Frenzy's GU

[frenzy]

Hey All,

Here are a few pics of my new toy. No action shots yet.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/Patrol4.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/Patrol3.jpg

I had it for 2 days and couldn't deal with the "key in the ignition and your door is open" buzzer, so I hunted it down and disconnected it. Aaaah, hows the serenity?

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/buzzerdisconnect.jpg

Then, I realised the rear speakers weren't working and it was a bit quiet now that I had killed the nasty buzzer (and I wanted ipod connectivity without using a transmitter), so I lobbed over to the Autobarn at Browns Plains where I got set up by a very helpful fella with a new head unit, 4 speakers, dash pocket and 3 wiring harnesses. It all went in easy peasy...

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/stereoinstall.jpg

Now, I am researching the all important 3 litre TD mods. I can't believe these things don't have a turbo timer....

Cheers!

[Clunk]

very clean and shinny looking rig there mate, great pics, thanks for sharing

[MudRunnerTD]

I love GU IVs. congratulations mate, nice rig.

[Bob]

Very neat looking Rig

[Sir Roofy]

very nice look after your prize possesion

[AB]

Nice looking Patrol mate, thanks for the pics.

Yep, I can't stand those buzzer's either...lol

[Bigrig]

Nice rig mate - exactly (and I mean exactly) the same as my old mans - same colour, snorkel, bullbar etc ... I love that colour ...

[patch697]

Nice Rig you have there & don't be shy in asking questions here mate, theirs plenty of help available here if you ask.

[Dark 1]

I'm with MR love series 4's & on, subtle changes to an already great shape. Keep the piccies coming.

[big_fletch]

Great looking Patrol mate, cant wait to see what you do with it

Fletcha

[Woof]

Very nice Patrol there Frenzy, even if it is a GU...lol

[frenzy]

Finally engaged 4WD today! Went up to Noosaville and then had a bit of a play just off the Bruce near Wild Horse Lookout for an hour or so. Photo below was taken before we hit the mud.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/Beefys-1.jpg

Will take a snap of my muddy truck tomorrow.

[Woof]

Good on you mate, great to see that you are out and enjoying it, well done.

[DX grunt]

Wicked! Nice truck, mate. Look after her, and she'll look after you.

Take care out there.

Ross
DX grunt

[frenzy]

Hey All,

Thanks for the warm welcome!

I've been spending a fair bit of time on the forum researching my next 3 or 4 hundred mods.... LOL

Just ordered the autron pillar pod and the VDO pyro/boost gauge kit from fleabay for a bit of insurance and to assist me with my next couple of mods. Will post the result of my install.

Cheers,

Steve

[AB]

Hey All,

Thanks for the warm welcome!

I've been spending a fair bit of time on the forum researching my next 3 or 4 hundred mods.... LOL

Just ordered the autron pillar pod and the VDO pyro/boost gauge kit from fleabay for a bit of insurance and to assist me with my next couple of mods. Will post the result of my install.

Cheers,

Steve

Look forward to the piccys Steve!

[frenzy]

Hey All,

I've been busy setting up the beast and getting out for weekends camping with the fam (which is why we bought the Patrol in the first place) and thought I'd better update everyone on my progress.

Took delivery of my Autron pillar pod, EGT and boost guages kit, an ABR sidewinder dual battery monitor and gauge and a UHF radio in the last couple of weeks! I have also previously installed an auxilliary battery and carrier, an ARB compressor and some new wheels and tires.

I carefully recorded my installation of all of this kit with my iphone and before I could get on here and post some kick arse step by step build thread magic my 2 year old managed to wipe my iphone! Stupid me for leaving it lying around. :1087:

Here goes:

Pillar Pod
I picked up a couple of small spray cans from Supercheap and after trimming the bottom bit off the pod (as per instructions) gave it 2 coats. The colour turned out to be very close in the end. :biggrin:

There was a bit of fun poking the wiring through the firewall, dash and pod, but I got there in the end. Had most of the front of the dash out for this as I tidied up the wiring and installed another fuse box for all my extra goodies as well.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/pillarpod2.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/pillarpod.jpg

Very happy with the quality and fit of the pod.

EGT
I ordered an EGT/Boost kit from ebay. The clamp that came with sender was way too big for my dump pipe, so I cut it off leaving 3 or 4 cms either side of the fitting and then used 2 smaller hose clamps to clamp it to the pipe. I tried to get a picture of this today without pulling off the heat shield. I will need a new dump pipe soon anyway (the rest of the exhaust is brand new) and will get one with a proper fitting on it when I do.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/EGTclamp.jpg

I kinda missed cutting the hole exactly right but it was getting dark, I'd removed and installed the shield a few times already, I busted my wood holesaw cutting the double thickness metal shield (of course), was down to the nub of my last grinding disc and there were a few empty rum cans lying around at the time LOL!

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/EGTshield.jpg

Boost
Installed the gauge, electrics and hose but haven't sorted out brazing a fitting to the intercooler pipe yet.

Dual Battery System
I installed battery tray, auxiliary battery, redarc relay and an ABR Sidewinder guage a little while ago as well. Now I can run the fridge and not worry about who is going to jump start me in the morning. :biggrin:

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/auxbatt.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/redarc.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/liddown.jpg

I can still use the little compartment behind the battery monitor as well
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/lidup-1.jpg

On Board Compressor
I bolted an ARB compressor onto the ABS (I think) bracket behind the auxilliary battery as well. Have used it on several beach trips already. I know some people don't like compressors in the engine bay, but I didn't want the thing in the cabin and it fits real nice where it is without drilling any holes at all. It also has outlets for controlling lockers which I don't intend on getting for a while.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/compressor1.jpg

Wheels/Tyres
Also finally took delivery of my new Sunnys with -13mm offset and 33" Good Year Wrangler Duratracs on Friday! Love the look. Drives real nice on the road. Gives me another 2" of lift too.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/newwheelssideview.jpg

Ploughing through my wish list now! Next item is a full length roof rack.

Cheers,

Steve

[Clunk]

man those mods are coming think n fast, great work Steve

[patch697]

Thats what I love to see, plenty of mod pics.

Are you doing the work yourself? If so, great workmanship.

Very impressive.

[growler2058]

Good job mate the tyre wheel combo looks the goods!

[frenzy]

Thanks guys.

I've done those mods myself over the last 6 or 8 weeks. Couldn't have done it without the info on this forum though. What a great resource!

I must confess, I was a motor mechanic and auto elec many years ago... Still got a multimeter and a few tools to play with now that I am a shiny bum office nerd. LOL

Love having a car I can work on and actually modify. This is one of the many reasons I went for a used Patrol in the first place.

Cheers,

Steve

[Dark 1]

Top stuff mate, wheel & tyre package looks great, the mods are really coming along to keep the pics coming. "We love em"

[big_fletch]

Your troll is coming along nicly mate, amazing how changing the wheels changes the whole appearance of the car..
Looks mighty good with those wheels, keep us posted

[nowoolies]

g`day Steve
welcome on board mate
heaps of laughs and bucket loads of info here enjoy
nowoolies
Paul
p:s piccies we luv piccies

[DX grunt]

Random bump.

Hey Steve, how's your truck going?

[frenzy]

Only tarmac work this weekend. Looking forward to some off road activity next weekend when I do my driver awareness program with the qld patrol club.
I reckon those new tires will be a big help after those old worn out A/Ts.
I'm certainly getting heaps of comments about them!
Cheers,
Steve

[frenzy]

Got the new roof racks on this weekend. Yippee! Can take heaps more stuff camping now! LOL

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/roofrack.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/roofrack4-1.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/roofrack5.jpg

Very pleased with the result. I've got another thread about "cheap roof racks" here if you would like more info:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5030-Cheap-roof-racks

Cheers,

Steve

[growler2058]

Thats a tuffffff lookin roofrack ya got there frenzy

[Dark 1]

Looks good frenzy top price too.

[Timmo]

tuff truck you got there frenzy.....

[Leighw85]

Mate loving your truck. Very impressed.
Wheels look insane on it. I just got my GU hopefully it comes out as good as yours with the mods :)

[scotti27]

Sweet looking truck, can't wait to get my mods under way

[frenzy]

Just to prove the roof rack works.....

8368

It is really strong. I stood on it a few times to take some photos. The only thing I can fault with it is the instant rust it accumulates when the paint is scratched. Maybe I need to strip it and paint it properly.

[Mazodude]

hey frenzy, I think I saw you yesterday at the forest lake boulevard turning into woogaroo st. I was in the small subaru :D
btw I live in Forest lake

[frenzy]

hey frenzy, I think I saw you yesterday at the forest lake boulevard turning into woogaroo st. I was in the small subaru :D
btw I live in Forest lake

You got me. I'll keep an eye out for ya.
Cheers,
Steve

[Bigrig]

You got me. I'll keep an eye out for ya.
Cheers,
Steve

Hahahaha ... I hope you were 'supposed' to be in that area!!!! Does anyone else hear "BUSTED"!!!!! lmfao

[Finly Owner]

I saw him looking for a back fire coming from his ride on Monday Night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Tim

[Yendor]

Hahahaha ... I hope you were 'supposed' to be in that area!!!! Does anyone else hear "BUSTED"!!!!! lmfao

LOL........Looks like the cat is out of the bag.

What the bet he comes back with some lame excuse like child care or something.

[frenzy]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you guys. You'll give me away!!!

I was, er, just driving to the jewellery shop to pay a bit more off my wife's Christmas present!!! Kinda similar to that time Yendor spotted me out and about. :devilred:

[frenzy]

I saw him looking for a back fire coming from his ride on Monday Night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tim

She might make some noise, but I like her....

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/900ss.jpg

[Yendor]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you guys. You'll give me away!!!

I was, er, just driving to the jewellery shop to pay a bit more off my wife's Christmas present!!! Kinda similar to that time Yendor spotted me out and about. :devilred:

AHahahhahaha....good save.

[frenzy]

AHahahhahaha....good save.

Whadayamean? Sorry it took me a while to reply, I had a lot of ironing to get through.....

[Yendor]

Whadayamean? Sorry it took me a while to reply, I had a lot of ironing to get through.....

Sure, So whats ironing code for!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frenzy]

Sure, So whats ironing code for!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C'mon mate! I'm just an ordinary helpful husband doing his duty....... cough, cough, ahem....... No, I can't back that up! LOL

ironing = watching TV with a beer

[Yendor]

C'mon mate! I'm just an ordinary helpful husband doing his duty....... cough, cough, ahem....... No, I can't back that up! LOL

ironing = watching TV with a beer

Same here. I was watching The Hamster Wheel, they are funny buggers.

[frenzy]

Righto, it's been a while since I spent any money on the Patrol but I was finally allocated some fun tickets a couple of weeks ago....

Picked up my Harris Hardcase and Hardnose today from Mals place. Yippee! Bling bling! :clapping:

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee518/fieldfrenzy/Hardcase-1.jpg

I've also ordered some rock sliders through a Patrol club member. Should get them on before we take off for Easter.

I love new toys. It's been an exciting week waiting for these bits! I'm a simple man... LOL

[AB]

I like the nose mate, looks like a neat cut!!!

[the ferret]

I wanna see that pretend bull bar gone!!, a winch, muddies and a moderate lift, and then pics of lotsa MUD.
Way ta go mate, nice rig with lots of potential.
Cheers, the ferret.

[Bigrig]

Careful now champion, you did two things at once!!! You know that means you're addicted and the mods will have to continue!!! lol

Looks good mate!!!

[frenzy]

I wanna see that pretend bull bar gone!!, a winch, muddies and a moderate lift, and then pics of lotsa MUD.
Way ta go mate, nice rig with lots of potential.
Cheers, the ferret.

C'mon Ferret. I gotta prioritise......btw, already got a 2" lift and 33" wrangler duratracs all round. The bullbar is definitely next on the priority list.

[frenzy]

Careful now champion, you did two things at once!!! You know that means you're addicted and the mods will have to continue!!! lol

Looks good mate!!!

Ta mate. Like I said, I've got a list and I'm working through it....