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On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:14:07 +0100, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>
>> "An adjacent hideaway caravan and camp site offers electric hook-up, showers
>> and toilets, and makes an ideal base for club events or organised rallies."
>>
>> I thought it was a plan to have a 101 gathering?
>>
>
>I don't get that - its contradictory - so you can stay on the campsite,
>but you can't go off road on their site. What gives ?

where did you get "can't go on the site?" I got the impression that you
could book it for a club event.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:56:27 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:14:07 +0100, Steve Taylor
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "An adjacent hideaway caravan and camp site offers electric hook-up, showers
>>> and toilets, and makes an ideal base for club events or organised rallies."
>>>
>>> I thought it was a plan to have a 101 gathering?
>>>
>>
>>I don't get that - its contradictory - so you can stay on the campsite,
>>but you can't go off road on their site. What gives ?
>
>where did you get "can't go on the site?" I got the impression that you
>could book it for a club event.

Looks like it is set up for organised corporates, club events etc.
They appear not to want pay and players, and having been to a few of
those I don't blame them! Insurance and the like must be a nightmare,
not to mention having to deal with the punters.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
 
On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:19:52 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:56:27 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:14:07 +0100, Steve Taylor
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "An adjacent hideaway caravan and camp site offers electric hook-up, showers
>>>> and toilets, and makes an ideal base for club events or organised rallies."
>>>>
>>>> I thought it was a plan to have a 101 gathering?
>>>>
>>>
>>>I don't get that - its contradictory - so you can stay on the campsite,
>>>but you can't go off road on their site. What gives ?
>>
>>where did you get "can't go on the site?" I got the impression that you
>>could book it for a club event.
>
>Looks like it is set up for organised corporates, club events etc.
>They appear not to want pay and players, and having been to a few of
>those I don't blame them! Insurance and the like must be a nightmare,
>not to mention having to deal with the punters.

Anyway, meant to say .... I'd be interested. God knows whether I'll
have a 101 to turn up in, or the dosh to get the petrol (two MoT's,
three car taxes and a wedding in one month - bad idea!).

But an AFL meet away from the madness of Billing or the other shows
would be a splendid way to waste a weekend.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
 
On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:19:52 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:56:27 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:14:07 +0100, Steve Taylor
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "An adjacent hideaway caravan and camp site offers electric hook-up, showers
>>>> and toilets, and makes an ideal base for club events or organised rallies."
>>>>
>>>> I thought it was a plan to have a 101 gathering?
>>>>
>>>
>>>I don't get that - its contradictory - so you can stay on the campsite,
>>>but you can't go off road on their site. What gives ?
>>
>>where did you get "can't go on the site?" I got the impression that you
>>could book it for a club event.
>
>Looks like it is set up for organised corporates, club events etc.
>They appear not to want pay and players, and having been to a few of
>those I don't blame them! Insurance and the like must be a nightmare,
>not to mention having to deal with the punters.

They do or did have a monthly turn-up-and-play day, though ISTR they want
pre-booking for it.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
Tim Hobbs wrote:

> Anyway, meant to say .... I'd be interested. God knows whether I'll
> have a 101 to turn up in, or the dosh to get the petrol (two MoT's,
> three car taxes and a wedding in one month - bad idea!).
>

We had that too, a bit of sorning and a 6 month licence spread things
nicely.

> But an AFL meet away from the madness of Billing or the other shows
> would be a splendid way to waste a weekend.

Absolutely.

Steve
 
Steve Taylor wrote:

> Anyway, I'm off to China til Wednesday

Don't EVER use Ebookers.

Steve, returned from 4 hours at the airport trying to get ticket.
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> They do or did have a monthly turn-up-and-play day, though ISTR they want
> pre-booking for it.
Can you check ?

Steve
 
On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:27:52 +0100, steve Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> They do or did have a monthly turn-up-and-play day, though ISTR they want
>> pre-booking for it.
>Can you check ?
>
>Steve

I've fired off an email to see what the score is for hiring the site.
Probably pricey, but you never know.

Other alternative would be to book and turn up one month, if it tied in OK
with what everyone was doing, assuming they still do that.


--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
Steve Taylor wrote:

> How about here ?
>
> http://www.kquads4x4.co.uk/
>
> We've been once - nice, muddy place. Carmarthen though ?
>
> Steve

K Quads are happy to have us, which is nice. Its a family run place, on
a farm, lots of variety in the terrain, with a lovely boggy forest/woody
bit, complete with malaria probably. Its 130 acre site, with something
like 30 acres of 4x4 space AFAIK.

This is from the note they have just sent me:

"We can certainly accommodate you for a weekend.
Current prices are £20 per vehicle per day & camping is £7 per pitch per
night. But I've just spoken to the other partners & I persuaded them
that we could reduce it to £30 per vehicle for the whole weekend if you
wanted to use the site for the both days as you are a group & I presume
there will be quite a few vehicles present. We could also maybe give a
slight reduction on the camping fee. If you do decide to book, a
holding deposit would be appreciated"

Which sounds pretty fair - I'll take Bob the 101 for another test drive
and get some more ideas if anyone likes the idea

When we have the 101 unofficial County Durham meet, we do a day of
greenlaning stuff, and a day of mucking around at the offroading place.
Can we get a native guide ??? Austin ?

So it depends on people committing to an event and paying a holding deposit

Steve



Steve
 
On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:48:01 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On or around Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:27:52 +0100, steve Taylor
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>
>>> They do or did have a monthly turn-up-and-play day, though ISTR they want
>>> pre-booking for it.
>>Can you check ?
>>
>>Steve
>
>I've fired off an email to see what the score is for hiring the site.
>Probably pricey, but you never know.
>
>Other alternative would be to book and turn up one month, if it tied in OK
>with what everyone was doing, assuming they still do that.

I hear that the site may be closed on account of the new defra rules. Mind,
I thought defra had backed down on the motorsport thing.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> I hear that the site may be closed on account of the new defra rules.
> Mind,
> I thought defra had backed down on the motorsport thing.
>

I'd be up for it with Mrs D and the Kids pretty much anywhere in Wales.

*** Bottom line is the date really. ***

It's peak annual leave season at work... and I'm taking my fair slice too
all be it touring France and Spain with t'Disco and Caravan. The other
geezer who covers my role has got to take a shed load of leave on account
he's retiring then restarting ...very complicated but means I'm buggered for
time off :-(

I'm just looking for the right excuse to get the 101's tow bar re-enforced
to the chassis rails too to tug our caravan. Come the worst if it's play
time I'll tug it with the Rangie on account of the Disco having underslung
LPG tanks and being the pride of the fleet (Don't want it dinking or bending
just yet).. Percy is minus an exhaust and a few hours work.


Lee D
--
www.lrproject.com
Workshop photos from Landrover repairs
& other such tinkerings.
Home of Percy the Jag powered Landrover




 
Lee_D wrote:

> *** Bottom line is the date really. ***

How about autumnal rather than late summer, say early October ?


> I'm just looking for the right excuse to get the 101's tow bar re-enforced
> to the chassis rails too to tug our caravan.

Let me know if you need it welding.

Steve
 

"steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Lee_D wrote:
>
>> *** Bottom line is the date really. ***
>
> How about autumnal rather than late summer, say early October ?

Can probably do 14th 15th and 16th but need to know PDQ to sort out the 16th
as a day off :0)

>> I'm just looking for the right excuse to get the 101's tow bar
>> re-enforced
>> to the chassis rails too to tug our caravan.

I would like to fabricate some sort of bracket to clamp arounf the chassis.
I understand some have sandwiched something between the Bump stop and the
chassis. Then have a removable trailing arm from each chassis rail to the
existing (fixed to the step bracketry) towbar...ala...

http://www.lrproject.com/morph/morphmains/imagepages/image22.html

This is actually a Series II/III type drop plate welded backwards to the
existing step hindge bracket.

I don't want to run the risk of similar towbars shearing the two fixing
bolts to the step hindge as seen at the last Co Durham meet... looked
painful and expensive / time consuming to fix.

I'm also quite attached to our Caravan :0) and would like to stay that way.

Lee D


 
Lee_D wrote:
> Can probably do 14th 15th and 16th but need to know PDQ to sort out the 16th
> as a day off :0)

Fine by me. Anyone with any problems with that ?
>
> I would like to fabricate some sort of bracket to clamp arounf the chassis.
> I understand some have sandwiched something between the Bump stop and the
> chassis. Then have a removable trailing arm from each chassis rail to the
> existing (fixed to the step bracketry) towbar...ala...
>
> http://www.lrproject.com/morph/morphmains/imagepages/image22.html

The one Mike D. made for mine has a piece of angle iron welded between
the chassis members, then two little sections come down from that. When
the tow hitch drop plate is attached, it has two struts which bolt to
the sections. Its 6 M15 bolts to fasten it in.

Steve
 
"steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Lee_D wrote:
>> Can probably do 14th 15th and 16th but need to know PDQ to sort out the
>> 16th
>> as a day off :0)
>
> Fine by me. Anyone with any problems with that ?

Just remains for a price for the weekend confirmation of if this inc's
camping (with the caravan).

I'm up for it. May be worth starting a new thread given many would have
stopped reading at the 101 Ratios query.

Lee D
--

www.lrproject.com

Workshop photos from Landrover repairs
& other such tinkerings.
Home of Percy the Jag powered Landrover


 
Lee_D wrote:
> I'm up for it. May be worth starting a new thread given many would have
> stopped reading at the 101 Ratios query.

Done !

Steve
 
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:45:46 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm speciffically interested in what the autobox donor was (year / model) ,
>what the gearbox and transferbox ratios are and would you do anything
>different.

ZF 4 speed, rangie, transfer ratio as is, but not the Borg Warner
transfer crap - not heavy duty enough for a 101 with a 4.6

Work out the ration you need with this:

http://www.101fc.net/files/gearratios.xls

The only thing I'd do different is put better oil cooler hoses on,
rather than engine fire creating temp ones ;-)

>What about cables for the selector too.. did you join two or have one made?

Standard Bowden cables.

>You still using standard manifolds (I know this is engine related but it is
>a different engine)?

Yep.

>What Carbs / Jets are you running?

HIF44 SUs with BAC needle set.

>I've seen the ratio sheet knocking around but just want to be certain of the
>ratios before I buy a donor which is wrong.
>
>I could also do with you popping in for a brew so I can roll around in the
>dirt doing some prodding and measurements...;o) or I could pop around if
>thats ok :0)

Feel free, coggee always on :)

>Project is likely to be spring at the earliest but planning is of the
>essence. Gone are my hit it till it fits days :0) (I've used this years
>quota up!).
>
>Is there an Autumn Unofficial or have I imagined that?

Wales and Blackpool huh? I'm not a great fan of Blackpool, used to go
every year for the Magicians convention - it gets a bit dull after a
while. Wales is nice - even nicer in the last 18 months IMO, too :)

>Oh ... and this weeks winning lottery number would also help the project
>along too :0)

8-25-33-35-38-40

Hope this gets to you in time...

 
On or around Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:39:56 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>ZF 4 speed, rangie, transfer ratio as is, but not the Borg Warner
>transfer crap - not heavy duty enough for a 101 with a 4.6

ISTR the ZF in the discos has the LT230 T-box, and thus would make a better
donor.

Mind, ISTR the RR 4.6 has the borg warner T-box, and they seem to work...

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:52:23 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Mind, ISTR the RR 4.6 has the borg warner T-box, and they seem to work...

They're great - for a rangie...

Now I'd think they'd struggle with a revved-up 4.6 pulling 4.5 Tonne
of purple grannie frightener... ;-)

 
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