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well i forgot to tell you all about a few problems we had, with the mods i can call on. as you might have seen in the first set of pictures the steering rod, i believe its called was way too tilted...

i live in iceland mate

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/02/21.jpg

this is how it looks like today after a few minor mods like high lift jack connections front and rear and white painted grill.

thanks mate, regarding the step ladder well it's not stock so yeah but more of a necessity

i thought the reason people turn the snorkel head backwards was so that in heavy rain the snorkel doesn't work like a water funnel for the engine.

its a 1997 2.8 GR SLX (GQ) long wheelbase

modifications

3" exhaust

and tuned injection system.

lifted up front 20 cm with oem lift landcruiser springs and dampers. for they are bigger...

id like to know the same thing, is there nobody out there who has had any experience with the ironman winches or knows someone who has.

thanks alot for the info dose any body have a picture of what that relay looks like for those who own zd3.0 or are looking for one like me. much appreciated, arinol

no but generally in snow smaller and more marks get you the furthest except when its wet snow then muddys are the best so for must kinds of snow something like all terrain works rather well because...

thanks tony my 2.8 already has 3" exhaust and I've also tuned up the diesel fuel injection a bit. however i was more just looking for general things that could work on any car such as fitting hood...

here is what once happened to a guy i was traveling in a group with on a glacier and some photos on how this may be used practically when in trouble.

here is how the tire came of the wheel
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hi guys i was just wondering has anybody here done some home made modifications to improve power performance such as bonnet scoops or even something more complicated like used some things they had...

lol, nice shots dogman and cool ride you got. dose any body know where to get hood scopes like these or are they custom made

yeah looks bran new from the outside, sorry to hear about your Toyota i once rolled a patrol. but i had myself to blame and the gad darn rock that caused the wheels to turn and roll it over.

congrats mate, good you didn't have to take the diffs apart although they come apart rather easily in patrols compared to american cars. and refill the diffs with new oil

nice gq, got a few questions where do you get the bonet scoops from and are they for intercooler, nit would be nice to get a picture of the engine,

anyways thanks for posting and have fun

cool post mate im only 21 years old so i haven't had many jobs so my list will be short.

started in the towns work school when i was 12,

got a job in a factory when i was just 15, it was a...

well yeah as i understand i dont think those cheaper diesel chips are really worth it all they do is usually the same thing one can do with the old 2.8 by turning up the diesel input in the engine,...

isnt the guy in the river/poddle a tv presenter that short humiliated all patrol owners because he got to say thats why we landcruiser drivers are here for...

any ways to level things out a bit i...

towing a toyota hilux

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2010/11/10.jpg

it was actually so stuck we had to use more than one car to get it up
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Lol. thanks tony i think they come from a place here called ljónstaðir the same plse that makes the dual transfercases, they definatly do not make them here though nor the transfer cases, i have no...

regarding the rear diff no usually i dont becouse we also have to fit doble somthing i dont know whats called in english on the ends of the driveshafts that lenghtens them even more so we take them...

well in iceland the dealership modifed almost all the patrols to be fitted with 33-35" tyres, propably less than 10% have 33 orginal tyres. due to tax regulations all patrols pre 97/98 came with the...

now that there are gps antenas would it be possible to conect one to the ipad and have a gps app to work with it like you can do on laptops?

thanks for the response, regarding the suspension we mostly use our patrols to drive on snow or on rough dusty country roads, if the snow is wet its simular to driving in mud and big patterns but...