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26th November 2014, 07:05 PM
#91
Patrol Freak
funny, because some of the photo's were on Photo bucket
and some were on my computer
but
the ones of the door table were on my puter - and didnt work
and the ones of the different Van were on photobucket - and didnt work
so re-uploaded them all, and it worked...........
I just dont know why.........
Tidy Whitey - 99 GU TD42Ti - Diesel Gas, (GUIV Turbo & Intercooler 8Lb boost), 33" Micky T's Baja MTZ's, Dual Batt's, Cargo Barrier, rear draws, HID Super Oscars, winch, Grinch & witch attached and more goodies to come
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26th November 2014 07:05 PM
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26th November 2014, 07:33 PM
#92
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
Bigcol
hows that Stropp??
better i can see them now sort of (my eyes are roo ted)
2003 gu3 td42tdi sold 😞 bloody gvm towing crap. Bt50 3500kg gvm.
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5th December 2014, 07:27 PM
#93
Nice clean rig mate, you've done a great job
what trips have you taken her on touring?
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5th December 2014, 07:36 PM
#94
Patrol Freak
well, the GQ did
Pth, Kal, Esperence, Augusta, Pth several times
pth - Pt Gregory - more times than I can remember
pth, Gerro, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Carnarvon, pth a couple of times
pth, Gerro, Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Kal, pth
lots and lots of Pth, york, northam, pth
and so many more I cannot remember - 7 years of happy travelling in her......
the tidy whitey
Pth, gerro more time than I can remember
pth, Hyden, Esperance, Denmark, Augusta, Pemberton, pth a couple of times
pth, Kal, Esperence, Walpole, manjimup pth a couple of times......
pth to Southern Cross a few times
Pth to Katanning a few times
pth to kal a few times.......
only had her 3 yrs........ so clocking up the miles in her as well........
Tidy Whitey - 99 GU TD42Ti - Diesel Gas, (GUIV Turbo & Intercooler 8Lb boost), 33" Micky T's Baja MTZ's, Dual Batt's, Cargo Barrier, rear draws, HID Super Oscars, winch, Grinch & witch attached and more goodies to come
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9th August 2020, 12:50 PM
#95
Patrol Freak
wow
6 years since I updated this thread, what a thread dig
in the 9 years I have owned her, she has now done 369K - started with 220K when I brought her
I have basically just driven her to death, figuratively as well as actually
when I had the turbo & intercooler put on, I was told that I would be lucky to get 100K out of the black top before it died, well, I got just a smidgen under 150k
I cracked a piston...........
she is currently in getting re-built, to better than before
I was quoted between $15K and $19k to "re-build" the TD - thats was new liners and all, which I mulled over and stewed over for 8 months, before buying another TD GQ for the motor (only 260K's silver top)
so the thought was to swap the engines and away we go,
however
I lernt a near fatal lesson about old age
1. I am not as young as I used to be
2. I am not as young as I think I am
3. injuries take longer to heal when your older.........
simples, get a car, take the motor out 1 weekend, roll car out of the way, take other motor out next weekend
spend a weekend cleaning engine bay and swapping GQ wiring plugs to GU and get all ready for transplant
have a week off (as we were going away)
then the next weekend put engine into Pooie (Tidy Whitey's name) - because every time you want to do something (change radio, rewire spot lights etc) it all goes to poo
yeah, nah
didnt happen
first weekend, radiator out, air con out tail shafts off
pulled muscle in left shoulder trying to un-do bolts not touched since factory build
6 weeks later after healing and trip, un-do all ancillaries in engine bay, and take exhaust off, then exhaust manifold off, pulled muscle in lower back bending over all freaking day
another 8 weeks after healing and another trip on holidays, start on the bell housing bolts, all but 3 came off - the 2 at the top had me stumped, and one under the starter motor was a ba$tard, finally came off, but at the cost of a reefed muscle in my right shoulder
12 weeks re-hab, and convalescing
finally make a socket/spanner to un-do those 2 bolts at the top of the engine/bell housing
un-do engine mounts, attach hoist, lift out engine, place on the ground
all up, including re-hab and convalescing, a weekend job (that I used to do), was closer to 7 months
but wait - there is more
a month later when I went to move the motor and crane out of the way from where it was sitting, to a better position, when I let it down onto some blocks of wood, the damn thing fell over onto my little tow - yeap - broken
shittingmongralbastardspasticarseholewankerfukking thing
so Pooie (tidy whitey) and her new-ish motor sat outside under the back patio for another couple of months while I dreaded having to get HER motor out, and the physical cost to doing that
I happened to be at a mates workshop, (with another mate who was getting some work booked in to be done) - he asked me about Pooie, and said, well you do know we told you about 100K for a black top with turbo
yeah yeah yeah
when I said, she still runs, baddly, but runs, he said send me a video, maybe you have only snapped a piston
so I did
and yes, he said I had cracked a piston, and he could re-build her for me
which he currently is doing, as it is at his house with the engine out and stripped
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so, eventually she will be home soon, and back to being the great beastie she was before
Tidy Whitey - 99 GU TD42Ti - Diesel Gas, (GUIV Turbo & Intercooler 8Lb boost), 33" Micky T's Baja MTZ's, Dual Batt's, Cargo Barrier, rear draws, HID Super Oscars, winch, Grinch & witch attached and more goodies to come
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