[grey_ghost]

A few small jobs ticked off the list there... [emoji6][emoji1303]

[123rover50]

Slowly fitting bits.
Its 12 volt but has a 24 volt starter. I had a double system last time but now have gone straight 12 volt with a series/parallel switch to start it with 24 volts.

Fitting new bug screens . I could not have got in to drill the holes without my vintage Black & Decker Shorty. Does not get used much but worth its weight when needed. I have a Ryobi angle drill but it wont come close to this little jigger.

[101RRS]

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Is that an arrangement that takes the gear lever linkages in from the side? If so what is that off?

Thanks

Garry

[123rover50]

That linkage is standard for the 2A FC. It has the gear lever on the floor by your left leg.
The 2B put it through the centre cover between the seats with a bent bit of pipe going back to the top of the gearbox,
When I put the Isuzu and LT95 in back in the 90,s I welded the 2A linkage box on to the top cover of the LT95 as you see it now.

[101RRS]

Ok - how well does it work on the LT95. That is something they should have done on the 101 as the cover for the gear lever cuts into the large flat load space just behind the engine.

[123rover50]

It works as well as it did on the series box. Its no fast change by any means as it has a bit of slack gathered over the years.
Later I might get time to build the ball joint up a bit to get it a better fit in its socket and just tighten up bits generally but it works well enough.
These have a box extending into the load area as well . Covering the rear of the engine. I have to make a new bigger one to take the turbo as well now.

[101RRS]

Thanks for the information - something to consider in the future.

[Thomas27488]

Just came across this thread while looking around.

Thanks so much for sharing those old photos, looks like you've had some serious fun in that beast.

Keep us updated with any more progress or trips!

Cheers