fuel tank needed for an FC101

[Lightningpower]

Maybe not too common a part for someone to have lying around, but....

[Red90]

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/

[binch]

ah....that's where the 101 went  ;D

[Rambler]

Looks like it.  Good luck and  Have fun with the restoration  :)

[ugly_90]

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.

[Lightningpower]

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...

[Matt H]

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.

[binch]

Yup, Yoda is the man in the know!!!!    that and the 101FC club in the UK.    All will come to those who ask ;D

[Chad M]

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.

[Darkdevo]

Maybe not too common a part for someone to have lying around, but....

You bought that 101 how is it?

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[Lightningpower]

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.

[Trevor]

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 :).

[Matt H]

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.

[Lightningpower]

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.

[Lightningpower]

I'be PM'd Yoda. So I hope I hear from him soon.