waflyer
26th June 2012, 03:30 PM
Hi all,
Moved to Perth from England last year. Got the 4wd bug. Used to mess around a lot with Land Rovers when I was younger (old man had one - broke down more often than it visited the servo!) so happy wielding a set of spanners and sockets on an old truck and I didn't want to spend a lot of cash (who want's to scratch and dent an expensive and shiny truck?!) so picked this up pretty cheap...
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/06/48.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samstanier/7445581152/)
1990 High Roof GQ TB42 Auto (Yes...thirsty! So much so my mate calls it the Nissan 'Petrol', very original...)
The good:
-Done only 156k.
-FSH (inc. every receipt since purchase).
-I'am the fourth owner, 1st had it for 20 years, 2 drove it to WA from Sydney, 3rd put it over the pits and sold it to me shortly after.
-High roof means I can sleep in the back on top of drawers - saves me buying an expensive roof tent - leaving more $$$ for truck mods.
-Cheap purchase price (compared to diesel in similar condition).
-Very solid mechanicals (with one exception - see below :frown: ).
-Good bodywork (apart from one missing inner guard - now replaced).
The bad:
-Petrol not diesel.
-No rear seats - they are still in Sydney.
-Rubbish bed installed in rear - chipboard and timber job.
-Slightly dodgy auto gearbox (stopped engaging 1st and 4th shortly after purchase - I will be starting a thread about diagnosing the problem and fixing it sometime soon).
The plan:
-Gut rubbish rear bed (done).
-Build 400mm high rear drawers and fridge slide.
-Re-install rear seats.
-Build new bed that slides over the rear seats when folded down.
-Fix gearbox (in progress).
-2-4 inch lift (not sure which yet).
-33's.
-Bars, sliders and winch.
-New speakers (cones in old ones have disintegrated!).
.....and whatever else happens along the way! :wink:
Anyway, that's my truck as I purchased it. Hopefully it will end up as a decent weekend truck for trips into the bush and up and down the coast. The other half is already concerned at how long I have been spending in the garage and the job isn't even half started!!! Ah well, definitely pleased I picked a 'Troll' though.
Sam
Moved to Perth from England last year. Got the 4wd bug. Used to mess around a lot with Land Rovers when I was younger (old man had one - broke down more often than it visited the servo!) so happy wielding a set of spanners and sockets on an old truck and I didn't want to spend a lot of cash (who want's to scratch and dent an expensive and shiny truck?!) so picked this up pretty cheap...
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/06/48.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samstanier/7445581152/)
1990 High Roof GQ TB42 Auto (Yes...thirsty! So much so my mate calls it the Nissan 'Petrol', very original...)
The good:
-Done only 156k.
-FSH (inc. every receipt since purchase).
-I'am the fourth owner, 1st had it for 20 years, 2 drove it to WA from Sydney, 3rd put it over the pits and sold it to me shortly after.
-High roof means I can sleep in the back on top of drawers - saves me buying an expensive roof tent - leaving more $$$ for truck mods.
-Cheap purchase price (compared to diesel in similar condition).
-Very solid mechanicals (with one exception - see below :frown: ).
-Good bodywork (apart from one missing inner guard - now replaced).
The bad:
-Petrol not diesel.
-No rear seats - they are still in Sydney.
-Rubbish bed installed in rear - chipboard and timber job.
-Slightly dodgy auto gearbox (stopped engaging 1st and 4th shortly after purchase - I will be starting a thread about diagnosing the problem and fixing it sometime soon).
The plan:
-Gut rubbish rear bed (done).
-Build 400mm high rear drawers and fridge slide.
-Re-install rear seats.
-Build new bed that slides over the rear seats when folded down.
-Fix gearbox (in progress).
-2-4 inch lift (not sure which yet).
-33's.
-Bars, sliders and winch.
-New speakers (cones in old ones have disintegrated!).
.....and whatever else happens along the way! :wink:
Anyway, that's my truck as I purchased it. Hopefully it will end up as a decent weekend truck for trips into the bush and up and down the coast. The other half is already concerned at how long I have been spending in the garage and the job isn't even half started!!! Ah well, definitely pleased I picked a 'Troll' though.
Sam