Time's GU IV 4.2TD

[TimE]

Some flex shots :smiley_thumbs_up:

70 mm lift with Ridepro springs and shocks. Sway bars are still connected! Wheels are 16X8 Kings with 285X75X16 Mickey Thompson FC IIs.


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[patch697]

That looks like its doing the job mate.....Not bad at all for 3" lift


Cheers
Paul

[MudRunnerTD]

Looks great mate,

What rear bar is that?

Just about to fit a 3" kit to mine, on order but not arrived yet. cant wait.

[TimE]

Looks great mate,

What rear bar is that?

Just about to fit a 3" kit to mine, on order but not arrived yet. cant wait.

It is a Kaymar, with twin wheel carriers.

[TimE]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/PatrolCamper.jpg

[growler2058]

Bloody nice foter mate the sky looks brilliant and the whiteys mighty fine too

[TimE]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/_MG_7272Drtd.jpg

[TuffTD42]

GUIV with TD42 nice

[nowoolies]

not a bad looking rig mate
more piccies required though lol

[HippoNZ]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/PatrolCamper.jpg
Mate! one word comes to mind...... jelous! lol

[TimE]

Thought I might list some of the bits and pieces that have been added to the truck over the years.

Obvious from the outside;
Nissan Bullbar with Warn Tabor winch
ARB brush bars and side steps/sliders
Set of Roolights (OK for the little night driving i do)
Kaymar rear bar with twin wheel carriers
Tradesman full length roof rack, 8 post
Awning and shovel/jack holder on the roof rack
70mm Ridepro Lift (springs and shocks)
16X8 Kings Wheels with 285X75X16 Dick Cepek FC IIs
145 l Long Range tank

Engine bay;
Turbo "tweak"
3" dump pipe and exhaust
105ah AGM Aux battery ARB tray and smart solenoid
power to rear Anderson plugs multiple Anderson plugs
ARB Compressor

Inside;
ORS drawers and fridge slide
Waeco 50l fridge
Cargo barrier
Black Duck seat covers
GME 3520 80 channel
Codan 9363 HF radio with 9350 antenna
Chinese no name GPS with Ozice and reverse camera
300w DSE inverter
fire extinguisher
Sand grabber mats
multiple Anderson plugs for fridge, Inverter and HF radio

Recovery gear;
Winch
Snatch strap
Snatch block
winch extension straps
tree trunk protector
lots of bow shackles

No lockers, never needed them (touch wood)

Currently less than 90,000ks travelled.

Only thing left to do are reduction gears, not sure whether to go 43% or 85%.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/DSC03525edited.jpg
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I can understand why some people would think it could sell for $60k or there abouts. Gotta love a 4.2 :)

[waz65]

Very very very nice rig mate :thumbup:

[Mojo01]

Looks Like an awesome rig, hopefully mine will look as good one day.. just need to get " she who must be obeyed" to let me part with the cash.

[waz65]

just need to get " she who must be obeyed" to let me part with the cash.
Mate - " it's easier to seek forgiveness than it is to get permission " is what I live buy with regards to " SWMBO "

[Rip'n'Shred]

Nice rig, great setup.

[MudRunnerTD]

Looking Goos TimE, Nice list mate, great looking car bud

[TimE]

I just bought and fitted one of these (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336709507&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fitm%2FNew-7-HD-Dash-Double-2-DIN-Car-DVD-GPS-Sat-Nav-Player-Stereo-Head-Unit-Radio-%2F220849350286) following NissPats lead.

I was looking for a multimedia unit that had a GPS and could run OziCE, be able to play CD/DVDS, be able to run a flash drive (for music), have a reverse camera input, have Bluetooth for the phone and of course have an AM FM radio.

The fitting was pretty straightforward. Remove the panel that surrounds the stereo unit by removing two screws just above the heater controls, pry the cover from the bottom corners and "pop" off. Undo the 4 screws that hold the existing unit in place, unplug leads and aerial plug from the rear of the existing unit. Remove the mounting brackets from the old unit and screw onto the new unit, only 3 of the 4 screws will fit each side. Plug in the appropriate ISO and aerial adapters, bung it all back into the dash and Bob is your uncle.

For a GU IV built in 2005 the adapters I bought from Repco were Double diverysity lead Aerpro AP 348A ($12.99) to convert the Nissan aerial lead to "normal" male aerial plug and an ISO adapter APP0120 ($14.99).

The 12v wire for ignition volts and memory volts where a about t. The ISO adapter had one plug with the power leads fitted with bullet connectors, I simply swapped the yellow and red leads at the bullet connectors and all is now well, no memory loss (stations and other settings).

I have OziCE up and running, my reverse camera attached via the Aux video in cable, and the DVD "off except with hand brake on" disabled by earthing that wire to the body of the unit.

Out with the old

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/IMG_1696800x486.jpg

In with the new

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/IMG_01321024x683.jpg

Radio display

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/IMG_01341024x676.jpg


OK, 2 years down the track and the screen on the unit has died, would work for a short while when rebooted and die again, radio would still play in the background. I have now put the original Nissan unit back in and rely on my Tablet for GPS functions. I have an old Nokia hands free Bluetooth unit I'll reinstall for the phone.

[Stropp]

the devil made you do it (display 666) :)

[TimE]

the devil made you do it (display 666) :)

Yep the local ABC AM frequency is 666, a devilishly good local station :devilred:

[Bloggsy]

Nice setup mate. That's the same head unit I have in mine. I had to do the same with the memory and ignition wires. I hope you don't have any hassles with it. Mine has gone back for replacement as the clock had a mind of its own and would randomly change the time. I lived with it though for 4 months but then the Bluetooth started dropping out. So had enough and asked for a replacement, for which I am awaiting arrival. I have a feeling my unit was a random dodgey one though - fingers crossed.

[TimE]

Mine has gone back for replacement as the clock had a mind of its own and would randomly change the time. I lived with it though for 4 months but then the Bluetooth started dropping out.

Mine also had problems with the clock changing times, seemingly randomly. I turned off the Auto time set in the GPS and haven't had an issue since. My assumption is there where conflicts between the GPS clock and the units clock, hope that is all it is.

Touch wood all else seems to be running OK, including Bluetooth.

[Bloggsy]

Mine also had problems with the clock changing times, seemingly randomly. I turned off the Auto time set in the GPS and haven't had an issue since. My assumption is there where conflicts between the GPS clock and the units clock, hope that is all it is.

Touch wood all else seems to be running OK, including Bluetooth.

That's interesting. I'll try turning off the auto time with the GPS and see if that makes a difference to the new unit (yep that one is doing the same), although I thought I'd tried this before or maybe not. Thanks for the info as I was about to pull it all out again when I got home from Hols as I was suspecting maybe something in the wiring.

Cheers
Darren

[aussiemale]

Damn nice set up mate, love the trailer!!

[TimE]

I recently bought one of these http://www.engelaustralia.com.au/images/products/thumbnails/mr40f.jpg from Rays, on sale for $734, couldn't resist at that price. I will use it as a freezer to go with the 9 year old 50l Waeco.

As a consequence of buying that second fridge I needed a second fridge slide. I bought a Waeco SLD 060 slide http://www.waeco.com.au/getimage.asp?imageUrl=315_W_111205-SLD-60_web_2012_JCN.jpg&imageWidth=149from 4THE in Perth for $256 delivered to my door, best price I could find.

Also bought another 105 ah Fullriver AGM http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/06/1.pnglocally for $295 and associated cabling to instal that 3rd battery in the back with the fridge. Suddenly that cheap fridge has cost me heaps ;)

The last bit of kit was a barn door extension bracket off evilbay,http://www.patrolapart.com.au/uploaded/products/4dbf7db154188gu-door-bracket-2.jpg $24.50, that allows the second fridge to slide in and out without hitting the door.

Just need to keep an eye on charging to make sure the alternator can keep up with the 3 batteries when they are all being drawn on.

[nissannewby]

Top looking rig. I recently had a look around for something similar and could only find 1 4.2TD wagon and it was 45k ( planning for the future) Good stuff with the bus the good ole white over black never looks dated :):)

[mudduck]

Good looking rig mate, gotta love love black and white.

[TimE]

That's interesting. I'll try turning off the auto time with the GPS and see if that makes a difference to the new unit (yep that one is doing the same), although I thought I'd tried this before or maybe not. Thanks for the info as I was about to pull it all out again when I got home from Hols as I was suspecting maybe something in the wiring.

Cheers
Darren

An update on the clock issue.

The clock did start to play up again, so the seller was contacted and finally supplied a software update. This update seems to have fixed the clock problem.

We have just returned from 3 weeks traveling through central NSW and Qld. The GPS worked well, the USB input for my music was great, and there where no overheating issues that some other units seem to suffer from, the unit was on for an average of about 6 hours per day. Ozi CE was also used for some of the more remote travels and it also worked well.

[TimE]

Update pic from Simpson crossing in June, got the alloys back on :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/Simpson_June_2013_zps8fa9a289.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/user/timber93au/media/Simpson_June_2013_zps8fa9a289.jpg.html)

You will notice I have gone back to the alloys, the offset on the steelies meant the tyres stuck out past the guards on the camper and where marginal on the Patrol.

[TimE]

Just added a Ram Mount to take the Aldi 10* tablet, write up is here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?25079-Aldi-10-quot-Tablet-for-Navigation-and-Comms)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/RamMount10_zps1b6b3444.jpg

[amanda1987]

nice rig mate

[TimE]

Had my short pocketed pants on the other day and have now ordered a front elocker, 43% reduction gears and Boss rear spring tower brace kit. Should all be installed in a couple of weeks, can hardly wait to try it all out.

These were the last things on my longggggggggg wish list. Taken 6 years to get here, wonder if the mods will really now stop :)

............ and a couple of recovery points from Threedogs

[TimE]

Finally got the 43% gears and elocker installed, picked up the Patrol this 'arvo. Went for a bit of a spin in the back blocks of Hume, niiiiice.

Need to get out in the bush and get my moneys worth now!

Also fitted the Boss rear spring tower brace kit, not too sure about their value, my mechanic wasn't too impressed with them, I guess time will tell.

[gubigfish]

What a nice truck :)

[neixian]

Jealous, mine is td42 after market turbo. Lots of grunts but not like this....

[katwoman]

Finally got the 43% gears and elocker installed, picked up the Patrol this 'arvo. Went for a bit of a spin in the back blocks of Hume, niiiiice.

Need to get out in the bush and get my moneys worth now!

Also fitted the Boss rear spring tower brace kit, not too sure about their value, my mechanic wasn't too impressed with them, I guess time will tell.


Any feedback on the 43% gears ? Am currently toying with the idea... Thx

[TimE]

They are great for the driving I do. Steep up or down hill and the occasional tight slow bits, much better than the 83s I had a run in. Too low geared for other than rock crawling in my view. The only down side is having to stop to go into high range when the "faster" bits come up. Small price to pay for the benefits in my view.

[TimE]

Had a call from the mechanic today, been fixing an oil leak from the elocker wiring grommet on top of the diff, seems one of my indestructible AVM High Performance hubs has shit itself, stripped the splines I think he said. Will see when I take him my auto hubs to refit this 'arvo.

Had the AVMs for 2 years, (warranty 1 years :( ) not put too much stress on them so I am a bit disappointed. I had been told the HP versions where the ducks nuts, think I'll ring the ducks neck!

[threedogs]

Had a call from the mechanic today, been fixing an oil leak from the elocker wiring grommet on top of the diff, seems one of my indestructible AVM High Performance hubs has shit itself, stripped the splines I think he said. Will see when I take him my auto hubs to refit this 'arvo.

Had the AVMs for 2 years, (warranty 1 years :( ) not put too much stress on them so I am a bit disappointed. I had been told the HP versions where the ducks nuts, think I'll ring the ducks neck!

There is a mob in NZ that do an indestructable free wheeling hubs, cost a shite load though
About $1500 a pair
Ill send off an email and get a name for you

[TimE]

Just back from the workshop, the splines are not stripped, rather the internal spring has "sprung" into a thousand little springlets! Will have to see if it is serviceable.

[dysonest]

good lookin rig mate

[Viiper]

All you need is a minigun on the roof and you've got yourself a tank xD Nice!

[TimE]

Picked up this little beauty on Tuesday, makes the old Kimberley Kamper look like a swag :)

Off up to the Gulf, Arnhem Land, all the usual NT Parks, Ayers Rock and home via the Oodnadatta Track and the Flinders from ANZAC day to early September, the joys of retirement ;)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/timber93au/IMG_20160209_112439895_HDR_zpsjlv9yitf.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/user/timber93au/media/IMG_20160209_112439895_HDR_zpsjlv9yitf.jpg.html)

It is a Vista RV Crossover XL

PS Will change the sig pic (which was taken on the Oodnadatta track) when I have a similar pic of the new toy on that track :)

[TimE]

Well the big trip is over. 17,000ks of rough stuff and fun.

R&M The long range fuel tank developed a fatigue crack at one of the baffle welds, crack welded at Birdsville but opened up again at Coburg. Fix was a new tank in Darwin. Shocks finally gave up the ghost coming into Alice Springs, so new set of ARBs fitted there.

When doing long trips I budget a $ per k to cover everything (food, drinks going out for meals, park fees etc) and allow a contingency for repairs etc. This trip used up all the contingency :(

After arriving home, and major service, I notice a "funny" whining noise when under load, clutch in noise goes away, sort of sounded like transmission whine. Mechanic takes out rear tail shaft and goes for a run on the front diff, no noise. Diagnosis is rear diff, will need a bearing kit as minimum, plus check and adjustment etc, about $1,000 give or take. So given that the diff is out and it could end up costing more, the decision is taken to stick in an elocker (to match the front one) :) Due to get done next week.

Hopefully the last of the repairs for a while!

[Lord Tim]

Hi from the UK
I say jolly nice truck - what he says in OTT english accent
but seriously love it
I have a td42 imported from Japan
it doesn't have an intercooler on it but i guess yours does by looking at the bonnet
would it be cheeky to have a photo of the underside of the bonnet and of the intercooler
I am about to order an intercooler kit and i was thinking of using a ZD30 bonnet

[TimE]

Check this YouTube video, exactly the same as mine


https://youtu.be/MvRsFTIDB78

[TimE]

Put together a bit of a "blurb" for a presentation I did on the Patrol at the recent 4WD Spectacular in Queanbeyan, here is a precise of my "bits and pieces"

2005 Nissan Patrol GU IV ST set up for remote touring and the occasional tough weekend trips.

ENGINE
Factory 4.2l TDI diesel, turbo and intercooler
'Tuned' turbo
3” dump pipe and exhaust
Tuned for torque

SUSPENSION
2” lift with Ridepro springs and OME shocks
After market sway bar link extensions
BOSS rear spring tower brace kit

WHEELS & TYRES
17X8 Nissan Factory Alloys
Mickey Thompson ATZ P3 285 X 70 X 17 tyres (LT)
Under bonnet ARB air compressor for tyre inflation

TRANSMISSION
5 Speed manual. High and low range transfer case
43% reduction gears on low range (Marks Adapters)
Diff Ratio 3.9:1
15 cog gearbox speedo cable to correct speedo reading (larger than standard diameter tyres, 33”)
Front and rear Eaton eLockers

BODY MODS
Nissan (ARB) Bullbar, with mount for 3m Sand Flag
ARB side steps and brush bars
Kaymar rear bar with twin wheel carriers and 3500kg tow hitch
Rated recovery points front and rear
Tradesman Roof rack with shovel and hilift jack holder and side and rear awnings
Long Range Fuel tank 146l, plus 30 l Factory Aux tank
ELECTRICS
Triple battery – AUXs 2 X 105 a/h AGM battery with 'smart' isolator, 900CCA starter battery
300W 240volt pure sine wave inverter
Projecta 15amp battery charger
Anderson plugs for Inverter, Fridge, camper trailer
2 X Roolite Driving Lights
2 X Projecta 120W folding solar blankets

COMMUNICATION
80 Channel Icom 410 UHF
80 Channel Uniden 8060NB (used to scan)
Bluetooth linked to car stereo for handsfree phone
Globalstar Satellite phone with car kit

NAVIGATION
Samsung 10” Tablet on RAM mounts Running Ozi Android
Laptop running Oziexplorer used for map storage and track planning
1:25,000, 1:250,000, 1:1,000,000 topo maps and Hema Desert Maps
5” no name GPS running IGO 8 and Ozi CE software
Paper maps and Atlas

INTERIOR
First Aid kit
ORS drawer system and fridge slides
Milford full length cargo barrier
Middle row seats replaced with shelving
Fire Extinguisher
Black Duck canvas seat covers
Rear cargo area window sun screens (Solar Screen)
50l Waeco Fridge on slide
37l Engel Fridge (used as a freezer) on slide
Reverse camera
TPMS

RECOVERY
Warn Tabor 9000lb winch
Snatch Strap
Snatch block
Tree trunk protector
Winch extension strap
Long handled shovel
various Bow Shackles
Gloves