84 Nissan mk patrol SWB restoration

[sickshorty]

Hey guys im doing a repair/rebuild on my 84 mk shorty, its got a 33sd, 5 speed, 2 inch body lift and factory rust! Apart from the rough appearance its almost perfect mechanically. Ill be posting update pics as often as I can but other wise here she is.

[NP99]

Restore to what? It has character as is mate..... :)

[sickshorty]

And after washing a ton of mud and sand out of just about every where in the car. I stripped it out and have started the rust repair. By the way if anyone has any help/knowledge/experience at all with this particular model i welcome you to share this with me, thankyou in advance. Anyway heres the latest.

[sickshorty]

The aim of this is to eliminate all rust and give everything a tidy up and a fresh coat of paint. Then more lift, bigger tires, winch and winch bar (considering building my own winch bar, sliders and rear bar). I also want to build a drawer system for the rear behind the rear seats.

[NP99]

Which City are you located in?

[sickshorty]

I live on the southside of Brisbane

[NP99]

PM sent mate

[sickshorty]

Looking to build my own winch bar for it but im stuck for a design.

[sickshorty]

Hey guys ive got an issue with the front drivers side wheel. its sitting on an angle? Kinda like its got bad camber. Anyone in the know have any help? Thanks

[sickshorty]

Heres a front on pic of the wheel

[NP99]

Is the pic distorted or the shackle and spring are mis aligned with the chassis?

[sickshorty]

The pic is taken straight on from the tyre. So kind of on an angle. Bit the spring and shackel all line up fine with the chassis. Upon further inspection of the swivel hub I found the bottom bearing in about 50 peices. Thats where this camber issue come from

[sickshorty]

Sorry for the delay in updates guys.
So far ive replaced all seals and bearings in the drivers side swivel hub (Fixed that camber drama). The body is so far 75% rust free, only the floor pans to go. Then sand/prime/sand/sand/sand/prime sand/paint/sand/paint/airbrush/clear coat. Any sanding I missed? Haha. Also as ive recently got my 25 posts up ive now got access to the manuals, thanks heaps guys. However I can only find the mq manual not the mk one. Any help or links please? Cheers, shorty

[threedogs]

How are the poly bushes in the springs are they flogged out.
Why not do both swivel hubs ?

[threedogs]

As for your bulbar check out "MAKEITFIT"s bulbar build from the UK basically a winch cradle
with triangulated wings either side great bar IMO even if makeitfit destroys it first time out

[sickshorty]

Funds only allowed for one hub this week will do the other hub before it goes on the road. All bushes are also going to be redone even though they appear to be good ill do em anyway just for peace of mind. Ill check out the bullbar thread now thanks guys