L/R 110 4x4 Regional Force Surveilance Vehicle (RFSV)

[pvp89]

^ That one doesn't appear to be used by a RFSU (Norforce, etc). Likely being employed in the light cav role by a reserve RAAC unit or RAAF (ADGies - blue berets?). I'd say RAAF (in the background there is a banner with some planes on it). There also appears to be some sort of RAAF sticker (blue triangle) above the restricted use sticker on the windscreen.

[pvp89]

These RFSV's are actually very rare, because they may be the only ones that have not been upgraded to the newer specification for the vehicle, so not only are they some of the few still in original configuration, but may be the only ones!

Have it on good authority that there are about 60 unmodified ones floating about and approx 150 modified.

[pvp89]

Also the longer mirror arms are from 6x6 models - used to account for the wider body when the side bins are attached.

[pvp89]

These RFSV's are actually very rare, because they may be the only ones that have not been upgraded to the newer specification for the vehicle, so not only are they some of the few still in original configuration, but may be the only ones!

Have it on good authority that there are about 60 unmodified ones floating about and approx 150 modified.

Those figures also seem to accord with this: https://www.tenders.gov.au/?event=public.advert.showClosed&AdvertUUID=7BFE6ACC-07FD-AD0C-8D820955A0FA0735

You Are Invited To Submit A Tender To Provide For The Production Activities Related To The Landrover 110 4x4 Safety Improvements Project.

LAND 121 Phase 2A, Seeks To Address Capability Deficiencies That Are A Result of Occupational Health And Safety Shortfalls In The Current Field Vehicles And Trailers (FV&T) Fleet.  Included As Part of Land 121 Phase 2A Is The Requirement To Install The Following To The Landrover 110 4x4 Vehicles, Known As The Landrover 110 4x4 Safety Improvements (LRSI) Project:
*  Personnel Restraint System (PRS);
*  Cargo Restraint And Segregation System (CRS); And
*  Roll Over Protection Structures (ROPS).

The Regional Force Surveillance Vehicle (RFSV) Is A Specially Modified Model of The Current In-Service GS Landrover 110 Designed To Operate Over Vast Distances And Tough Terrain of Northern Australia. The RFSV Fleet Are High Mobility Vehicles And Regularly Operate With A Crew of Three.  For These Reasons They Were Deemed To Be Vehicles In Which There Was A High Risk of Death Or Significant Injury In The Event of An Accident, And Are The Versions To Be Modified By This Project.

Phase 1 of This Activity Covered The Pre-Production Phase of The Landrover 110 4x4 SI Project And Involves The Work Required To Achieve Design Acceptance For The RFSV. The Scope of Works For Phase 1 Included:
*  Verification of The Fit And Form of The Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS) Design;
*  Design of The Cargo Restraint System (CRS);
*  Design of The Personnel Restraint System (PRS);
*  Design of The Mass Reduction Program (MRP); And
*  Installation of The Modification On Seven RFSVs.

The Contract For The Delivery of Phase 1 Was Signed On 7 November 2005.

This RFT Is For Phase 2 of The LRSI Project Which Involves The Production of Qty 154 Safety Improvement (SI) Kits, Fitment of Qty 109 SI Kits To Qty 109 RFSV Fleet, With The Remaining 45 SI Kits Being Delivered To JLU (Vic) Bandiana, And The Provision of The ILS Elements As Required.

[pvp89]

Document showing safety improvements and new bullbar on modified version (page 4): http://www.sealsolutions.com.au/downloads/News_Release_JUN_09.pdf

[Phoenix]

The one dave benson had (Tassie one, never an army vehicle) did sell for about that ammount. 

The other photos are actually of a SRV, not RFSV.  Different vehicle.  I am otld the longer mirror is form having a Mission Kit installed at some time in the past.

[juddy]

Does anyone have the drawings for the side bins, and rear wheel carrier?

[isuzutoo-eh]

Quick question Juddy, does yours/your wife's RFSV have a three or four bolt steering box?

[juddy]

It now belongs to one of the Puppys.

I will have a look at lunch time

[Sixty]

four bolts thru the chassis and two more thru the panhard bracket. 

[isuzutoo-eh]

Wrong bolts Sixty!

Thanks Justin...

[Phoenix]

Wrong bolts??   All perenties should be 4 bolts, there were none built with the 3 bolt.  A little birdy tells me that there ware some detail difference in some of them, and later on current defender units were being used.

Apparently the power steering pump is genuine Isuzu part and plugs into the timing cover (gear driven). The Isuzu pump outlet is modified from standard to suit the direction of the box.

[Sixty]

Phoenix,
by the comments before I think they are actually referring to the amount of bolts in the top plate of the s/box...

Al

[isuzutoo-eh]

Thanks Richard. The pump should be same as civvy spec 110, but the civvy had the three bolt box till early Defender era I think. It wouldn't have surprised me if the army had persisted with the inferior three bolt box though, since it is only on the sixbys and RFSV variant.

I'm not so sure about the pump outlet being modified though. The outlet on my 110 goes straight to a 90 degree fitting to give clearence to the box, but even then is barely 5 mm from touching by memory. The fitting may be special but the pump is more than likely absolutely stock Isuzu part.

[Phoenix]

Quite right, the pump is stock Isuzu, but the fitting that is special.  my response wasn't all that clear in the end was it !!