Guzzle Guts

[Bloggsy]

There is a bit on Guzzle Guts in my intro, but here's a bit more detail.
Bought new in 2003. It's a 4.8 Petrol Auto (tiptronic). Only mods/accessories at the time I took owership were Safari snorkel, Piranha Dual Battery System, Tinting, Nissan Steel Winch Bar, IPF spots and tow bar.
It has been through a few changes over the years in regards to suspension, tyres and other add ons. The motor has been untouched apart from the PVA mod discussed on Patrol4x4.com.

Additional stuff on it today:
Dobinson 75mm rear springs (with 30mm coil spacers) and Polyair bags.
Dobsinson 75mm front springs.
Koni 88 series shocks to suit.
Dobinsons adjustable panhards front and back.
Dobinsons HD steering dampener.
Procomp black steelies x 6
285/75/16 BFG KM2 Mud Terrains x 6
Opposite Lock Dual Wheel Carrier.
3 x Commercial Rola Bars with full size alloy tray.
ARB Awning.
Rear Worklight.
Electronic Rust Protection.
Front ARB Airlocker with small ARB air compressor.
Outback Accessories 145L Fuel tank.
Tigerz11 12,000lb winch with rope.
Dept Int. Outback drawers with cargo barrier and divider/shelf.
Platinum Drop Down Fridge slide with 50L Waceo fridge/freezer.
55L Outback Water tank.
ARB Air Compressor with outlet to back of drawers.
Uniden UHF with GME AE4076 antenna.
RFI Nextg/GSM Phone antenna.
Front MSA Products canvas seat covers.
DIY rear door drop down table.
Under body rock lights.
LED interior lighting.
Dual Battery Monitor.
2 x Narva 21W reverse lights (LED fitted).
Extended Rear Diff Breather.
XLR8 SS1 Rock Sliders/Steps
Additional 12v power outlets
Rear Anderson plug for camper trailer battery charging.
Front Recovery Plates.
Rear Recovery Point
Reversing Cameras
Truckload of recovery gear etc...

On the horizon...the very, very far away horizon:
Reduction Gears, Header and Exhaust system, HID the IPF's, maybe a set of play 35's, water temp and auto trans gauges, bash
plates, new hawse fairlead (old one is pitted), LED worklight, change over exterior lamps to LEDs, underbody water tank, caster correction kit (??), chip it possibly.

Some pics:

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/Kimberley%20Trip%202010/Kimberley20101272.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/Kimberley%20Trip%202010/Kimberley2010204.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/Kimberley%20Trip%202010/Kimberley20101725.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/Kimberley%20Trip%202010/Kimberley20101723.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/Kimberley%20Trip%202010/DrysdaleRiverStationCamp.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/Kimberley%20Trip%202010/CableBeach.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/FridgeDropSlideStored.jpg


Cheers,
Darren

[AB]

Darren, that is one very nicely set up rig!

Perfect!....Love the camp set up too.

[Bloggsy]

Thanks AB. Unfortunately the Camper Trailer is not ours, we hired from a place here in WA just for our Kimberley trip.

[patch697]

Bloody nice Rig mate...................I wish I had the money to do some more work on mine...lolol

[Woof]

Photos don't' do it justice, this thing is unreal:bigthumbup:

[big_fletch]

Damn nice rig mate :bigthumbup:

[bsax]

immaculate is all i can say
looks excellent

[Maxhead]

Very neat looking rig there mate, great photos!

[Finly Owner]

can see you have put a lot of thought into the set up before doing the work and splashing out on the goods to make the fitout complete. I like how everthing looks easily accessable, and kept cool with the insulation. I especailly like the reverse lamp.

[Bloggsy]

Thanks for the kind words fellas. I wouldn't call it immaculate though as it has its fair share of bush pinstriping and the odd dent here and there.

There's more pics and some videos here for those that want to take a look http://s266.photobucket.com/home/Bloggsy69/allalbums

Cheers,
Darren

[RustyNails]

One of the best trucks in Perth owned by a top bloke, and the best colour too ;)

[billy61]

Hey, question, you have there this great radio's, we only CB, where can I get some info about it?

[Bloggsy]

Hey, question, you have there this great radio's, we only CB, where can I get some info about it?


Hi Billy, If you are talking about "Uniden UHF with GME AE4076 antenna", we refer to them as a UHF, but they are still CB radios, just on a different frequency to AM CB or VHF. Have a look here http://www.exploroz.com/Vehicle/Accessories/UHFRadio.aspx this should explain all.

Cheers,
Darren

[mike]

Neat setup !!

Cheers Mike

[Troy]

Hard core set up. I want my similar..

[Wotan81]

Very nice setup. I love the divided and drawered back. You have things I've never seen before, such as the twin spare wheel rig. Ingenious work.

cheers

Linley

[Bloggsy]

Thanks guys for the comments.

Linley, There's a few twin spare wheelers around. I only usually carry one spare though, unless I'm too lazy to take one off.

Cheers,
Darren

[mudduck]

Nice looking truck there mate, I love a good tourer.

[Bloggsy]

Nice looking truck there mate, I love a good tourer.


Thanks mate, yeah I noticed you like 'em :D

[Woof]

So when do we get to see there control deck of the Enterprise Darren?

[Bloggsy]

So when do we get to see there control deck of the Enterprise Darren?

LOL!! It's toned down a bit since then, but here's a pic of what was then.

855

[Woof]

LOL!! It's toned down a bit since then, but here's a pic of what was then.

855

Thanks Darren, that has always impressed me mate

[AB]

LOL!! It's toned down a bit since then, but here's a pic of what was then.

855

I like the laptop stand Darren!

[patch697]

^^^^^^ x2.....

[Bloggsy]

Yeah the stand isn't too bad for the price (~$150 ebay) but tends to wobble around a bit so you need another securing point near the top of the arm/tray, a bit like the RAM Mount ones. In that pic there is a ratchet strap securing it to the passenger seat. I tried a few other options which seemed to work ok too, a velcro strip on the back of the tray and then attach that to another piece of velcro stuck just above the radio head on the dash. Also the same thing over the second glove box in front of the passenger if I just wanted to use the laptop in the car for other things when stopped. Does make it a little difficult to access the radio controls, stubby lever etc...

I'm now just using the Hema Navigator 5 and TomTom in it's place, less clutter. The TomTom will be replaced by an Iphone4 soon running either TomTom, IGO8 or Navigon. The Route66 Street Nav on the Hema is still cr@p. :rolleyes:

[Bigrig]

Top rig, top setup, I love it, I love it, I love it ... can I have it??? LOLOLOL ... Top set of wheel mate!

[Bigrig]

'Wheels' I meant to write above (not wheel ... although they are alright individually too I reckon!! LOL)

[Bloggsy]

Thanks BigRig

[Bloggsy]

Found something out today about the front springs on the PAtrol. Originally they were going to be 60mm rasied height springs but I was nosing around under the Patrol today and they are actually Dobinson 75mm rasied springs part no. C45-108. Well I'll be....

[Bigrig]

Spell it with me ... give me a B ... give me an A ... give me an R ... give me a G ... give me an A ... give me an I ... give me an N .... what's it spell? BARGAIN!!!!!! Gotta love it when those things go your way ...

Love the flight deck mate, good to see someone who takes their 4WD'ing serious enough to ensure the amount of high tech gear on board removes any chance of carrying passengers!!! LOL

[Bloggsy]

Yeah BARGAIN or BONUS Bigrig!! All good eh.

Was thinking about taking all the seats out but the driver's, but this way was more subtle - LOL!!

[Bigrig]

Yeah BARGAIN or BONUS Bigrig!! All good eh.

Was thinking about taking all the seats out but the driver's, but this way was more subtle - LOL!!

Well, let's face it ... you still need the seats to put the carton of grog on after you pick it up!!! LOL

[Dark 1]

Freaking AWESOME rig mate , love to see a top rig being used.

[Bloggsy]

Freaking AWESOME rig mate , love to see a top rig being used.

Thanks mate :smiley_thumbs_up:

[Russell1974]

awesome setup you have there love the cab shot with all the gadgets

[RustyNails]

Just read your Custom Rig article in the latest 4WD Action mag Darren.
Great write up and fantastic shots. While your rig is fantastic looking it is not until you see all your mods in print that you get an appreciate the effort you have taken in building it.
WELL DONE mate

Paul

[growler2058]

Nice looking truck you got urself there

[nowoolies]

Gday Bloggsy
welcome on board mate heaps of laughs and bucket loads of info here enjoy
nowoolies
Paul
p:s where in Perth are you ??

[Bloggsy]

Cheers Rusty, growlers and nowoolies.

Nowoolies, Been here for a while mate lol!! From NOR Perth, see members map. Also member of the WPC. Wasn't that you at the last meeting looking at ET's double-din stereo unit? Please forgive me if I'm wrong.

Cheers,
Darren

[YNOT]

Just read your Custom Rig article in the latest 4WD Action mag Darren.
Great write up and fantastic shots. While your rig is fantastic looking it is not until you see all your mods in print that you get an appreciate the effort you have taken in building it.
WELL DONE mate

Paul

I didn't realise that was your Patrol in the mag, well done mate.

Can you give us a description (and photos if possible) of the PVA engine mod please, I think a few other 4.8 owners would be interested to read about it.

Tony

[Bloggsy]

Hi Tony,

Cheers mate.

I don't have any pics and I'm not exactly what you would call mechanically minded, but it was the work of Jay on the other national patrol forum along with his cruise control mod. I think basically this power valve actuator starves the engine of air up until about 1/4 throttle position. Disconnecting the actuator rod and cable tying the valve open and disconnecting the solenoid is all that needs doing. This seems to give you more power and torque off idle, some people even experiencing better fuel economy (not in my case though, economy is still the same).

Without trying to draw people away from this forum, I can post a link to the thread on the other forum, where there's a full description and pics of the 2 mods? Let me know.

Cheers,
Darren

[nowoolies]

Cheers Rusty, growlers and nowoolies.

Nowoolies, Been here for a while mate lol!! From NOR Perth, see members map. Also member of the WPC. Wasn't that you at the last meeting looking at ET's double-din stereo unit? Please forgive me if I'm wrong.

Cheers,
Darren

g`day Darren yes it was me looking at E T`s rig ,
take a look at the time i put the message up still asleep lmao

[patrol 98]

wiked set up mate. looks real neat and tidy

[wildgu6]

Great pics, nice rig buddy, Great set up as well.
Good work.

[Bloggsy]

Cheers Fellas :smiley_thumbs_up:

[Woof]

Sorry Darren but have not even had a chance to look at it yet but congratulations mate.

[Bloggsy]

Cheers Doggy. No worries mate, I know your view on the subject of you know what - lol!!

[Bloggsy]

It's been a while since the last update, so here goes. Not in any particular order.
I had been meaning to get the 2 degree castor correction done for some time now and finally I've had it done. The Patrol now drives much better with the steering wheel returning to centre without much effort and it doesn't bounce off in all directions as previously when you hit any bumps in the road. At the same time the arms were off I had some 12mm Superior Engineering radius arm spacers fitted. This should allow me to run some play 35" tyres if I need to in the future without scrubbing the backend of the front guards and mudflaps. I have a set of rims which I bought secondhand a while back for this purpose, but still need to paint/powdercoat them in readiness for the bigger rubber. Thanks to Ash and Stu at Perth 4x4 for fitting the above items.

Had enough of replacing globes in the bullbar combo lights, even the LED globes I bought started to play up with all the mud etc... getting into the hounsing. So i bit the bullet and replaced them with a set of LED park/indicator lamps from Russ@Tweaked Offroad. Model no. is 175AW.

The standard Units.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/cfa2055f.jpg
The new units.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/088f14c8.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/169e8e93.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/934fdcd5.jpg

New Head Unit from AutoTunez (Ebay). The clock has a mind of its own, but the rest seems to be functioning ok. Has all the usual stuff you'd expect GPS, Ipod connectivity, Bluetooth, DVD, reverse camera etc.., plus I've loaded up OziCE with a selection of maps. Was quite happy that it came with IGO8 Street Nav and not that gawd damn Route66.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/stereo1.jpg

The front swaybar links were a bit short, so I decided to get some greasable adjustable swaybar links.

Originals
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/Old_Front_SBLinks.jpg
New ones.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/New_Front_SBLinks.jpg
Thumpa 21W LED worklamp to replace the 55w halogen Kaymar one.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/LED_21W__WorkLamp.jpg
Upgraded the 100W IPF Halogen driving lights with Thumpa 55W 4300K HID replacements. Fitted the ballasts inside the light housing.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/HID2.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/hid1.jpg

[Bloggsy]

The ROLA roof bars and tray were sold, as after our Kimberely trip I found that I was not really using it. So those have now taken up resdience on top of another WPC Patrol. I decided that 3 Rhino Sportz racks would do me nicely. These hold the awning, shovel holder and ratchet tiedowns etc...

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/Rhino_Sportz_Bars_Acc.jpg
A winch rope protector.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/Winch_Rope_Sock.jpg

I had been eyeing off these Harris Hardcase diff guards for a while and after seeing some of the punishment they'd taken on other peoples Patrols, I decided to grab one for Guzzle Guts. I did have one small issue though with the U-Bolt on the driver's side coming into contact with the brakeline. Robsons Brother's 4WD were kind enough to relocate the brakeline for me, so now the HH diff guard is now installed. Thanks Mal.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/HH_Diff.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/HH_Diff_Installed.jpg

I had Mike (XLR8) weld on a couple of extra bullbar tabs for me and he also fabbed up a hi-lift jack holder so that the hi-lift sits on the inside of one of the wheel carriers. Thanks Mike.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/BB_Tab_2.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/BB_Tabs.jpg

Hi-lift jack holder (minus the jack)

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/HiLift_Jack_Holder.jpg

The air locker and compressor switches were installed in the pen holder in the centre floor console, but I found that they kept popping out. The reason for this was that the wiring was hard up against the carpet underneath the console. Not good considering how hot the switches get.

I found these in Clark rubber and used them to raise the switches up enough to get clearance for the wiring underneath.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/Rasied_Locker_Comp_Switch_Mount.jpg

Cut out the centres so that the switches clicked in and with a bit of Rapid Fix, adhered them to the centre floor console.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/Rasied_Locker_Comp_Switch.jpg

[jackwalks]

G'day Bloggsy,

You have one awesome setup, i'm in awe with some of the mods that have been done to your 'gussle guts'. Very impressive. It has give me many ideas, now all I need is to get approval from the Minister for War & Finance, she can be hard to convince sometimes.

Cheers

Adam

[megatexture]

nice mods mate nice and tidy! ill have to look for some of them park lights for my bull bar they look sweet not many lights to swap to led on my rig any more but never seen them b4 cheers

[Bloggsy]

G'day Bloggsy,

You have one awesome setup, i'm in awe with some of the mods that have been done to your 'gussle guts'. Very impressive. It has give me many ideas, now all I need is to get approval from the Minister for War & Finance, she can be hard to convince sometimes.

Cheers

Adam

Thanks mate and I know what you mean :D:rolleyes:

[Bloggsy]

nice mods mate nice and tidy! ill have to look for some of them park lights for my bull bar they look sweet not many lights to swap to led on my rig any more but never seen them b4 cheers

Cheers mate. PM Russ (Tweaked Offroad) as that's who I got them from.

[Clunk]

Jeez bloggsy, you've been busy mate...... liking the work you've had done, very clean and tidy

Tap tap tappity crap

[matto9018]

Nice truck mate.... I just read your rig on 4wd action on issue 160 as it came with latest one. Very well set up you got there....

Cheers

[Bloggsy]

Jeez bloggsy, you've been busy mate...... liking the work you've had done, very clean and tidy

Tap tap tappity crap


You're everywhere hey?? LOL!! Thanks mate.

[Bloggsy]

Nice truck mate.... I just read your rig on 4wd action on issue 160 as it came with latest one. Very well set up you got there....

Cheers

Cheers mate, it's forever changing though. LOL!!

[Woof]

The USS Enterprise is looking great as usual Darren, well done mate

[Bloggsy]

The USS Enterprise is looking great as usual Darren, well done mate

I, I Capt'n Doggy. Thanks for that.

[rusty_nail]

i love all the little mods mate! top job and all of them finished with a proper neatness about them.

[Bloggsy]

i love all the little mods mate! top job and all of them finished with a proper neatness about them.


Cheer mate, they look even better after a few :cheers: :D

[vixim]

Just cruisin some threads ... and wow, what a setup!

[Bloggsy]

Just cruisin some threads ... and wow, what a setup!

Thanks mate

[Bloggsy]

Been a while, so time for a bit of an update.

Tyre modification :'(
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/DBDF5C56-4574-4058-82F7-4C0B8013FD94-9997-00000C5005A8D36A.jpg

Some of the bits from the Suspension Stuff Flexi kit. Coils, coil rubbers, ext. rear bumpstops, f + R shocks etc... Rear tail-shaft has also been flipped 180 degs so that it doesn't hit on the crossmember on full droop. Brake bias bracket was also installed.

Yeah that's Stropp's feet :tongue::D

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/DSC03139_zps7c26394d.jpg
Finished product.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/DSC03147_zps01068a1b.jpg
90W LED Lightbar
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/7C5A7147-9704-4682-9631-57F3B01A131A-2977-000003334674BF48.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/23F2F1C7-C2FE-4A27-BC48-66C52F72FDF2-2977-00000335A84E1C13.jpg
Added a second UHF antenna to the back so I can run a 6 or 9db depending on terrain. This frees up the bullbar antenna to run the 4.5 DB stick. The front and rear antennas are connected to the switch box mounted on the overhead console so I can switch between the two on the fly. Not the neatest looking place to install the switch box but I was limited by the cable length, but it serves the purpose.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/7B99F99D-786E-4385-945A-CB71AB8DCD68-23827-00001EFD7C575313.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/25567650-DCF0-4B66-9103-984156655A66-23827-00001EFD9A12C2AC.jpg
Updated the maps for IGO8 also installed IGO Primo2 to try it out (like it so far). Also managed to get hold of a customisable menu system for the navigation screen. Navi menu now has icons for each program. The menu fires up straight away, so there is no need to navigate through the file manager when swapping between on and of road navigation.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/7C56A2BD-72FF-4B52-AC8A-0E45470C8BA2-23827-00001EFDB0DB1D88.jpg
Installed 20L Water Tank in rear quarter panel and removed 55L tank from top of drawers to free up more storage room
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/2611927B-3C8E-4351-928A-600D62282DDD-19051-000011C00FD24B17.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/9039FC9A-C1DD-464A-AB8B-1B6C82D2566C-19051-000011C080C27656.jpg
Installed the Auto Temp Gauge in a pillar pod.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/177434AE-80DF-4990-A780-3FECFD800210-19051-000011C0E9DC8C92.jpg
Set of Hankook 315/75/16 MT's for play. Just waiting on the fifth rim to turn up.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii252/Bloggsy69/The%20Patrol/9FB072DA-815C-496C-A275-F4C3B1EFAEDC-19051-000011C130E7EE76.jpg

[Stropp]

nice feet bloggsy, also some nice bits there, might have to get richard to have another bits day so i can put bigger springs in the back of mine and brake lines etc :) BTW lookin good mate.

[93patrol]

looking great there Bloggsy awesome rig set up

what size flexi coils are you running ?

[Bloggsy]

looking great there Bloggsy awesome rig set up

what size flexi coils are you running ?

Thanks mate, they are 3"

[Woof]

Looking good there Darren, but it always has mate

[Clunk]

Blimey mate you've been busy......... Looking mighty fine indeed ;)