Alberta Land Rover Enthusiasts Club Forum
Classifieds => Wanted => Topic started by: Lightningpower on September 15, 2017, 08:19 PM
Maybe not too common a part for someone to have lying around, but....
My understanding is they all rust out so most have been putting in the reproduction stainless ones.
http://www.101parts.co.uk/product-category/engine/fuel-system/fuel-tanks/
ah....that's where the 101 went ;D
Looks like it. Good luck and Have fun with the restoration :)
I expect this is a pre-purchase question, and you haven't started it up yet due to the leaky tank.
I don't know much about this model, but it does look big enough to hide a used red steel marine fuel tank somewhere, or a cheap plastic jerry. I'm assuming this is for testing only, which leads to several other questions that I don't even want to explore if it has been sitting for any time.
I would assume the proper fuel tank could be a delayed expense due to the likely wider scope of restoration work on it.
So the question was a giveaway. I did buy the 1982 FC101 Ambulance on Kijiji this morning. The fuel tank was sent to a shop for repair a decade ago and was lost. So, I need a new one.
As an aside: the Ambulance was converted by some guy in Wales into his accommodation, so its hard to say its still an ambulance. It has a nice gas cooker though...
You need to talk to Yoda (the one in the club not the little green guy in Star Wars). He also runs a 101 down here in Medicine Hat. He is a real anorak when it comes to the Army FC's and knows just about everything about them including parts sources. He's got manuals, parts books and a (quite scary) encyclopedic knowledge on these units.
Plan to join the 101 club as well as many rare parts are only available through them these days.
Yup, Yoda is the man in the know!!!! that and the 101FC club in the UK. All will come to those who ask ;D
That's funny, one of my friends was first in the queue and the other was second!
Congrats Christian, that's a really interesting rig.
Chad.
Quote from: Lightningpower on September 15, 2017, 08:19 PM
Maybe not too common a part for someone to have lying around, but....
You bought that 101 how is it?
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The 101 is quite complete, apart from the missing fuel tank and some odds and ends. The camper conversion didn't do it any favours, but it wasn't a total chop job. All in, the vehicle is quite good for a project. Included paperwork contained a failed MOT from 2005.
The owner was a very decent chap to deal with.
I'm surprised by heavy the thing is. I trailered it around today and achieved a whopping 6.1 miles per US gallon on my 5.0L F150.
Quote from: Lightningpower on September 16, 2017, 07:57 PM
I'm surprised by heavy the thing is. I trailered it around today and achieved a whopping 6.1 miles per US gallon on my 5.0L F150.
Like all Land Rovers from that era it has the added advantage of having the aerodynamics of a barn door. That helps a lot when trailering :).
I towed Yoda's 101 GS back from Cypress Hills one year back when I had a cummins Dodge 3/4 ton and a flat deck trailer. Despite the fact he insisted it weighs well under 4,000lbs it was like towing a parachute. Felt really heavy behind the truck. Probably because it's so tall.
I've towed many vehicles and I've never trailered anything that felt as ungainly and heavy as the 101. Honestly, with that kind of weight, I wonder how the 3.5L V8 is supposed to motivate it.
I'be PM'd Yoda. So I hope I hear from him soon.
He doesn't post on here much but I'll let him know you are looking for him. He lives in Medicine Hat. A little birdie tells me he may be up in Edmonchuck for the SGMT if he can get his 101 back together in time? If so you will be able to see it in action!
The 101 has really deep gearing to make up for the lack of horse power. Bear in mind they were designed to pull a field artillery gun + 1 ton (hence the name 'One Ton' Land Rover) of ammunition. Yoda repowered his unit with an ex-Discovery 3.9L high compression Rover V8 complete with a fully functioning 14CUX EFI. He can do actual highway speeds now and the difference is dramatic.
However if he go's any serious distances he tends to trailer it to save wear and tear on the drivetrain as, once again, it is unique to the 101 and it is difficult to source replacement parts if fails in the middle of nowhere.
yea late to the parade
the gearing in the axles is 557/1 your book top speed is 130 redlined
with standard gearing look at traveling around 90 to 100 kph at 3500/3700 rpm
as people were saying before for a fuel tank.
101 club or 101 parts uk.
the other parts that you will need is a fuel pick up, fuel pump, fuel sender, fuel filler hose
your in luck the fuel pump is range rover....
I hope the tank support brackets and rubber bushings are still in the truck