Matt From Perth

[alien_racing]

Hi all,
Obviously my name is Matt.
Bought a 97 GQ wagon from my aunty,
It had a snapped crankshaft and was fitted with the ever trusty (pffttt yeah right) 2.8td.
Yeah that didnt last long. Right now it has a Ford 5.0l v8 sitting in it, yeah i thought it sounded good too.

Anyways looking forward to hearing from you guys

[NissanGQ4.2]

Welcome 2 the forum Matt,

Sounds like you went backwards putting a Ford motor in a Patrol, think the I would trust the 2.8td more.

Great bunch of members on here always willing 2 help out where they can

Enjoy the forum and what it has 2 offer

Cheers

Todd

[MEGOMONSTER]

Welcome mate, surely the best forum on the net. If you need it, you can get it, if you want to know it, just ask it.


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[growler2058]

G'day mate welcome aboard gotta friendly mob here fulla great info and advice
I'm with nissangq4.2 I'd be sorting the 2.8 for sure


Double Tap

[Bloodyaussie]

Welcome mate, bit quiet round here with everyone out of town..

[alien_racing]

after it snapping the crank at number 5bigend and only have done 97,000kms and always babied by my aunty, backwards i think not. I asked around for ages about rebuilding, replacing and was told by all the 4wd wreckers and custom shops around and all of them talked me out of it and most of them had at least 1 2.8td getting repaired

[alien_racing]

the end product has come out sweet. It looks fantastic and yes it has cost me alot of money but only because i have very high standards for my work. Everything at the least is rebuilt and most is new. I will find some pics and put up.

[NissanGQ4.2]

You say you have high standards yet you put a Ford motor in, we all know Fords don't win races *LMAO*

Looking forward to the pics Matt

[Clunk]

Gantt and welcome aboard mate....... We all know the only V8 you can trust is a Rover V8!!!!!!!! Bwahahahahaha

Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....

[Timmo]

welcome to the forum mat.....................

[alien_racing]

here are a couple of quick pics i found on the laptop

[wildgu6]

Welcome aboard Matt, top mob here with tons of info and laughs,
Jump in and Enjoy mate

Cheers Pete

[sam697]

Welcome to the forum Matt. Great people, plenty of info and a few good laughs to be found here. I hope you enjoy your stay :)

[the ferret]

Ha ha, Fraud eh?? the worst part about them is keeping them cool lol.
But I have to admit, she'd go hard with a 351 Clevo eh??
Cheers, the ferret.

[the ferret]

Yeah at the risk of being kicked off the forum, I have to say I like the look of that motor, super neat looking GQ too mate.
Cheers, the ferret.

[threedogs]

Welcome mate, your Aunty must be an Animal, 4x4, V8, LOL
great bunch of people here and plenty of GQ info and more.
jump in anytime and enjoy.

Nothing wrong with that motor, watch next weekend
Very clean 4x4 your Aunty's done a great job

[DX grunt]

G'day Matt and we welcome another Sandgroper to the forum.

Where you from?

Take care out there.

Rossco

[damaverick]

Mint looking truck you got there buddy

[Maxhead]

G'day and welcome to the forum mate





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[alien_racing]

Yeah it is real nice. When I picked it up from her, she gave me the original rear seat headrests still in their plastic covering from factory. Haha yeah no. My aunty never had the v8. I built that one.

[PMC]

here are a couple of quick pics i found on the laptop

G'day Matt,

Welcome and all the best mate with your project!

PS, great looking engine stand!

Regards,

RLI

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate.

[2TROLLFAM]

Welcome aboard !! As most (naahhh ALL) will agree this is a pretty awesome forum with a truck load of information to be found & fun to be had ... Hope you enjoy you're stay - the key is to participate :)