The Pink Lady

[Family4x4]

The wife, kids and I just got back from visiting the mother in law and checking out the Patrol she has kindly given to us.

The mother in law acquired the car from her very good friend who sadly died of cancer not long ago. As she already has another GQ for her farm she didn't need a second.

Upon inspection of the beast I noticed a pink lady sticker I believe this is in support of finding a cure for breast cancer, hence our new camping/touring truck will be known as "The Pink Lady".

As you can see from the pics she is stock, wearing cheese cutters, but what really counts is the body is rust free and straight. The 4.2 Diesel power plant has just been ran in with 360,000 on the clock.

We should be picking the car up next week when the road worthy is done (yes the mother in law insist she gives it to us with a roady. What a lady). When we get her home there is a list of mods that will be completed as time and finances allow.

Sorry for repeat photos.
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[BigRAWesty]

Welcome mate. Brilliant pick up.
List of mods look good but I'd steer you away from the body lift.
Just go a 3" lift which is quite a bit when it's fitted.. And the 3" doesn't need panhard rods. Just brake lines and breathers in addition to springs and shocks.

Have a read up in the engine and drive line section for turbo setups.
And if you dare the boys have started a 200 killer wasps thread..

Anyway mate. Again awesome pickup.
And hopefully it supplies many fantastic trips for the Family.
Cheers

[growler2058]

Thats what mine used to look like. Good score mate enjoy it

[Clunk]

Damn the gqs look mighty fine in white :D

[happygu]

Looks like a fantastic pickup....gotta be happy with that

Mic

[happygu]

Damn the gqs look mighty fine in white :D
Clunk

Mr Families GQ looks great in white ........ yours just looks like you should be updating to a GU :harhar:

[AB]

Wow what mother in law!!!

Does she know she could of picked up 7k plus for this...lol

Well done, great score!

[Sonterr]

Looks top notch match, hope you have a load of fun in it. And also a great cause :bigthumbup:

[Family4x4]

Mother in law is great, car is great, yes she knows what its worth.

I wont be body lifting probably a 2" suspension lift only.

[Stropp]

Great deal mate, any car for nothing is a great deal but from the mil bargain. What a woman she must be, and I wholeheartedly agree the name is a great tribute to the previous owner.

[Family4x4]

I finally took possession of the "Pink Lady" today. I also had to help out my father in law and tow his wrecked Hilux back to our property.

The Td42 performed well with the temp only moving on steep inclines. I will get the radiator rodded and new thermostat in the very near future.

I can also start to fit the parts i have acquired over the last few week, 2" springs, OME shocks, side steps (I will make some sliders soon), Ti front seats and console, I will leave the back DX seat for the time being as it folds down flat and the second battery.

I cant wait to start turning some spanners! Anyhow here is a pic i have titled it "As it Should be".

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[Family4x4]

Had a busy day interior out in preparation for new seats and while its out a good clean along with some sound and heat proofing.

All in all it was in good nick under the vinyl the only real problem was the drivers seat turret which was severely cracked (I guess they missed it in the roady) and now broken, I have ordered a replacement.

There was also no bolts for side steps just grommets so i will put some bolts in. I was also contemplating running wire from front to back for later use.

Has anyone used insulation from clark rubber if so which product and would you recommend it?


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[Family4x4]

After a good clean!

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I also got some dynamat today so i have a job for tomorrow.

[Family4x4]

Factory side steps on (I will eventually bend up some sliders). My lovely wife was also thrilled to be involved in the project as i roped her into doing the dynamat while i helped.
We ran out of dynamat so the rear wheel arches will be done when the fire wall is done.
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[Family4x4]

Interior is back in and i had some lights in the shed that i fitted today.

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I have gear for the lift but i won't put it in until i have transferred the Patrol into my name.

[Family4x4]

I picked up some BFG 33 AT on GU steelies. I will need to make a trip to bunnings for flares.

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[MudRunnerTD]

The Pink Lady is looking great mate. Nice work.

[threedogs]

looking good mate very clean example, I threw some pink batts in the quarter panels of the troopy . Made a huge difference
What are the Pink Lady's main duties, shooting rig or all round tourer/daily driver ?? Fit a lot of deer in the back LOL

[Family4x4]

looking good mate very clean example, I threw some pink batts in the quarter panels of the troopy . Made a huge difference
What are the Pink Lady's main duties, shooting rig or all round tourer/daily driver ?? Fit a look of deer in the back LOL

It's main duties will be shooting and touring with the family. We are lucky enough that it wont be a daily driver. We wont be going too crazy on it, it really is a very capable truck out of the box, just a few more mods and creature comforts.

[threedogs]

you already have a LSD in the rear is that right, only need a 2 in lift and a winch.
then all your interior mods eg Ti stuff, window tint to help the aircon. and a turbo
of course.

[Family4x4]

I havent yet checked to see if its LSD if it isnt I wil put in a disc brake rear. The other mods you mentioned is pretty much the list I have.

[threedogs]

a few here have used that Dynamat and reports are all good,
One day when I have time to strip it out for a few days, could do
with some new carpet or those Sandgrabba inserts

[Family4x4]

I fitted a 50mm lift and put the 33s on. I will fit some garden edge flares in the next few days. The lift has made the tyres look smaller but its a big upgrade on the cheese cutters, we have already done some comparisons on a few local tracks.

The first pic is of when we got the Pink lady the second was taken this afternoon.

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[Family4x4]

Just a few pics I took after driving to the top of the world.

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[Robo]

Nice view you have from the top of the world.

[Family4x4]

The temp has been fluctuating a bit under load so i thought i better have a look at the radiator.

I pulled it out this morning and cleaned and pressure tested it. Boy did it need a clean. When I saw what was between the radiator and air con condenser I was surprised it cooled at all.

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After a clean, flush and new coolant I took her up a couple of tracks that previously saw the temp rise. The temp still did climb but not as much and recovered much faster. Hopefully the radiator last's for many more k's.

[Family4x4]

Last night I replaced the drum brake single spinner diff with a disc brake LSD (Thanks Johno).

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This afternoon I replaced the brake master cylinder. The brakes feel much better. The diff is tight and quiet!


The change over was pretty straight forward, new master cylinder and brake lines were the only other parts required.

I'm keen to give her a run this weekend!

[Drewboyaus]

Nice work! Coming along well.

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[Family4x4]

It's been a couple of months since I updated this thread, I can glady report that things are seemingly moving in the right direction.

I picked up a Safari snorkel for $15 and removed the pre cleaner.

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I have a winch sitting in the lounge waiting to be fitted.

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In preparation for the winch i bought a Redarc SBDI12D (thanks evil twin). I have put the second battery in situ, just waiting on some circuit breakers and fuse box to arrive to finish the dual battery setup.

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I also needed a new bar to accommodate the winch. I managed to find a nice looking bar not too far from home for $150. I have removed the old bar and hope to have the new one and winch in it fitted tomorrow.

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Amongst all this we are still managing to get out for a drive. The recent rain has made a few of the local tracks a bit more interesting.

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[Family4x4]

This arvo I test fitted the bar with a mate, it wasn't quite straight, so my mate who is a welder is going to fix it up. I still think it looks ok.

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I will source some lights to fill the holes a bit further down the track.

I have had a UHF sitting in the draw for a while waiting on things to come together so I could get the aerial and fit it. The aerial's arrived today, thanks again evil twin!

I purchased the aerials from. http://www.prestigecom.net.au/RFI-Explorist-3-6-5dbi-UHF-CB-Antenna-Package

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Sorry for the poor quality phone pics. (damn dt's....)

I also purchased another pair of driving lights, I found the small light force lacking a bit, so I picked up a set of 240's 2nd hand in pretty good condition.

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I have also picked up a roof rack which I will look at fitting in the near future. Things are coming together I seem to be accumulating all the things I wanted for the car, I just need to find time to fit them all.

[Bloodyaussie]

Looking good mate..... cant wait till we can go out for a serious drive !!!

[mudski]

Wow mate! Coming along really good.

[Harps]

she's looking good mate

[Family4x4]

I finished fitting and wiring the winch today, I just need to get in to town to pick up some new high tensile bolts for the bar. I also ordered some Outback Ideas recovery points and they arrived this morning thanks @threedogs. I am pretty keen to use the winch and recovery points in the field.

We are heading away for a few days on Thursday so I had a look under the bonnet and there is a small amount of coolant sitting on the top of the water pump housing, I think it is coming from the thermostat housing. I just hope I can get the parts tomorrow.

I will put up some pictures of the winch on the car tomorrow.

[Family4x4]

With the winch on and an oil change we headed off to one of my wifes cousins place near Warburton for a few days.

We went on a night drive and a drive up Lake mountain to show the kids snow. The pink lady performed well.

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Whilst we were there I had a fish for trout and had a look around for a Sambar stag, I saw one Doe and no fish either.

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We also tried another track during the day it consisted of very wet clay we only got about 20m's up it before the all terrains lost traction and we slid back down part of the way. It was very slick and raining so we decided to leave the inaugural winch use for another day.

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Then with a free afternoon for the family and I today, we headed to a track not far from our property that had bested the Pink Lady prior to the fitting of the LSD and winch.

I am glad to say that we made it a little further this time with the LSD, and to the top of the track with the winch. I didn't get any pics of the winch in action as I was to busy concentrating. The Runva 11xp pulled us up the rock step no problems.

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As we had finally made it up a previously unexplored hill (for us) we were quite surprised to find that the track went down into a valley with a few good tracks peeling off it. One in particular that we decided not to tackle alone as about 3/4 of the way there was a nasty rock step about 1m high.

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My pictures really don't do the inclines justice.

At this stage the patrol is everything I had hoped it would be, we have already had some memorable moments in the old girl. This forum has also helped further our enjoyment, and we appreciate that.

[Bloodyaussie]

Looks like some fun mate... I will organise another trip soon mate.