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Thanks Nissannewby. Might have to do the same and source quality parts over time and do the fit out myself. Mechanic mates help and expensive hosing won't be an issue. If it takes a year to find good...

I dare say I got a bit excited. was looking at DTS kits on ebay and really theres not a lot to it.
If one were to copy the DTS kit, I believe they could source it at a cheaper cost. Not knocking of...

G'day Guys!!!

Ok so ive been looking at all the DTS, HPD and China Turbo set ups, ranging from $1600 -$5000.
Im sure if you shop around and buy the exact bits you want separately, you can have a...

They look very neat mate! Did you have to space them up? And do they hit the b pillar?

Good tip for anyone doing this conversion, use the passenger seat for the drivers seat an vice versa. You will need to make up a spacer plate or what I'm going to do is 4 spacers in between the...

go the TD42 and turbo it mate.
Not a fan of the 3lt ZD's

Yeah, it would be a mission ill probably skip for now.
Anyone had a price on retrimming the standard seats? front and rear

Put driver seat in last night, sits on a slight angle and hits the pillar. Did not take pics as my phone died (funnily enough thats why i became motivated, no facebook.lol)

I will take some happy...

Cheers MudRunner,

Would be good to have a spare rear seat to test run with, can just imagine the mess ill make if I stuff up...There will be swearing and lots of it. haha

Any donors? LOL

Hi Guys,

I managed to get myself some mint condition VX berlina seats for my GQ.

$100 for full trim.

Its now got me wondering, can I fit the rear seats???

Ill be installing hopefully...

yeah mines roughly 1.5ton. no more cowboying or hooning. I understand how much all this shit costs now.lol
if she last me another 5-10 years ill be happy. :)

What's fuel economy like? I'd be happy with 14l/100km towing. Cheers

Thanks mate, I'll def have a read and look into genuine gu turbo kits :)

Hi Guys, I couldn't find a thread on this so here goes.

What would be the best aftermarket turbo package for an 89 GQ TD42 (non-turbo).

Will be using it to tow a 4x4 camper trailer but also...

Thanks wa, patrols been in the family for 14 years n pretty much been past down to me :) had enough of it looking like a farm truck! Thought it was high time she got some love. :)

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.
as promised heres a few pics.more to come.
Im thinking she already has a 2" suspension lift. what do you guys think?
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Cheers guys :)

Was actually lookin at project cars on ebay and a mate said I was mad, concidering I had the gq sitting stock in the drive way.
Had no idea how popular and tough a gq really was....

G'day guys, Long time Lurker, new member.

Thought it was time to sign up since im getting serious about modding my 89 GQ Patrol, she's mainly used as an everyday driver and maybe 3-4 times a year...