jurdy93 1997 gq patrol

[jurdy93]

i have a 97 gq patrol rx it is a 2.8 turbo i bought it stock 4months ago i upgraded from a holden
rodeo. some of my new modifcations are:

3 inch mandrel bent exhaust turbo back.
15psi of boost by a turbo smart boost controller.
Tjm snorkel.
Thermo fans and no over heating problems :)
dual battries.
things to be done in the near future are
high lift cam, intercooler,fuel pump.

interior:
it has full pioneer sound system and draw system, uhf.

exterior:
i has standed 31x10.5 desert duals tyers on 8inch wide 15inch black sunraisers rims,
2.5inch lift with 3inch extra long trave shocks.
heavy duty rock slides (to help prevent them unwanted dints).
arb aluminum roof basket and the stock aluminum bullbar.

if you have any questions of anything i have done. i'v done all my modifcation my self.

[YNOT]

Looks good Jurdy.

Tony

[Silver]

Welcome Jurdy, nice looking rig and looks capable too!

[Bigrig]

G'day mate - Welcome aboard. Great people, information and laughs to be found on the forum, so don't be shy and join to make the most of it.

Nice looking GQ!!

Enjoy!

[nowoolies]

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

[growler2058]

G'day Jurdy welcome aboard mate, gotta good friendly mob here full of great info and advice

[Sir Roofy]

Welcome aboard jurdy enjoy your stay
cool looking rig mate

[AB]

Looks good mate, I was just about to buy a GQ last year in that colour but just missed it....I like that colour!

[jurdy93]

Hi guys just letting u no I'm not a new member I was just showing u my rig
Thanx

[Dozer]

Great looking rig, the black rims suit it.

[rkinsey]

Gday Jurdy,

Nice truck you have there mate.

I have exactly the same model and am looking at fitting a snorkel to it but not sure if I need to replace the air fillter box or not.

Could you post some pictures of your snorkel setup please mate?

Cheers,

Rob

[jurdy93]

Dear rob I'll put the photos on some time tommorow
You don't need to replace the filter box
There is a adaptor that u put on but there is
A lot of cutting needed so a good hands on a grinder will b needed
Some modifying is need to your air box but take your
Time and think before you do it's easy photos soon

[Clunk]

nice looking Trol there mate, keep em coming

[rkinsey]

Dear rob I'll put the photos on some time tommorow
You don't need to replace the filter box
There is a adaptor that u put on but there is
A lot of cutting needed so a good hands on a grinder will b needed
Some modifying is need to your air box but take your
Time and think before you do it's easy photos soon

Cheers mate. Appreciate the help.

[jurdy93]

Dear rob I'm sorry I have not yet put up photos
I have been flat out with Tafe and had no time to take
Them I will have them tomorrow
Sorry and best regards Jurdy

[rkinsey]

Dear rob I'm sorry I have not yet put up photos
I have been flat out with Tafe and had no time to take
Them I will have them tomorrow
Sorry and best regards Jurdy

No worries Jurdy,

We all have lives outside of this online one (well.....most of us do!!!!) Take your time pal,

Cheers,

Rob

[jurdy93]

dear rob this is the best i could do for now hope this help.
as i said a lot of dicking around fiting this but its cheaper then
a motor lol haha

any questions just ask.

:) best regards jurdy

[rkinsey]

Cheers Jurdy,

That gets me over the line. I wasnt sure if I had to replace the air box or not and wasnt sure if you could squeeze a pipe past it to connect to a snorkel throught the guard.

Safari make a complete set including the adapter that fits the original air box for the 2.8TD in the GQ's so Im going to go with that one.

Thanks for the help mate.

Cheers,

Rob

[jurdy93]

dear rob safari have one that comes with a new air box.
if i was you i would get a quote for that as well because if it
an extra 150 i would run with the new box it would b so much
better. no mater what they say use a lot of sealent on the connections
best thing is roof and guter selicon its flexable and it wont rust unlike
normal slicon.
i say roof and guter silicon because its A neutral curing (non acid)
it also does not absorb water.
make sure a good hole saw is used so it cuts the metal
not rips it. i have seen bad out come from cheap hole saw being
used.
u will also need to take your air box out to drill the hole in to
the inside gard.
DON"T FORGET TO FISH OIL OR REPAINT ANY HOLD DRILLED
OR CUT .
good thing to is mask up the full gard then make the holes on
the tape and this
provents the paint around the holes ripping off when your are
drilling the holes.

iv put 3 snorkels on now and all turned out really well.
so dont think twise to ask questions anyone.

ill be looking for a full report rob so good luck and best
regards jurdy. :)