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12th November 2017, 06:35 PM
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Patrol God
Will running gear from a GU fit in a GQ?
G'day all. Apart from a plate on one engine mount, will a TB45/48 and all of the running gear fit into a GQ without having to have it engineered?
Last edited by NissanGQ4.2; 12th November 2017 at 08:07 PM.
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12th November 2017 06:35 PM
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12th November 2017, 06:37 PM
#2
Patrol God
Can a mod please change the heading of this thread to GU into GQ, thank you.
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12th November 2017, 08:12 PM
#3
Rotaredom
Originally Posted by
mudnut
Can a mod please change the heading of this thread to GU into GQ, thank you.
Done mate,
Can't help with your question but at a guess I'd go with it needs 2 be certified / engineered. Think you will better of speaking with VIC Roads and if they say no it doesn't need 2 get engineered, I'd be asking for it in writting
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12th November 2017, 08:24 PM
#4
Moderator
Originally Posted by
mudnut
G'day all. Apart from a plate on one engine mount, will a TB45/48 and all of the running gear fit into a GQ without having to have it engineered?
Yes mate it will bolt straight up. No Engineering needed. Wheel track will change. Worth grabbing the front diff too. Ratio will be different.
If you want to use your diff centres you need to make sure the GU diff is a H233 and not a H260 which is bigger and won't take your centre.
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Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
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12th November 2017, 09:02 PM
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Patrol Freak
I was under the impression that the TB45 while similar to the TB42, was about 2 or 3 inches higher and you would need a body lift so you can close the bonnet
the TB48 is bigger again
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12th November 2017, 09:56 PM
#6
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Originally Posted by
mudnut
G'day all. Apart from a plate on one engine mount, will a TB45/48 and all of the running gear fit into a GQ without having to have it engineered?
apologies Craig I thought you were asking about diffs only. Missed the engine question. I'd say you'd need engineering but I'm.guessing. I have a mate that did a 4.8 conversion and could ask him for you if that is your plan mate.
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Originally Posted by
Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
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12th November 2017, 10:25 PM
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Patrol God
Just thinking of a plan of action. The RB30 needs some work and the gearbox is noisey, so I was looking at buying a wrecked U and swapping over the running gear.
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13th November 2017, 04:23 PM
#8
If the vehicle did not come with the motor in question as an option mate, it will have to be engineered. Id dare say without scowling through the VSB's, even putting GU diffs in would "require" engineering. I didnt need engineering when I did the TD conversion, but, as there was minor chassis work done, cut off the old mounts and relocate and weld the new ones in, this required engineering.
For whats its worth I was charged $1600 for a full engineers report, e.g, every mod done to me Patrol was certified, even down to the removal of the two rear dickie seats, which in turn gave me an extra 180kgs to the GVM.
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13th November 2017, 05:16 PM
#9
As above Craig, if the engine is not from the GQ series it will need to be certified. GVM might change also I suspect. Find a VASS engineer and ask them, problem solved.
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13th November 2017, 05:27 PM
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Patrol God
Thanks for all your replies. It will be too much trouble to muck around. I have found a block at Smart Parts, and they said they will pull the harmonic balancer off so I can see it has not stripped out the timing cam/sprocket. The next option is to swap in a TB 42 and gearbox.
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