Parksy's gq

[Parksy]

Hi all

Thought if chuck up some photos of my patrol. Bought it about 4 months ago with close to 400000 on the clock. Ran rough and needed abit of love but abit of work and it runs and drives beautifully.
My last car was a ba xr8 ute, but my wife is pregnant with our 2nd and I just need more room so the ute is gone. Must admit, I much prefer the patrol.
I can drive it all day and on driving to work through city traffic will average 15l per 100. Better on highway.
Have chucked new engine mounts, gearbox mounts, new radiator, hoses, fan belts, all lights replaced with led bar the headlights, front radius arm bushes, rebuilt rear brakes, new braided brake lines, stripped and painted most of the chassis and rear diff, front diff still needs doing, new beefier lower control arms, return to center damper, tough dog panhards front and rear, new fuel pump, new raised springs and shocks and lots more that I can't remember.

Work still to be done:
Still need to paint the last rear quarter of the chassis, will pull the fuel tank out, strip it, paint and also treat it internally, put new hoses in.
Will replace all the carpets with new, new tie rod and drag link, put new rotors and brake pads in once I sort out the rear leaking diff. Have new injectors on there way ready to go in. Exhaust has seen better days so will be replacing. And the odd corroded nut and bolt will be replaced with a high tensile counterpart to avoid anymore stripped bolts...
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[NP99]

Nice rig, what tyres are you running?

[Parksy]

Tyres are kumo road venture all terains 33" units on 16" gu rims painted in 2pac black.

[Airstrike]

Very nice looking mate.... Very nice, also I love the colour best that came on the GQ IMO

[Woof]

Very nice GQ you have there mate, well done

[MEGOMONSTER]

Great looking rig. Luv the colour too.

[Dirk Diggler]

Great truck mate! Love it

[Parksy]

Thought I'd post some recent jobs I've done in this thread to keep a record.
Recently had the intake manifold off to change a leaking gasket. Took me months to find this vacuum leak but now that it's fixed the patrol runs amazing. When I first bought it, the car was a nightmare to start. I'd have to crank it at least 3-5 times while feathering the throttle to try and start it. Now, half a second of cranking and it fires up instantly. It's returning amazing fuel economy now too. I'm getting as low as 13l per 100km on some trips which I'm quite pleased with.
Also had the fuel tank out, stripped, cleaned and painted. Stripped and cleaned and treated the rear chassis section also, just for peace of mind. Rust to me just doesn't settle right and I must have it gone! But once I got into it, was very pleased to find that it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I had first thought. I've been replacing most nuts and bolts with high tensile bolts with a nice covering of anti sieze to aid any future removals. Anyway here's some pics of the jobs.
Intake off the tb42e.
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Collector tubes apart
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Very pleased to find the intake valves are quite clean :)
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Fuel tank guard off. It was more just dirt than anything, but still gave it a coat of por15.
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Shiny fuel tank repainted
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Tank guard
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And the new view from underneath
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Have got a complete exhaust system on its way to replace the horridly looking old pipes. Will post some progress shots when I get into that one.

[Dirk Diggler]

Looks great mate! Keep it up

[89gqpatrol4x4]

nice work mate! looking really good and love the colour

[MudRunnerTD]

So so clean!! Nice mate.

[Parksy]

Gave the front bar a quick sand/clean/respray. Looks much nicer. Will do the rear bar in the same colour.
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[threedogs]

All the work paying off for you buddy, two thumbs up gotta be happy with the out come,
Did you POR15 the bullbar ??

[Parksy]

No bullbar was just a rattle can jobbie. Quick and easy. Cheers for the complements.

[Parksy]

Installer new rda slotted /dimpled rotors on the rear as well as new pads. There's a little overspray on the disk but a 5 min drive fixed that.:)
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[Parksy]

New zorst ready to go in. Pic only shows some of the pipes, others are scattered around the shed. Hopefully will be fitting on the weekend. Anyone ever done such a job? Any pointers are welcome!
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[Ben-e-boy]

Installer new rda slotted /dimpled rotors on the rear as well as new pads. There's a little overspray on the disk but a 5 min drive fixed that.:)
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there are ripples in your chassis do you know what they are from

[Parksy]

Seems to be a common thing on the gq's, I've seen them on a few members rides.
Appears the same on the othersise also. Possibly how they've manufactured the chassis.

[Ben-e-boy]

Seems to be a common thing on the gq's, I've seen them on a few members rides.
Appears the same on the othersise also. Possibly how they've manufactured the chassis.

that good I have them on mine. I cant find any cracks and at one point was going to do a magnetic particle test in that area, but the unit are $1100 and none of my boilermaking mates have one.

[Parksy]

I wouldn't bother. It might have been added as a means of strengthening that section, I'm not really sure. But every gq I've seen has the exact same markings, showing that it's consistent. Hard to have consistent stress lines on a multitude of gq's.

[Clunk]

I wouldn't bother. It might have been added as a means of strengthening that section, I'm not really sure. But every gq I've seen has the exact same markings, showing that it's consistent. Hard to have consistent stress lines on a multitude of gq's.

Wonder if they have the same on the GUrlys

Don't slap it, tap it!!!!

[Parksy]

Hopefully a member of the plush side will confirm this.

[Parksy]

Exhaust manifold off. Only broke one stud. But 3 more were found broken when I pulled the manifold off. This suggests that the head has been removed from this vehicle at some point in its life. Pity the last guy did a shit job of putting it back together. My problem now.:(
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[burgo88]

thats one clean gq mate!!

[Parksy]

Cheers burgo.
New exhaust is in. Lots more power, economy is improving, sounds nice and sporty without being loud. I love it!
Just need to sort out the catylitic hangar mount and I'll be a very happy chappy.:)
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[Parksy]

Not the best photo but fitted a snorkel. Bought a hole saw just for it but never ended up using it. Ended up stitch drilling the hole in the side panel and filed it smooth and to the correct shape. About 5 hours worth of trial and error fitting. But it's in and I'm happy with the result. When people fit a snorkel, does the drain hole in the air box get blocked off?
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Also re painted the rear bumpers. Was tired of looking at scratches and dents.
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[Parksy]

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[Parksy]

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[Drewboyaus]

Mate that is one cracking Q you have there. Going to have to get the underside all muddy now.....It's too clean! LOL.
What type of paint did you use on the rear bumper wings? I've been thinking of doing that to mine for a while.....


Tip tip tip......tap tap tap....

[Parksy]

Cheers drewboyaus. I just used a rattle can from autobarn. Was a roll bar specific paint, not sure if it makes a difference.

[soronation]

Good stuff mate i had to do the same traded the v8 for a tuff family tourer

[Parksy]

Rebuilt the front calipers. Pulled them all apart, wire brushed them, then checked them in a molasses bath for a week. Came out almost like new. Painted in por15, re sealed and new hardware kit chucked on. Happy with the results.
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[Parksy]

Haven't had much luck with the eBay alloy radiators, have killed 2 in the last 6 months so I've gone with an adrad copper/brass unit. Not sure if they died because of stray currents so I've purchased an analogue multi meter to test the system. Digital multimeters are no good for this test, but basically it's a matter of pulling the radiator cap off, negative probe onto the negative battery terminal and positive probe into the filler neck so it contacts the coolant but not any metallic parts, ie the filler neck. Shouldn't register a voltage of 0.05v or more, otherwise the radiator will have a shortened life span. Done with the engine running and all electrical items on, such as hazards, lights, radios. Etc. If a voltage of 0.05v or more is registered, turning off each electrical item one at a time may isolate the problem and get sorted from there. Just waiting for the multimeter to arrive so I can get to the bottom of this.

Here's the new radiator(again but an adrad one at least)
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The 2nd alloy radiator
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The first alloy radiator
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Both leaked in similar fashion. I was lucky that they were replaced under warranty. Actually they just sent me new units. I ended up selling the 3rd when it arrived.

[threedogs]

How have you found those drilled/slotted disc rotors so far ???
Are some pics out of whack as last pic of rotors they looked OE

[Parksy]

No pictures are correct. Only the rear rotors needed replacing so I changed these with the slotted rotors. The fronts are oe at the moment but I might change these shortly to the same rotors as when I did change the rears, braking performance had improved a lot. So they are recommended.

[mudnut]

Your rig looks really tidy, Parksy. Got to get it dirty sometime though.

[Parksy]

You're not wrong mudnut. But I have been fixing things up since I've bought it and it's a lot easier to work on when it's clean. Almost there though, have done too much to list now on it. I wish I could drive a brand spanking new gq so I could compare that to this one.
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[NissanGQ4.2]

How much did you pick the RDA slotted up for? need to do all 4 on mine while its off the road

[Parksy]

I think I paid around the 130 mark off eBay, without postage mind you. This was for the rears.
Fronts are a little more, but not by much.

[somersetj]

Looks Boss, very clean

[NissanGQ4.2]

I think I paid around the 130 mark off eBay, without postage mind you. This was for the rears.
Fronts are a little more, but not by much.

Thanks mate, do you remember who the seller was and where you happy with the service from them?

Cheers

Todd

[Parksy]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DRILLED-SLOTTED-Nissan-PATROL-GQ-1988-2002-REAR-Disc-Brake-Rotors-NEW-PAIR-/400538653296?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3APatrol&hash=item5d41f6d270&_uhb=1

This was the seller. Didn't have any dramas and postage was quick. Id recommend to anyone.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Thanks mate :)

[Parksy]

Lots done on the patrol lately. Might be doubling up here but I'll list the latest additions. Rear spring hats are now reinforced with the superior engineering kit, have installed remote central locking/alarm, new 9" spotlights, 50w led brake headlights, ditched the rtc damper and have just a regular damper now. Much better steering feel IMO. Catch can installed, oil cooler re-sealed, new copper/brass adrad radiator, body mounts replaced and lots more I can't remember.
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Am toying with the idea of giving the patrol a repaint, but isn't a priority at the moment.

[BigRAWesty]

Which 9" lights did you go??

[Parksy]

Got them free off eBay. 55w hid units. Not bad, time will tell how well they cope.

[BigRAWesty]

Got them free off eBay. 55w hid units. Not bad, time will tell how well they cope.

Free???? Wtf

[mudnut]

How did you find fitting the strengthening kit, Parksy?

[Parksy]

Was alright, I did it in the shed while on jacks which made it harder. Access is quite tight and getting the bolts to start in the brace was interesting, but all successful in the end. But surprisingly, the brace does just slide into place, no body lift required. I honestly thought that I'd have to jack the body up. But all good.

[Parksy]

Has been a busy day today, removed all the dash last night and proceeded today by removing all the cracked ceramic insulation and installing fatmat insulation.
Dash removal
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Heater core removed. I left the aircon hooked up for obvious reasons, but the unit was unbolted so I could work behind it fairly easily.
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Getting there...
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And the nightmare begins putting it all back together again...
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But all completed now and I can't believe that I had no screws left over. Happy days! Was also a good opportunity to clean all the ducting and aircon/heater core.
The difference in sound level is night and day. Vast improvement over the old setup. Will stock up on more of this fatmat and do the rest of the truck.

[BigRAWesty]

That's what I wanna hear.. Or not. Awesome. A lot more resuring forking out for the big pack..

[Drewboyaus]

Has been a busy day today, removed all the dash last night and proceeded today by removing all the cracked ceramic insulation and installing fatmat insulation.
Dash removal
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Heater core removed. I left the aircon hooked up for obvious reasons, but the unit was unbolted so I could work behind it fairly easily.
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Getting there...
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And the nightmare begins putting it all back together again...
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But all completed now and I can't believe that I had no screws left over. Happy days! Was also a good opportunity to clean all the ducting and aircon/heater core.
The difference in sound level is night and day. Vast improvement over the old setup. Will stock up on more of this fatmat and do the rest of the truck.

Holy heck.,...you really pulled the Jesus pin on that! Good job getting it back together....

[Bloodyaussie]

Thats exactly what I want to do so I can rewire everything properly... just need a time when I can be off the road for 2 days.

[BigRAWesty]

Thats exactly what I want to do so I can rewire everything properly... just need a time when I can be off the road for 2 days.

2 days.. Mate. Give it 2 weeks minimum..

[Parksy]

What are you planning on rewiring BA? 2 days is optimistic I think, but not impossible. I think overall it took me a day and a half do what I just did. Wasn't too difficult, I think it looks worse than it is. Everything comes off in stages which makes it easier. It's just like a big macano set. If anyone has questions I'm happy to answer them.

[Bloodyaussie]

2 days is fine for me... I am rewiring all my switches and new cig plugs and also gas gauge.

I have pulled this crap apart before and know what I am getting myself in for.

I am not adding sound deadening but maybe I should, hmm...

[mudnut]

Hey, Parksy, did you find anything around the passenger side pillar that could cause an annoying clunky clatter? I have had the glove box out and wedged foam in amongst the wiring connecters and air ducts, but it still persists. Is there a wiring loom and connecter inside the pillar?

[Parksy]

Hey mudnut, what I've just found out is the actual dash assembly needs attention because it is a big source of noise. After all my efforts, there is still an annoying rattle which is coming from the dash, not behind it. I plan to install more fatmat to the inside of the dash to hopefully remove this noise, but I did manage to get rid of most annoying noises. But next time you're in your car, give the flat section of the dash a sharp hit with your clench fist. Hopefully this is the sound you're hearing, if not, you might have to remove the dash to find it. I noticed that the ducting mounts like to crack at the screw holes. Also on my gq ontop of the aircon radiator, there is an electrical plug that seems loose, even though it's connected. This made what seemed to be one of the annoying sounds when I wobbled it, so I just put a fillet of sealant around it to stop it vibrating.
Not sure if there's any wiring inside the pillar, would suck if there was. Could try and spray some penetrol inside the pillar to try and "glue" what ever might be inside to the wall?

[Parksy]

This is the electrical plug I mentioned(shown disconnected)
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[mudnut]

Thanks, for the photo, mate. Sorry for my belated reply. Yep I taped that connector down too. I think I will pull the head liner off at the top and have a squiz with my camera to see if there is a foreign object inside the pillar.

[happygu]

Thanks, for the photo, mate. Sorry for my belated reply. Yep I taped that connector down too. I think I will pull the head liner off at the top and have a squiz with my camera to see if there is a foreign object inside the pillar.

Is it a metallic clunking noise?

Mic

[mudnut]

It sounds fairly heavy, but not metallic, though.

[Parksy]

Hope you get to the bottom of the sound mudnut.

Westy, hope you haven't bought any fatmat yet. I haven't had any dramas with it yet, but after doing the job, I've then decided to read reviews online and there aren't many fans of the stuff. Apparently it's an asphalt based product that will deteriorate after time and in heat tends to fall off. Apparently it's produced in the same factory that makes a product called peel and seal which is a roofing product that can be bought for very cheap at hardware stores. They've just printed a blue logo onto this stuff and raised the price. I'll let you know how this stuff holds up during summer, if I don't decide to rip it out and replace it with the "proper" butyl product such as dynamat extreme.

[BigRAWesty]

Hope you get to the bottom of the sound mudnut.

Westy, hope you haven't bought any fatmat yet. I haven't had any dramas with it yet, but after doing the job, I've then decided to read reviews online and there aren't many fans of the stuff. Apparently it's an asphalt based product that will deteriorate after time and in heat tends to fall off. Apparently it's produced in the same factory that makes a product called peel and seal which is a roofing product that can be bought for very cheap at hardware stores. They've just printed a blue logo onto this stuff and raised the price. I'll let you know how this stuff holds up during summer, if I don't decide to rip it out and replace it with the "proper" butyl product such as dynamat extreme.

Bugga.. But lucky.. Was about to order today..

[IceY60]

Nice patrol you got there. Keep up the good work :)

[Parksy]

Have removed the dash again and removed the fatmat. Am very disappointed with this product. Have read posts of people using it in the US and in the heat the stuff just drips down the panels and becomes a horrible mess. Well I used a hair dryer to remove the stuff and sure enough it is not stable in heat what so ever. It just became a sticky gooey mess. But it's all gone now and am in the process of installing dynamat.
I took a photo of the dash assembly to show how it's constructed. It's basically a steel frame with padding on the top. The frame does vibrate and flex a lot when tapping it from the inside so I will be dynamating the inside of the dash.
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[Parksy]

Progress...
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And a solid dashboard!
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[NissanGQ4.2]

Looking good mate

[Bloodyaussie]

I think I am jealous Parksy ol mate.......... I think maybe you should show off your car in January at the meet up!!!!!

[Parksy]

Thanks guys, hoping this makes a big difference.
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Putting it all back together again. Good opportunity to put new foam on the ducting as the old foam was non existent.
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[mudnut]

How much for the Dynamat, Parksy? The local Autopro has a box of it for around $300.

[Parksy]

I bought it off eBay mudnut. 36 square feet for 183. I saw autobarns prices for it and nearly fell over. Over 200 for the "door kit" which is only a couple of sheets.

[BigRAWesty]

How much for the Dunamat, Parksy? The local Autopro has a box of it for around $300.

That's normal price but they do knock 100 off as their "specials" price. Tonkins here in the Mount are currently doing it for $200..

[Parksy]

All back together now. The difference is amazing! Feels like a different car infact. Gearbox and engine noise is a lot quieter, road noise is muffled and no heat transfer from the firewall into the cabin what so ever. Dashboard is solid as a rock aswell, very pleased with the results! The car feels even more solid and is very nice to drive! Still plan to dynamat the rest of the doors and get rid of the fatmat in the cargo section and dynamat it then chuck some acoustic liner ontop.

Great products and I highly recommend people do it to their patrols. The dashboard isn't hard to remove, if anyone wants some pointers I can help.

[BigRAWesty]

All back together now. The difference is amazing! Feels like a different car infact. Gearbox and engine noise is a lot quieter, road noise is muffled and no heat transfer from the firewall into the cabin what so ever. Dashboard is solid as a rock aswell, very pleased with the results! The car feels even more solid and is very nice to drive! Still plan to dynamat the rest of the doors and get rid of the fatmat in the cargo section and dynamat it then chuck some acoustic liner ontop.

Great products and I highly recommend people do it to their patrols. The dashboard isn't hard to remove, if anyone wants some pointers I can help.

Yes please. Lol. But gotta do the rust repair first..

[Parksy]

Rust repair?

Dash removal is simple, it just seems daunting because lots of components gets removed. The trick is to label each component and keep the hardware with each item. But in a nutshell, the steering wheel is removed aswell as the covers, instrument panel and surround, center dash and radio, and the glove box. Then there are 13 screws that hold the dash onto the car. 2 on each end, 4 across the top close to the windscreen under the plastic caps, one under the instrument panel(which you will see when you remove the instrument panel and and 2 on each of the supports running down the middle of the dash(directly above the transmission tunnel).
There are a few components that will have to be removed or disconnected from the dash itself, the climate control panel will need to be removed by removing the fascia, then removing the 3 screws holding it to the dash. There's also a wire that runs from the climate controls to the airbox on the left which is secured to the dash with plastic clips, these need to be removed. There's a relay screwed to the dash in the middle of the dash on the right hand support(above the tranny tunnel). Either disconnect it electrically, or leave it connected and remove the one screw that holds it on. And that's about it, it's just a matter of pulling at the dash and it will come away and is easily removed by yourself. The only issue I had was manouvering it over the indicator and wiper stalks. But not impossible.

The ducting is very straight forward to remove, a couple of screws for each duct and they do come off in a specific order, but not hard to work out. The only duct I couldn't remove was the small one above the steering column, but it didn't get in the way anyway.

The climate controls need to be removed and disconnected at the ends of the wires, very simple. Just follow the wire to the end, unclip the metal clip, and the wire is freed. Then the actual controls are held on to the heater box with a screw.

Then the aircon/heater fan is held on with 3 nuts, just slides down(disconnect the electrical plug for the fan underneath). Don't disconnect the aircon condenser unless you want to regas it. But remove the nuts and the unit can be moved gently. The heater box is big and annoying but not impossible. Pop the bonnet and disconnect the inlet and outlet hoses, a small amount of coolant will dribble out. Then remove the 4 nuts holding it in place. There is also an electrical loom that runs across the unit which is held in place with a brace on the unit, just needs to be unscrewed and the loom can be moved away. The heater box can then be removed, but it's abit cumbersome trying to manouver it out because of the loom and the aircon box. Coolant will more than likely run out of the hoses as you move the unit, so have rags ready.

[BigRAWesty]

That's for that. But yea rust.
36964
D/S rear seat point. Shouldn't be to bad just another thing on the list..

[Parksy]

Yeah cut that shit out. All bits of rust were treated on my floor then I penetrolled the entire floor. This stuff just soaks into the metal and sticks and dries within 24 hours. Water just beads off it and it just made the dynamat stick so well!

[Parksy]

Front passenger door done and also the rear door insides have also been done.
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[threedogs]

@ Parksy did you only apply to plastic on door not the door skin itself

[Parksy]

On the door skins themselves 3d.

[threedogs]

Thanks heaps so you reckon this is a good mod to keep the road noise out

[Parksy]

Yes!!! Has worked a treat and I wish I could prove how much nicer it is to drive.

[Parksy]

Bought an aluminium rack off eBay. Fitted it straight away. Love the look of the gq's with roof racks.
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[BigRAWesty]

Bought an aluminium rack off eBay. Fitted it straight away. Love the look of the gq's with roof racks.
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Nice one. Second hand??

[Parksy]

Brand spanka.

[BigRAWesty]

:-"

Nice one. I gotta finish mine and put it on..

[Bensmooth10]

Good job mate, your project is coming together very nicely

[Parksy]

Flexes well, even with both swaybars connected.

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[Drewboyaus]

Mate, that ride of yours is looking awesome! Top job.

[BLKWDW]

Love the car and work you have done to it so far. After Xmas and rego might be time to pull mine apart and do the same thing

[threedogs]

Parksy what are the two uprights welded to your diff ??
Think you should get shares in Dynamatt LOL

[Parksy]

Lol 3d! With regards to the uprights, what do you mean? Are you talking about the rear diff?
The upper arm brackets?

[threedogs]

Yeah I thought you had a different set up??
Take it your sold on that Dyna mat, after reading your thread and Kallens looks like its a must do

[Parksy]

Absolutely, doubled up with the foam, it has made a massive improvement in road noise.

[BigRAWesty]

Absolutely, doubled up with the foam, it has made a massive improvement in road noise.

X2. You can still here the diesel engine, but it's a dull noise. No road noise, I think the roof will be a winner to eliminate the wind noise..
Still very happy, and glad I doubled up the fire wall..

[Parksy]

Bonnet is now black! Looks kinda blue because this paint reflects everything, gonna be worse when I buff it in a months time. Gotta do the rest of the truck now. Looks different...
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[Parksy]

Bought some adjustable rear upper arms off eBay. Quite impressed with how much stronger they look in comparison to the originals. At this point the patrol is 100% rebushed.
Was able to readjust the diff pinion angle, and with only a 2" lift, it still made a difference to vibration levels. Didn't even know I had a vibration issue until I fixed it.
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[ctaylor58]

Good Work keep it up

[FNQGU]

Parksy, did you end up putting dynamat/foam on the inside of the roof? I thought I saw somewhere that you were considering it.

[Parksy]

Am still considering it Benk, just haven't had a chance to do it. Work is pretty flat out at the moment, infact I'm not even home at the moment. But I will be doing it one day.

[Parksy]

New grill installed. Looking bling! Just need to get some leave from work so I can crack onto the rest of the painting to complete the look. Then maybe some negative offset rims to finish it off...
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[Parksy]

Had some engine troubles(see here http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?26833-Cactus-tb42 )
So went about removing the head to hopefully find the cause.
Somehow I managed to lift this out of the car by myself.
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Feeling it now though. Anyway, head gasket seems to be in tact all way around, but the water passages are looking very blocked, so I'm guessing that the head has been cracked due to poor circulation.
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I had a quick look at the underside of the head but couldn't see anything, is there any obvious points where they crack?
Either way I've got a replacement head on its way. Just hoping it is the head now that I've ordered one, and not something small like the oil cooler....:(
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But the bores look amazing. There is a tiny ridge at 400000km but there is still cross hatching!! Will give it a proper clean up and hopefully put the new head on in the next few days.

[BigRAWesty]

Is it a pain to put new rings on while the engine is like this??
Also that grill is wicked. Seen em on eBay and though hell yea, and wife said hell NO!!

[Parksy]

Thought about putting new rings on it, but I really need to just get back on the road.

[Bloodyaussie]

Would not bother putting rings on mate.... did it use oil before the head went??

[Parksy]

Nope not a drop.

[Bloodyaussie]

Nope not a drop.

Then do not bother about rings...... still has good honing marks.

The only thing about doing the head while the engine is still in is you are going to hate the tightening procedure for the head.... faarrking hard!!!!!!!

Can do it with a good torque wrench but if you can get a degree wrench for the final tightening that would be more precise..

What gasket you getting?? are you just ordering the head and exhaust manifold gaskets??

[Parksy]

Not entirely sure about what type of gasket I'm getting. It's one of those vrs gasket kits that has everything included.

[patrol7]

Nice clean rig mate

[Parksy]

Don't have the head yet but made progress anyway. Removed the old valves and springs so I could re use the valve springs on the new head.
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Valve gear and rocker assembly removed
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The rocker assembly felt a bit graunchy when moving the arms so I pulled it all apart, gave it all a clean and gave the bores and friction surfaces a light sand with 600grit. Nice and smooth now.
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And the block all cleaned up. Used a scourer pad in the bores and removed most of the lines caused by the rings. I can barely feel the ridge now. It's got to be no more than a thou or two.
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[Bloodyaussie]

Did you order new head bolts.... I snapped one in the head re using old bolts... they are torque to yield so should not be used again.

I am speaking from experience as I tried to use old ones and paid the price.

[Parksy]

Yep new bolts are on there way.

[Bloodyaussie]

Yep new bolts are on there way.

Cool you are cooking with gas mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The beast will be on the road before you know it.

[Parksy]

Fingers crossed BA.... Fingers crossed....

[Parksy]

New head and gear arrived.
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I noticed that the water passages in the head gasket are very small and actually blocked in some cases on some of the cylinders. This was also the case with the gasket that was previously installed on the engine. Any risk in drilling out these holes and filing the holes so they actually match the head/block profile?
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[Bloodyaussie]

Can you show a pic of the other side??

[Parksy]

Otherside of the gasket or the head?

[Bloodyaussie]

The top of the head.. where the adjusters are.

[BigRAWesty]

Grab a dermal and thin cutter.
Main aim is to keep all edges smooth and round.
So grab a course cutter and a fine one..
And go nuts opening them up a little.
I'd recommend no closer to the bore, but can go out a little

[Parksy]

Top of the head and also the two welsh plugs. No welds, woo!!
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Anyone think these constricted gaskets are a probable cause to the tb42 head woes?

[Bloodyaussie]

This is where they crack...

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[Parksy]

Thanks a million BA!! I looked at the old head and there is a lot of crap build up where you've marked. Will give it a clean and a good inspect. Very intrigued now.

[Bloodyaussie]

Mine had a big crack and it got welded up then while being tested the next one along cracked so the machinist welded the lot the re surfaced and tested again!!!

[Parksy]

Built up the new head. New head, new valves, new valve seals, all assembled. Intake is bolted onto the head and will muscle the entire unit onto the block tomorrow and torque it down. Not keen on bolting the intake while the head is in the car so hopefully this is a good move...

Also modified the head gasket to ensure all coolant passages are open. For what ever reason, some of the passages were correct, some were merely little holes and some were non existent. Also sprayed the head gasket with permatex copper spray. Hopefully this combination will minimise any hot spots and any future head cracking.

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The above tool is what I used to compress the valve springs. While it did the job, there was lots of swearing involved, and I highly recommend an alternative.

[Bloodyaussie]

Good days hey.... did you have any of those "Why am I doing this" thoughts go through your mind!!!! he he!!

Looking forward to more updates mate.

[Parksy]

Hahaha those thoughts have been popping through my head a lot!! Good to know that I'm not alone in this.:)

[Alitis007]

Also modified the head gasket to ensure all coolant passages are open. For what ever reason, some of the passages were correct, some were merely little holes and some were non existent. Also sprayed the head gasket with permatex copper spray. Hopefully this combination will minimise any hot spots and any future head cracking.


Hey mate, the head gasket is cut like that so the water will circulate a certain way and by cutting out the holes it might affect how the water flows thru the motor to cool it down. Also the head gasket is made from a compound that releases itself to bond with the block and head when you tension the head down and that spray is normally used on layered steel or copper head gaskets so i'm not sure if it will effect how the head gasket seals.

[Parksy]

Thanks alitis. If only you were here yesterday...

[Parksy]

Managed to easily remove the copper spray form the head gasket. It's quite tacky and a layer of glad wrap easily removed it all. As for the cooling passages, time will tell what the outcome is. But from driving it today, the temps on the ecu talk are exactly the same as before, so long as coolant is moving through the engine, I'm happy.
Anyway, managed to man handle this into place somehow, torqued down to spec, and ran through the last torque step a couple of times.
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Valve train installed and set to cold tappet adjustments (0.2mm).
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And everything else back on
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Dumped the oil, chucked some cheap stuff in to flush everything out, topped up the coolant, and first turn of the key and it fired right up. Very happy with the outcome.
Back to happy patrolling!:)

[Bloodyaussie]

You are a bloody legend mate.... I should have listened to George in the first place and did what you have!!!

How many km's you doing before dumping the oil.... 500km????

[Parksy]

Will probably do an oil change this weekend. It's due for its 5k oil change anyway, kinda convenient in a way I suppose. Just so relieved that it's over!! :)

[Parksy]

Getting things ready for its major transformation.
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[Bloodyaussie]

Have I missed something Parksy?? what you up to ????

[Winnie]

Have I missed something Parksy?? what you up to ????

Oh haven't you heard! This is gonna be huge!

[Ben-e-boy]

Have I missed something Parksy?? what you up to ????

I cant believe you don't even know.

[MudRunnerTD]

Have I missed something Parksy?? what you up to ????

Yeah seriously Jonny! Where have ya been mate! I'm mean! Fair dinkum!



























Think he is gunna paint it! ;)

[Bloodyaussie]

You can all get stuffed......... I have a big black dog ya can all get up ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Winnie]

You can all get stuffed......... I have a big black dog ya can all get up ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mate stop exaggerating... Georgie is freaking tiny!

[chrisc2306]

Hi mate awesome thread I love it! Bit further back in the post but where did you get your exhaust from?

[Parksy]

Hahaha you guys crack me up! Yes painting it BA. I've been patrolling around bogan style with the black front end.

Exhaust was an eBay purchase.

[Parksy]

That feeling when I go "wtf have I done???"
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[Drewboyaus]

Parksy, you re going to have a near showroom GQ when you're done......
Going to be awesome.

[Parksy]

Thanks drew. I just realised that I can't cover the key holes/door handle openings because I wound the windows down. I have a feeling I'm going to be painting windows...

[chrisc2306]

I can't wait to see this when it's done. What gear are you using to paint it? This is the next big job that I plan to do

[lhurley]

Thanks drew. I just realised that I can't cover the key holes/door handle openings because I wound the windows down. I have a feeling I'm going to be painting windows...

Couple mins with a razer will have the paint off the glass.

[Parksy]

Good idea lhurly. Chris, using a LPHV gravity feed gun painting with polyurethane enamel black high gloss paint. Have already done the bonnet and front quarters using this method and they have come up mint. Hope the rest of the body comes up as good. Fingers are bleeding from the amount of sanding I've done...

[Bloodyaussie]

I am looking forward to this mate and wish you the best of luck and patience to do the job well...... good luck.

[Parksy]

Thanks BA. Two things that have helped in all of this are: the missus and kids are away staying with friends, and the bottle shop is walking distance from me. Happy days!

[chrisc2306]

Good idea lhurly. Chris, using a LPHV gravity feed gun painting with polyurethane enamel black high gloss paint. Have already done the bonnet and front quarters using this method and they have come up mint. Hope the rest of the body comes up as good. Fingers are bleeding from the amount of sanding I've done...
Thanks mate. I just ordered my compressor today and need to get a couple more bits and pieces before I start mine. Do you know how much paint it's roughly going to take to respray it?

[Parksy]

Not sure Chris. When I was 17 I resprayed my swb series 3 landy and that took less than 4l. I've already done the bonnet and front quarters and have 4l of paint sitting here so hopefully it's enough. I've also got 2l of penetrol which makes 'more paint' and also helps the paint go on like glass.

Will give it a thorough wipe down with thinners tomorrow then it's turning black.
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[Bloodyaussie]

My god you have been busy....... !!!!!!

[Parksy]

Yep. Fingers are sore and I haven't eaten lunch yet, but I've managed to get a lot done.

[chrisc2306]

Nice work! You've inspired me I already started stripping the paint on mine today. Gonna strip it right back to the metal and build it back up. Got all the gear on order too just need to get the paint ordered just had no idea how much I'd need to do a SWB

[Wine_maker]

Awesome work mate!
It will be better than new soon.
Cheers.

[Parksy]

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First coat on. Very painful day. Air compressor died in the arse and my spray gun wanted to leak everywhere. So down to Bunnings and hired an air compressor and bought a new spray gun. Problem with this was the amount of paint it put out so the RH side of the car has a lot of runs that need to be fixed first thing tomorrow. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day.

[Drewboyaus]

I missed something......
Your not painting the rest with the roller?

[Parksy]

Nope. Was going to take way too long and I just couldn't be bothered. Spraying is a lot quicker!

[Parksy]

Wet sanded it all down and rubbed out all the runs followed by more coats of paint. Will hopefully be able to get some shots of it out in the sun tomorrow. Have no idea how it will look outside, fingers are crossed because it hasn't been an easy process...
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[Parksy]

Coming along. Should be drive able tomorrow. Have got abit of orange peel and some runs that I need to correct. Will have to live with them for now because it will take the paint a month or two to harden fully.
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[chrisc2306]

Looks good mate! Looking forward to seeing some pictures of it outside

[Parksy]

Hopefully tomorrow. Btw Chris if you need any tips on removing seals or anything on your rig just let me know. I was surprised in that it's not actually that hard. The Bailey Chanel that the windows sit in literally just pull out and slide back in (with abit of lube).

[chrisc2306]

Thanks a lot! Still got a weekend of sanding ahead of me haha spent all today sanding and repairing dents and smoothing the flares the prep work takes a long time! Did you just mask your back windows or did you take them out?

[Parksy]

Took them out. I had new seals ready to go in, so killed 2 birds with one stone.

[Parksy]

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Lots of orange peel so lots of wet sanding. Have got a bit of over spray on the bonnet but hand polishing is easily removing this.
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Quick attempt at removing orange peel.
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[MEGOMONSTER]

[/URL] (http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/2A330A20-1E83-4DE2-87F1-2FED4F1B3855.jpg.html) (http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/496E2A8D-7AF4-4E8C-88BE-3012008FDAE5.jpg.html) Lots of orange peel so lots of wet sanding. Have got a bit of over spray on the bonnet but hand polishing is easily removing this. Quick attempt at removing orange peel. [URL="http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/8A8C126D-2189-4C52-A005-65D07DE8B7CF.jpg.html"] (http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/8E430EA4-6822-44C2-BC7E-03FF23FF71F0.jpg.html)

Still a great looking Q

[Parksy]

Spent the day wet sanding and buffing the patrol. Not the most perfect buffing job but it has removed most of the sanding marks and the orange peel is nothing compared to before. Looking tons better. Will have to give the windows and grill a clean because they have over spray on them. But for now I think I've had enough and I'm happy with the look. :)
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[lhurley]

Looks sh!t hot mate. Good job

[Drewboyaus]

Looks like a great job mate!
You can come and do mine.......LOL

[chrisc2306]

Nice work mate I will be delighted if mine turns out looking that good!

[Parksy]

I used a proper camera instead of using my phone camera...
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[Parksy]

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[BigRAWesty]

That looks awesome mate. Nice job

[MEGOMONSTER]

Looking sensational. Well done.

[Bloodyaussie]

Hate you...........................

[threedogs]

Put a limo tint all round and it'll look like a Mafia staff car lol
No, very nice, clean lines I love it

[Parksy]

Thanks all. I plan on putting the lower door trim what ever the hell they're called things back on. Just need some uber strong double sided tape. Anyone recommend a good product? Will also be putting the roof rack on once i find some suitable rubber to use under all the mounting points so there's no metal contact.

[BigRAWesty]

I'd leave the plastic Off mate. Dont want it resembling a gu..

[chrisc2306]

Very nice job mate looks awesome

[grahamap]

Hnnnnnnnnngggg!!!

[sil3nt_dr3ams]

Thanks all. I plan on putting the lower door trim what ever the hell they're called things back on. Just need some uber strong double sided tape. Anyone recommend a good product? Will also be putting the roof rack on once i find some suitable rubber to use under all the mounting points so there's no metal contact.

Find the supplier panel beaters buy from and get some of the 3m tape they use for body kits.

[FNQGU]

x 2. 3M double sided rubberised tape. You can get it on eBay as well.

[Parksy]

Cheers guys. Went to autobarn yesterday to find the 3m stuff at $25 for 5m!! I had a heart attack. Never thought to look on eBay...

[Parksy]

Got excited when I found this, but on closer inspection...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3M-Auto-Acrylic-Foam-Double-Sided-Attachment-Tape-20mm-/280776516735?pt=AU_Scrapbooking&hash=item415f95a47f&_uhb=1
This one is an aus seller. Notice the 3m logo on the tape
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3M-Double-Face-Sided-Tape-20mm-X3-Meters-for-car-LED-Light-Weather-Shield-Panel-/261466413831?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ce09cdb07&_uhb=1

[threedogs]

I just brought some 3M x 25mm double sided last week, great for sticking my mike bracket to the dash.
It is very strong if its the red stuff.
Do you really want to put them back on ,just seems it a place for crud to collect.
Patrol looks awesome as is

Black chrome wheel nuts ?????????

[Parksy]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3M-Double-Face-Sided-Tape-20mm-X3-Meters-for-car-LED-Light-Weather-Shield-Panel-/261466413831?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ce09cdb07&_uhb=1
Is this the same stuff 3d?

[threedogs]

Yeah same shop the lot, No sure if its pressure sensitive or not, have plenty of that from mates at Qmart.
I only got it as changing mike position from driver side to passenger side, to give c0-pilot some imput on trips

[sil3nt_dr3ams]

If you want to make sure its lined up pro pertly before you press tape up against panel then have rip it off. Instead leave the back film attached to tape then just lift a corner poke it out so you can grab it press panel in the pull the film out from behind it. haha hope that made some kind of sense. Haven't got thru my first cup of coffee e yet.

[Parksy]

Thanks silent dreams. Made perfect sense. Great idea!

[BigRAWesty]

Leave em off. Much cleaner without them.

[Alitis007]

Try and find the 3m double sided tape that comes with a primer, that one is super strong. I used it on my brothers car to stick a fairing on and when we tried to tare it off the panel started to flex lol!! When I see my brother tomorrow I'll get the part number for it so you can look up. I'd use the tape on the top of those trims/fairings and urethane in the middle of the trim so it'll almost never come off again lol

[Parksy]

Thanks alitis! Much appreciated. Westy, I'm in two minds at the moment, but the main reason to put them back on is to hide my dodginess. Was able to sand and buff the top halves, but I can't be bothered with the lower sections, so just easier to hide it.

[Parksy]

Led light bar installed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Pakas/85AED916-F76B-4E72-9F27-149B5A9C7379.jpg (http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/85AED916-F76B-4E72-9F27-149B5A9C7379.jpg.html)
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[Parksy]

Took it for a spin, I'm very impressed!
Light bar off
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Light bar on
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[FNQGU]

Nice, but still needs a good set of pencil beam HID's.... then you'd see what is between those reflectors down the road as well.

[Parksy]

Agreed. There is always room for improvement!:)

[mudnut]

Your Patrol looks very impressive, Parksy.

[FNQGU]

Agreed. There is always room for improvement!:)

Get on with it then... your thread is one of my nightly watches for incentives. :)

[Bloodyaussie]

I will be removing my spot lights... my 2 light bars are plenty for what I need.

[Winnie]

I will be removing my spot lights... my 2 light bars are plenty for what I need.

Yeah I think I'm gonna put a little light bar where my spotties are and let that be enough.

[FNQGU]

Winnie, have you got HID kits in your spotties? I am keen to fit a decent light bar, but only as a supplement to the HID pencil beams I have already. The HID's just have sooooo much reach it isn't funny, but with two pencil beams, there is a bit of middle ground that at a good light bar would fill in nicely, but I doubt could replace the HID. Your set up could be different so I am not suggesting you are wrong or anything, but I'd be surprised if a light bar outshone a good HID for that distance factor. They seem to work so well together from what I have seen.

[Winnie]

Yeah mine are HID. I just never do any type of driving where I need to see 19kms down a straight road. I have a light bar on the roof as well.

[FNQGU]

The Simmo is coming up!!! Lots of long wide open spaces getting out there and back. I take your point though. Each to his own.

[Parksy]

Get on with it then... your thread is one of my nightly watches for incentives. :)

Sweet! So when are you respraying your patrol??
No but seriously, cheers!

[Winnie]

It's just all the roads and tracks that I drive here are very windy, spotlights are almost pointless if you've got a lightbar. In all honesty I'll probably stick with what I've got for a fair while.

[Alitis007]

Winnie, have you got HID kits in your spotties? I am keen to fit a decent light bar, but only as a supplement to the HID pencil beams I have already. The HID's just have sooooo much reach it isn't funny, but with two pencil beams, there is a bit of middle ground that at a good light bar would fill in nicely, but I doubt could replace the HID. Your set up could be different so I am not suggesting you are wrong or anything, but I'd be surprised if a light bar outshone a good HID for that distance factor. They seem to work so well together from what I have seen.

I have 2 spot 35w hid spotties and a 30" light bar and to be honest they both shine the same length down the road only real benefit i see with the spotties are they add a tiny bit of extra light in the middle. I thought that was enough but after my last night drive thru some hilly, winding roads the addition of a roof mounted light would aid in seeing whats over a crest plus help not give you tunnel vision lol


Sorry Parksy i totally forgot about the tape mate, first thing in the morning i'll get onto it and post it up for ya mate!

[hillclimber]

Very nice, one question, whats the spring on the steering damper for? Not seen that before

[FNQGU]

Sweet! So when are you respraying your patrol??
No but seriously, cheers!

Actually, that is one job you've convinced me to stay away from... LOL!!

[Parksy]

Very nice, one question, whats the spring on the steering damper for? Not seen that before

Return to centre steering damper.

[hillclimber]

Ahh I c. was thinking that. So it works in tension aswell

[Headhoncho67]

Return to centre steering damper.

Well worth fitting?

[Bloodyaussie]

Not a fan at all of those dampeners ... I have used them and on the GQ/GU I dont think they suit . my 2 cents!!!

[Headhoncho67]

Any particular reason you're not keen on them?

[Parksy]

Not keen also. I don't like how it feels especially when driving around car parks and the extra force that's needed on the wheel. Running a regular damper now. Apparently the rtc damper can mask issues as well. I did find my left front tyre wore quicker when I had the damper on. Removed it, rotated the tyres and the tyre that's now fitted on the front LH side isn't showing excessive wear.

[Headhoncho67]

Thanks for the heads up.
So much to learn...........

[Alitis007]

Finally remembered bout the tape and primer :) all the partnumbers are on this pic

44185

And this is the primer


44186

[Parksy]

Made a new door card out of 5mm Masonite and black loop pile carpet. Instead of using plastic clips I opted for screws with retainers instead. Not sure if I'm a fan of the silver screw heads, but either way, the door is solid as a rock now!:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Pakas/F6DAB2EE-4B49-4427-9BC9-FE0DC54FB66D.jpg (http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/F6DAB2EE-4B49-4427-9BC9-FE0DC54FB66D.jpg.html)
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Note, it's not completed in the pic. Was just to give you an idea.

[Bloodyaussie]

Fancy pants....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was looking at mine only yesterday thinking they are getting ratty !!

[Parksy]

Time for an update then BA! Mine were pretty ratty. Most of the clips wouldnt stay in place and it just felt wobbly when closing the door from the inside. Not that hard either.

[BigRAWesty]

Bloody nice work mate.

I name thi 'the black shadow'

Keep it up mate. Very inspiring

[MudRunnerTD]

Looks great Parksy, I like the door trims mate, not sure about the Black but Black is your colour so works well. I have used screws to hold on my door trims for nearly 10 years, I have used the gold coloured self drilling tek screws and they look good mate, if you don't like the silver maybe the gold would look ok......or get the Texta out mate ;) they will be Black and Invisible in minutes!

[Winnie]

Yeah I think they stand out like dogs balls... like Darren said I would just use a black marker and they would be fine.

[Family4x4]

Beasty looking ride. Very clean.

[healy]

Did the same thing a few months back I used the self tappers gold as daz mentioned and used a black texta dont notice them at all

[FNQGU]

I like it all the same mate. The new door trim looks great. Maybe blacken those screw heads if you feel the urge, but take it or leave it, the whole package looks great.

[Clunk]

Top work there fella, looking very nice indeed...... Been thing about painting the old clunker matt black but that gloss looks damn good

[Parksy]

Gloss is easier to get a good finish in my opinion. It's easy to polish it, as opposed to Matt black where you can't do anything otherwise the finish is changed, then it looks inconsistent.
I like the black marker idea, I will definitely be doing it.
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A brighter pic. Forgot to mention before, because of the extra thickness of the wood, I had to trim the handle surround, but that was basically it. Don't notice anything out of place when it's all together.

[Clunk]

What's this word "polish"? What on earth can it mean? Lmfao

[Parksy]

Bahahaha one word I should never mention around patrol owners...

[grahamap]

Looks cool mate, I redid the cards on my mq. I used clips cause I didnt think screws would look too flash over black vinyl. What contact adheisve did you use? I had a nightmare getting quik grip (spray can) to bond the vinyl to mdf. After a few goes round with the spray I purchased the tin, better bang for your buck and worked like a dream.

[Parksy]

Hey graham, I also used Quick grip from the tin and it worked very well. The Masonite has a shiny side and a course side, so I made sure the shiny side faced the door. The carpet is also folded around the door card and stapled, so not going anywhere.

[threedogs]

@ Parksy if you have a lot of screw heads to do poke all of them into a
piece of cardboard then just spray matt black or colour of your choice.
I use a block of polystyrene just for this purpose

[pacs]

Great build thread mate very inspirational and was a great read cheers

[Drewboyaus]

Hey Parksy, been meaning to ask what you did with your new exhaust? What type? Size? Where from?

[Parksy]

Hey drew. It's a 2.5" exhaust, extractors, high flow cat with 2 mufflers. Was a seller off eBay, an exhaust mob in Ringwood Victoria. Can't seem to find them now, then again I haven't exactly been trying to find exhausts lately... But has done a lot in terms of power gains, sounds tough, all the good things. Just need to trim the exhaust tip as I think it's huge!

[Drewboyaus]

Hey drew. It's a 2.5" exhaust, extractors, high flow cat with 2 mufflers. Was a seller off eBay, an exhaust mob in Ringwood Victoria. Can't seem to find them now, then again I haven't exactly been trying to find exhausts lately... But has done a lot in terms of power gains, sounds tough, all the good things. Just need to trim the exhaust tip as I think it's huge!

Thanks mate. How many $$?

[Parksy]

Was a touch over a grand.

[Parksy]

It's all about strength.
New steering coupling, GU steering box and panhard mount brace. Just waiting on a new hd drag link with the gu tie rod to arrive then I will fit them all up. Will give the box and brace a clean up and paint in the mean time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/Pakas/72E22425-D45B-4324-BC27-9F83D5465B75.jpg (http://s.photobucket.com/user/Pakas/media/72E22425-D45B-4324-BC27-9F83D5465B75.jpg.html)
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Forgot to mention how big the GU box is. Freaking huge in comparison to the GQ box.

[grahamap]

The gurls got a massive box? Nice more piccas

[Bloodyaussie]

You need to go 4wding to justify that gear Parksy!!!!!!! bwa ha ha ha ha!!!!!

[Ben-e-boy]

You need to go 4wding to justify that gear Parksy!!!!!!! bwa ha ha ha ha!!!!!

Not far from him are some serious tracks,

[Bloodyaussie]

I love Nowra.... NSW south coast is probably one of my favourite places in the country.

[Parksy]

It's on the cards BA. I just need to do it.

[Ben-e-boy]

It's on the cards BA. I just need to do it.

Straight up stage 6..... I will accept nothing less.

[Ben-e-boy]

I love Nowra.... .

I am going to thank that post...just so I can remove it in disgust :p

[grahamap]

Definitely my favourite build so far mate, what else have you got planned?

[Parksy]

Thanks grahamap. It's a never ending project. There's lots that I want to do. Pull out the roof lining and dynamat it. Rebuild the front swivels, chuck new rims on it, roof rack back on, new clutch, rebuild the gearbox.... It goes on. It's become more of a hobby than anything.

[Bloodyaussie]

Thanks grahamap. It's a never ending project. There's lots that I want to do. Pull out the roof lining and dynamat it. Rebuild the front swivels, chuck new rims on it, roof rack back on, new clutch, rebuild the gearbox.... It goes on. It's become more of a hobby than anything.

Andrew you make me sick....blah!!! come and hobby my car then !!!!

Ha ha ha.... no really come and hobby my car..... actually mate my next big thing other than my gearbox debacle is doing the dynamat as my car is way to noisy.... how much will I need to do my car do you think?

Where is the best place to buy it...?

[Parksy]

Hahaha, my wife would kill me dead if I had another car to play with. I'm surprised I'm still alive actually. I told her about the steering box last night and yeah, not fun.


My advice BA is to get either the dynamat or another Butyl based sound deadener off eBay. So much cheaper than going to autobarn and buying it. Dynamat is pretty expensive, I think Westy tried another one of the butyl alternatives and had good success. This coupled with the sound deadening foam on top has great results. Especially if you pull the dash out and do the firewall.
I bought 2 of the 36square foot boxes off eBay and this has done the firewall, flooring up to but not including the cargo area and the four front doors. I've got fatmat in the cargo area, but this stuff is ashpalt based and smells like tar when it gets hot. Plus it melts and never actually was designed as a sound deadener, it just has been marketed as one by some clever people. You can buy this stuff at bunnings for very cheap, where it's sold as a roof tape or something along those lines.

[Parksy]

Drag link arrived today, just in time for the long weekend.
I think I have the ends sussed out with regards to which one is the gu tie rod end using the P/N off them, but is there a very simple way to check?
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