MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up

[nissannewby]

Can you have 100 units ready for shipment by end of month?

[MudRunnerTD]

Cause the GQ is heading to Tassie and the bog holes on $1000 track are Deep.

These will live in the GQ for life.

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#shitisgettingreal



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[MudRunnerTD]

^^^^^^^ Special Navi Uniform ^^^^^^^

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[Winnie]

Come on Darren, get the boy to model them for us!

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[TPC]

Very diferent to the navy uniform you had on at the mardi gras Darren

[MudRunnerTD]

Bring it!

Tassie West Coast here we cone!!!!

Let's go find this $1000 Track!!!

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Zach is in the Navi Seat! Pumped

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[PeeBee]

Something very odd with the last and second last image - snorkel is missing on the second last photo on drivers side?

[MudRunnerTD]

Something very odd with the last and second last image - snorkel is missing on the second last photo on drivers side?

Nah mate, they are selfie photos so mirror images

[MudRunnerTD]

Get it on!!!

The GQ has Left the Building!!!

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[rusty_nail]

Get it on!!!

The GQ has Left the Building!!!

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[TPC]

Very jealous, never been to Tassie.
Have fun.

[MudRunnerTD]

Very jealous, never been to Tassie.
Have fun.

Tassie is great mate. Plenty to see. I did it in year 8 on a bus then came back in 1999 on my Triumph and that was awesome. Then came here often for work in a 20 ton truck working around Tas.

Did it last January 2020 with guys from the forum in my GUIV. That was epic. This trip is a blokes swag trip to go do the extreme stuff we drive past as a family.

3 cars.
Zach and I in the GQ
Rossco and Winnie in Rossco's GQ
MB and Matfew in MB's GQ Ute.

Bring it!

[Cuppa]

Which tracks are you planning on?

And don't forget, ...plenty of pics

[MudRunnerTD]

Which tracks are you planning on?

And don't forget, ...plenty of pics

$1000 Tk, Climies, Cumberland River, a few others depending on time ans how wet it is

[rusty_nail]

$1000 Tk, Climies, Cumberland River, a few others depending on time ans how wet it is

are you going to camp at the end of arthur pieman beach? have a ball mate.

[MudRunnerTD]

are you going to camp at the end of arthur pieman beach? have a ball mate.

We did that last time. Not sure we will get that far up.

[TPC]

Tassie is great mate. Plenty to see. I did it in year 8 on a bus then came back in 1999 on my Triumph and that was awesome. Then came here often for work in a 20 ton truck working around Tas.

Did it last January 2020 with guys from the forum in my GUIV. That was epic. This trip is a blokes swag trip to go do the extreme stuff we drive past as a family.

3 cars.
Zach and I in the GQ
Rossco and Winnie in Rossco's GQ
MB and Matfew in MB's GQ Ute.

Bring it!

Sounds like a trip that could be hard on the liver.

[Cuppa]

$1000 Tk, Climies, Cumberland River, a few others depending on time ans how wet it is

Some pretty full on fun then!

[jay see]

Very jealous, never been to Tassie.
Have fun.Mate, you gotta get over there, even if you don't see a dirt road.

Our plan is to retire over there.

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[mudnut]

Loved the place. We hired a camper and took a couple of weeks to roam around, but that was nearly thirty years ago. It is on the bucket list to take a few months and enjoy it a bit more. Have a great adventure, Darren and Co.

[MudRunnerTD]

Shit has got Real!!!

That is all.

[TPC]

Shit has got Real!!!

That is all.

Gotta give us more than that.

[10G]

Shit has got Real!!!

That is all.

On your side taking in water?

[Plasnart]

Shit has got Real!!!

That is all.


Gotta give us more than that.

Agree. Pics or you just hit the kerb in Smithton IGA carpark. :D

[MudRunnerTD]

Zeehan is Cursed. Last time we were in Zeehan January 2020 Mtfew and I Both did a water pump within an hour of each other. This trip Rossco ans I have both flogged out the rear radius arm bush. Mine was fully GONE!!!

Heading into Thousand Dollar this afternoon.

You guys will have to wait for pics. It will be worth the wait gents. I think 4 Rollovers were saved on Monday.. it has been Brutal!

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The camera is Level

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EPIC. Toughest driving i have ever done.

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[MudRunnerTD]

On your side taking in water?Actually much closer than you think.... closer to On my Roof with waves breaking over the top of the car......

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[mudnut]

Actually much closer than you think.... closer to On my Roof with waves breaking over the top of the car......

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Isn't that what the bilge pump is for?:)

[MudRunnerTD]

Isn't that what the bilge pump is for?:)

Yes but in this case the time from "its going over!" To the waves breaking involve a 30m sheer drop off a cliff and likely Death damn it. Was very very sketchy!

[10G]

Yes but in this case the time from "its going over!" To the waves breaking involve a 30m sheer drop off a cliff and likely Death damn it. Was very very sketchy!

So you actually bought those waders so you could hose them out, not to keep you dry from external moisture.

[matfew]

Flexing up hard! Such hard driving here in rosebery caravan park. Just met up with daz where he's been staying all week. Those puddles on the driveway are really big haha http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/03/94.jpg

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[matfew]

Been epic!

Drove thousand dollar track yesterday. Epic is half what it is. Took us about 6.5hrs start to finish and only 1 caved in door and few blocked radiators. Took 4wd action 3 days and 3 nights haha.


Will be pics n vids when we are back on main land.

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[10G]

Sounds bloody great, can't wait for the images.

[MudRunnerTD]

We wrecked some shit!!

[NissanGQ4.2]

We wrecked some shit!!

Pics of the carnage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MudRunnerTD]

That's a Wrap!! What a great bunch of C#nts

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[jay see]

Nice words Darren...

A successful trip is one made home under your own steam. Well done gents.[emoji106]

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[MudRunnerTD]

I have to put this here. Such a great trip.


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[MudRunnerTD]

Some pics from Tassie. Was a pretty mental trip and the GQ performed beyond my best ever hopes. Stoked.

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FLEX!!!

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I thought this was undrivable but after a good look and some prodding from the guys we had a crack and Drove it!!

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The Treps just walked up that wall!! Insane!

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This was on Climies and shit got real!

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NekMinit

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[10G]

bloody christ Daz, that's the hairiest pic of Climies I've seen, that last one.

the flex is pretty awesome. what size tyres are you running?

[MudRunnerTD]

bloody christ Daz, that's the hairiest pic of Climies I've seen, that last one.

the flex is pretty awesome. what size tyres are you running?

Yeah it got pretty real. There is Nothing on the right between the car and the crashing Ocean 30m below.

Thank God MB was standing right there taking pics. The second last pic is from MB and about 1 second later the second pic was taken. MB stepped up and pulled me back onto 4 wheels with 1 hand. I was mid balance!! Rossco sped around the long way at full noise to become a winch point and we winched up and thankful to be breathing to be honest. Was shaken.

The tyres are 37" Treps. SO GOOD!!

[Rossco]

Yeah it was pretty fuc#ed doesnt get much closer. . Thank crickies for MB casually reached up and literally pulled the car down with one hand, me and Mattie ran up like madmen to use which but only shrubs didn't even think about no anchor. MB again casually said bring car around so ran back to 4bie, into high range and drove it flat out think the BP's came into their own then lol. . .

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[10G]

Yep, I've seen that corner in many vids & yep there's nothing there but water and rocks.

So were you stopped and balancing in that pic?

[Rossco]

That is a screenshot of a vid of when it was at its worse. She went up quickly and can clearly see both wheels off, came back down and sat with front left still way up till MB casually pulled the whole thing down. . Don't know what we did right but think the gods were happy with us that day. . .

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[MudRunnerTD]

Yep, I've seen that corner in many vids & yep there's nothing there but water and rocks.

So were you stopped and balancing in that pic?

Yeah I had just punched 0ff the front locker to make the turn. As I did the back stepped out to the right into the rut. In hindsight I should have turned off the rear locker too. As the car shifted it lifted slowly but i was in trouble for sure. Mark standing there was my salvation no doubt about it at all. I went white..... then MBs face just appeared out the corner as he pulled me down then jumped on. The car stalled at that point too which settled the car.

[Cremulator]

Geez hair raising stuff!
Well done everyone. Pics and videos are great, keep 'em coming [emoji106]

[Rossco]

Just going though photos this week. Takes time culling editing etc but will put some more up soon. .

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[nissannewby]

MB sounds like you were the quiet hero. As dire as the situation was keeping a cool head helps prevent the situation getting out of control. Also keeps the driver in a slightly calmer state. Not fun situations to be in if everyone is losing their mind.

[MudRunnerTD]

MB sounds like you were the quiet hero. As dire as the situation was keeping a cool head helps prevent the situation getting out of control. Also keeps the driver in a slightly calmer state. Not fun situations to be in if everyone is losing their mind.

Indeed mate. i was helpless and in trouble. MB was my savior for sure. the Guys just got it done so fast. would have been a pretty average return home without us.

[MB]

Awww shucks thanks guys [emoji120][emoji4]
Truth be known I only sprung into action because young Zachy was in the truck.
You’ve all seen Daz’s selfies....that tough brutish mug could handle a good panel beating needed [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]


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[MB]

We Love Ya Dazman [emoji3590][emoji3590]
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[Rossco]

Bloody oath, I think threre might have been some quiet quality Bundies that night [emoji6] [emoji106][emoji106] [emoji173] [emoji173] . . .

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[Winnie]

For context, this is on the right hand side of Darren's car with nothing in between.
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More context.
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[10G]

Did they ^^^ all go over the edge Winnie??

[Winnie]

Did they ^^^ all go over the edge Winnie??They got swept away in the creek but ended up in the same place that Daz would have.

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[MudRunnerTD]

Bloody oath, I think threre might have been some quiet quality Bundies that night [emoji6] [emoji106][emoji106] [emoji173] [emoji173] . . .

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Actually, the bottle of Dubliner that I took to cellibrate completing $1000 Track was cracked that night to cellibrate Life. We smash the bottle is 2 rounds.

[Winnie]

Actually, the bottle of Dubliner that I took to cellibrate completing $1000 Track was cracked that night to cellibrate Life. We smash the bottle is 2 rounds.Happy to help with that one.

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[MB]

For Sale:
OEM rear sway bar linky’s:
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Useless as Flexible Tits on a Bull with 2” springs and 3” shocks:
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Still worth having either way out there wobbly trekking [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]


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[PeeBee]

You can buy extended bolt kits for about $80 from PAP. Are you looking for something stiffer? KMAC/Peddars/Superior probably have something.

[MB]

Will definitely have to upgrade thanks Philstar, don’t think it will achieve as much as Daz’s Flexmonster though [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]


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[10G]

How do you think you'd have gone in a Dmax with 31s?

[PeeBee]

How do you think you'd have gone in a Dmax with 31s?

Strap a big black dildo onto the front and you are home free.

[MudRunnerTD]

Great day to Pressure wash..... the Inside of the GQ!!!

[MudRunnerTD]

How do you think you'd have gone in a Dmax with 31s?

So the guys from 4WD247 did it last year and Graeme met them at the other end in his DMax. They were is there for 3ndays but seriously they were nuffys.

[MudRunnerTD]

A little bit of water got in.. muddy water. No idea why....

That is a Big Spare wheel.

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Water line.

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Here is all the spares I had in the passenger rear guard.

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Full set of hoses, full set of belts, full set of winch cables, air hose, air locker hose, air solenoid and fitting in the little.ziplock back.. stuff.

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Here is a good pic of the monster Compressor and air setup. Have 8CFM and big storage was great on the trip to blow out a blocked radiator. Worked great.

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[MudRunnerTD]

Here is the water line..

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Hit it hard with the pressure washer ans will dry ot over the weekend.

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[Stropp]

Nice job mate but wouldn’t want to do that every week 🥸

[Plasnart]

Just had a call from Tassy Govt Daz. They want their west coast back! :D

[MudRunnerTD]

Missus went out for an hour or so today! Got some washing done while she was out!!

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[MudRunnerTD]

Drying out day. I pressure washed it out yesterday ans used rhe carpet shampooer from inside which has a hand piece to suck as much water out of the carpet as I can. Looks good.

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[MB]

‘Free Truck Sailing’ on the Spirit O Tassie just popped up again for next weekend Dazman, R U in again ?
(1 week driving/1 week washing/repeat) [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]


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[MudRunnerTD]

Was in the shed today with the wheels off the GU and the spare out of the GQ sitting there after the weekend wash down.

Thought you'd find this funny.

The GUIV runs a 305/70R16 and the GQ a 37 Trep.......

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[MudRunnerTD]

Thread Dig!!! LOL.

Been a while.

Last time the big girl was out was thr West Coast of Tassie where it performed exactly how I designed it to work. Bloody love this car.

Every piece of bar work was lent on and scraped. Last weekend I rubbed it all back and gave it another coat of Satin Black with a brush ans it came up like new. Fresh.

Soooooo. $1000 Tk took a swipe at me. Dented the front passenger Door so decided a replacement was the easiest way to fix it. Sourced another door off FB Marketplace for $100 and stripped it down of all mechanisms etc and patched a couple od small dents and got it ready for paint.

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Found all the paint left over from the last spray and sourced some more.

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Had a couple of dings in the paint around the place and also after getting rained on on paint day pre paint my re-prep ready for paint missed the welds on the roof sliders and I have had a little surface rust bleed there which has pissed me off.

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Also top rear corner of drivers D Piller had some rust that I treated last time and had reappeared slightly so went the hack and sorted that as best I can. Shit of a spot to get into but hope i got most of it.

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Fresh rear bar

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Taped up the roof sliders and washed and kill rusted them and gave them a paint while I had a batch mixed.

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[MB]

‘Free Truck Sailing’ on the Spirit O Tassie just popped up again for next weekend Dazman, R U in again ?
(1 week driving/1 week washing/repeat) [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]


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Bumpity Bump, Casper’s Almost Ready Dazman, Looking TOPS [emoji120][emoji120][emoji123][emoji123]


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[MudRunnerTD]

Bumpity Bump, Casper’s Almost Ready Dazman, Looking TOPS [emoji120][emoji120][emoji123][emoji123]


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Hahahaha you are an Evil Man. We can be friends...lol.

I won't say Never mate. I think it must be done again for sure. We missed heaps.

[MB]

Hence the Prod Chief [emoji1696][emoji123][emoji736][emoji736]


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[MudRunnerTD]

So pretty happy with how the Passenger Door came out. A couple od runs but I'm not really phased by that, might scratch them off. We will see.

Stripped tye old door fully off the car. Left a Hole!!

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Shiny

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Bolted up and glass in. Need to sort out the loom and internal skin still.

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Got cold in the shed damn it

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[BrazilianY60]

Watch out for the door adjustment so it doesn´t pinch the fender at the bottom.

[MudRunnerTD]

Watch out for the door adjustment so it doesn´t pinch the fender at the bottom.

Yeah they are a bit of a bugger for that. Adjustment is a bit of a bugger too damn it, it seems to adjust I have to adjust the fixing to the Body, not the door. These are behind the quarter panel damn it, I didn't want to have to take that off. The flare is bolted to the Quarter And the Barwork, taking that quarter off would be a mission. It's out slightly but I think I can work with it.

[MudRunnerTD]

The door is on, I got the Body Deadener out and put another coat on both the front and back passenger doors and the refitted the inside skin.

A month ago I stripped off the radius arms and replaced all the bushes and will give the tyres a rotation then its time to get muddy again.

[MB]

Highly Recommend Superior Sway Bars & Linky’s recently installed on your Best Advice [emoji123][emoji106] You Two Following Suit [emoji120][emoji120]


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[MudRunnerTD]

Highly Recommend Superior Sway Bars & Linky’s recently installed on your Best Advice [emoji123][emoji106] You Two Following Suit [emoji120][emoji120]


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Hahaha. They are overrated... not a bad call though.

[MudRunnerTD]

Highly Recommend Superior Sway Bars & Linky’s recently installed on your Best Advice [emoji123][emoji106] You Two Following Suit [emoji120][emoji120]


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#JustWaitingForAMate

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[MB]

Still searching for the Culprit whom spoke/faced of the Family unspoken promises…when in Rome/Vegas [emoji2959][emoji23]


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[MudRunnerTD]

So after the failure of my High Country trip the GQ is in the dog house. I'm showing it a little love though and sorting out the cooling system. I really should have dealt with it after Tassie but didn't. Although I only got as far as the freeway the other week I noted it was already running a little warm.

So the Radiator has been pulled out and hosed out with purpose today to remove more mud than I could see. I will give it a coat of paint before putting it back in.

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Embarrassing I know.... I really should have pulled that out when I got back from Tassie. SLACK.

Interesting though, when I put it back in the shed and walked away when I got home I notices coolant on the floor of the shed in a couple of spots? I also noted there seemed to be some seeping leakage around the front top of the motor and decided I needed to inspect the thermostat and the Water Pump.

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When I was in Tassie a couple of years ago in the GUIV I had a Waterpump failure in Zeehan, I fitted a brand new waterpump then to finish that trip but then pulled it out to fit a JPC hi output one when I got back. I had a brand new waterpump sitting there so not a bad call.

I removed the waterpump and noted there was some shift play which made pulling it off a good call.

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So i had to harvest the studs from the old one for thr new one.

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The viscous coupling seemed a little tight so I pulled it apart to inspect and it looked OK. When I got back from Tassie in the GUIV I also installed a Quikazz Fan and Hub with the waterpump. The old one off the GU has the upgraded infinity Fan and I will fit the GU Hub and Fan to the GQ.

The Thermostat I pulled out was a 77 degree and on the advice of MB in his thread I will chase up an 88c one to fit in.




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[MudRunnerTD]

So for anyone interested too, here is a pic of the dual Alternators set up for 12v and 24v.

12v on the passenger side (factory fitted)

24v off the Power Steering belt. Tidy.

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[MudRunnerTD]

And I have to say, this mod is a bloody winner. I installed thisnLED strip lighting a few years ago and just put clamps on yhe ends. They just tuck down beside the battery when not in use, no need for a switch or relay.

Whether out bush at night or in the shed you xant have too much light.

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Clamps on.

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[10G]

So for anyone interested too, here is a pic of the dual Alternators set up for 12v and 24v.

12v on the passenger side (factory fitted)

24v off the Power Steering belt. Tidy.

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Hey Daz, how have you done this? Have you just hooked the 2nd alternator's 0v / earth, up to 12v to give you a 24v out of that 2nd alternator? ie; 2 alt's in series???

[MudRunnerTD]

Hey Daz, how have you done this? Have you just hooked the 2nd alternator's 0v / earth, up to 12v to give you a 24v out of that 2nd alternator? ie; 2 alt's in series???

Nah independent of each other. Common Negative only. I have 2 Optima on the floor behind the passenger seat as my 24v bank. I have a 600amp kill switch between the gear stick and the console for easy isolation. 24v needed an excite light to function. I use the 24v for the winch but also run my Engel on 24v cause I can. The car only has 1 12v battery, no second 12v battery. 12v is used for lights and compressors only.

I have welded an m12 bolt head to the left side chassis and use it as a Neg Post. 70mmsq cables to and from the 24v and winch.

[10G]

Nah independent of each other. Common Negative only. I have 2 Optima on the floor behind the passenger seat as my 24v bank. I have a 600amp kill switch between the gear stick and the console for easy isolation. 24v needed an excite light to function. I use the 24v for the winch but also run my Engel on 24v cause I can. The car only has 1 12v battery, no second 12v battery. 12v is used for lights and compressors only.

I have welded an m12 bolt head to the left side chassis and use it as a Neg Post. 70mmsq cables to and from the 24v and winch.

Ah yep, I see. Well done.

[MudRunnerTD]

Hey Daz, how have you done this? Have you just hooked the 2nd alternator's 0v / earth, up to 12v to give you a 24v out of that 2nd alternator? ie; 2 alt's in series???Here is a pic of the Neg Post welded to the chassis.

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And 2 Optima Reds behind front passenger seat and seat mount converted to a shelf that mounts my Engel. Engel run off 24v too. Works great

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And the 600amp constant iso switch for safety

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So I found a brand new factory Fuel Primer I forgot I bought years ago. I have been running a Delphi system for 15 years in thr GQ with a glass bowl water separator under it. These really should bring a secondary filter but who knew??? Anyway. Sorted it out today.

I moved the filter to the drivers side in the last build and room is tight. I dabbed up a mounting off the existing mount and them braced forward and also to the guard.

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Happy with that. Solid.

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[MudRunnerTD]

So I decided to cull some unnecessary stuff from under the bonnet.

A/C system removed today. 1 less thing in front of the radiator. Has not run for 10 years and my compressor is sorted in the back so no endless air needed.

Need to attack the AC compressor tomorrow

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Got it up on the hoist to pull the panard off the front to replace the bushes.

The bushes only had slight play but chasing a head shake so time to do it. These were 13yo and had a full set of bushes ready to go.

Here is some interesting measurements

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Panard going back on tomorrow.

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[Rossco]

Looking good at least won't have to worry about AC compressor getting mud in the bearings of its not there, here's hoping wobbles are sorted all [emoji1696]. . . [emoji106][emoji106]

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[MudRunnerTD]

Full AC is Out. Just to to cap off the 2 pipes at the fire wall.

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Left a good gap too!

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[MudRunnerTD]

Been a while between drinks gents.

So after having to turn around due to a Massive Head shake from 30kmh up to near uncontrollable at 100kmh it was rolled back into the shed in despair about 12 months ago..

Research, research, discussions and thought I replaced all the front bushes in the car. Panard, radius arm bushes and mushroom bushes.

I lifted the car up high on the hoist and had zach power the car in 4wd in gear and check for a buckled rim. Bulge in a tyre. Nothing.

I removed all the wheels and popped the back bead of each bead lock and added another 100gms of balance beads to reach rim. I did this some time again and procrastinated about driving it just in case it was still no good....

I'm heading back to Tassie on the 21st of April for another 10 days of West Coast Madness, so I'm fast running out of time. Drive it I will.

Backed it out of the shed and am stoked to say there is no longer a head shake. !!!! Stoked!

That was Saturday.... A Great Day!!!



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Sunday.....

Did a bit of cleaning in the shed.

I noticed a couple of weeks ago a fracture of the front inner guard 1/4 panel in the drivers so so I invested in the BigO weld in brace kit that Rossco and PeeBee have fitted. The kit arrived last Thursday.

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Sunday I decided I had time to install this before Tassie for Peace of mind.

There is a bit going on with the bar work etc so taking the 1/4 panel off is a bit of a mission. Lifted on the hoist and removed front drivers wheel, I went about removing the quarter panel.

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So out comes the new welder and a quick call to Kallen to discuss setting on the new welder I laid some pretty good welds which I was happy with..

Wait? WTF??? How come there is Smoke in the car? Hmm some heat? Hmmm fuck that a lot of smoke! Cracked the drivers door as far as you can on a hoist. Fuck! I see flame! Fuck!

Climbed in and flicked off the drivers side kick panel cover. Fuse board on fire. I attempted to flick it out using my hand.... don't do that! Molten Plastic glues to the skin...

Exited the car and ran for a powder extinguisher I had at the door of the shed.

Back into the drivers door and blasted the powder extinguisher into the space.

DISASTER GENTS!! Fully Fucked is all I can say! I'm in a World of pain.

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So after sorting out some first aid for my hand and some time to cool down I went back out to expose things to see how bad it was...

ITS REALLY BAD!!!!

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WORLD OF HURT!!!

Did I mention TASSIE 21st April...

Fuck

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[MudRunnerTD]

So my mind is Blown. If this was any other car I'd call insurance and take the Write Off payout. But that can't happen.

So Monday a call to Patrol A Part to look for a full Cabin Loom. Sent them looking.

Didn't hear back Monday arvo so called a couple of places stumbled on a GQ TD Cabin Loom in a box up stairs in a back room at Hall 4x4 salvage.

I was working in Wantirna and heading to MBs place to help him drop his motor in so called passed Halls and picked up a full Cabin Loom in a dusty box

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$500

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Kinda Stoked but a MASSIVE JOB!

TASSIE > 3weeks

Headed to MBs and was very fortunate to see PeeBees Huge Build underway. Fortunately he has just fitted most of the body Loom and no dash yet so took a heap of photos of what I will find under the dash.

The whole dash is coming out, to start!!

I've got 3 weeks to get on the boat and This is the Task at hand!!!

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Cheers Phil, I don't need your spare Loom but yoy have helped heaps.

This strip down will be my entire Easter break... and then some.

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[BrazilianY60]

I totally feel your pain... When doing the body work on my GQ, welding those very cracks that you bought your reinforcement to, my fuse box caught fire as well. Car was fully stripped and I have noticed the burning plastic smell as soon as the welder stopped zapping. Wet rag into the box and no major disaster like yours. What really caught fire was a white plastic thingo at the end of the harness and the flame from it started deforming the black fusebox. I have checked the harness and no harm was done. All circuits and relays still good as they have not suffered direct exposure to the flame, but my fuse box is a bit crooked now.

[BrazilianY60]

Noticed in your pictures the green glow plug timer/relay boxes were melted as well. That really sucks. With carpet on, kick panel on, etc, I imagine you didn't have a clear target for the extinguisher.

[MudRunnerTD]

I totally feel your pain... When doing the body work on my GQ, welding those very cracks that you bought your reinforcement to, my fuse box caught fire as well. Car was fully stripped and I have noticed the burning plastic smell as soon as the welder stopped zapping. Wet rag into the box and no major disaster like yours. What really caught fire was a white plastic thingo at the end of the harness and the flame from it started deforming the black fusebox. I have checked the harness and no harm was done. All circuits and relays still good as they have not suffered direct exposure to the flame, but my fuse box is a bit crooked now.

I'm a bit blown away by BigO, given this is a Very Likely outcome a Single piece of paper, a bloody Postit note! That Says "Caution!!! Watch out out for the Main fuse board on thr Drivers side when welding in this brace" undoing a couple of mounting screws to pull it out of the way would have saved me days of work.!

[AB]

Bloody hell, I'm gutted for ya Dazz!!!

[Maxhead]

Geezus Daz, I’d be in tears.
Sorry to see this mate


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[jay see]

Well that sucks mate, good luck with getting it all back together for Tassie..

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[BigRAWesty]

You'll be right mate. The gq has nothing to them getting it apart.
I gutted mine one morning after night shift lol.
Good luck and test the loom before you put everything back together!!

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[MudRunnerTD]

Well I have neglected this thread somewhat!!!

With a Bail out from Matty, who is a Fucking Legend by the way! We got the GQ back on the road and ready for the second trip to Tassie. I found a full Body Loom for $400 and was going to do a full swap which is MASSIVE! It turned out rhe loom did not match the car so I had to cut it up and splice.. Holy Shit.... for those following along at home....I'm Colour Blind!! After spending a couple of nights in the shed I called for help, it was beyond me. Matty came and gave me a hand and between us we had it running in a night. I had done pretty well and it turned out Nissan are off their head and pretty average at colour coding. Lol.

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Ghee! That feels like a life time ago. Sorry for my slackness!!!

We got the car running and packed up and headed down to Tassie for some more of the Toughest Tracks in Tassie, if not Australia to be fair. Just Mental! And I honestly could not think of a better crew than the guys on that trip. Guys I met here over 10 years ago. Just the best.

So headed down to Tassie for some unfinished business on the West Coast.

We did Climies again which was fun, I chose not to drive the cliff and I'm fine with that. We camped above it on night 1

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What a great bunch. Zach was my Navi again and I'd not have it any other way!

MB in his farm ute, Rossco in the Silver Brumby and Matty as a solid Navi for the team.

3 cars get a Lot Done.

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So Zach left at home his first serious Girl Friend and his need for a 4G Signal was Real LoL

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We came prepared this time. I had Waders for Zach last time but didn't get them out! Let just say Thank Fuck for Waders on this trip!!!! They got used..... A Lot!

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So after Climies we again headed up the Lake Cumberland Track. There is a tough side and my name was all over it so off I went.

This is Tough, Really Tough! Full articulation, beyond its limits BIG. I pushed it hard and was the afternoon's Entertainment. Lol. I saw some angles, at one point I believed I had actually rolled onto my driver's side. The left wheels were off the ground and that's a roll for me. Lol. A pic taken by Rossco showed it didn't quite roll over but it was very loose. Lol.

I can tell.you though, my Dazwings Hated it! Perspex is Overrated and simply the Wrong material for this task. I smash Both of my Dazwings on this track which was an issue cause this was day 2 and we were in trouble if i couldn't pack my car. Lol.

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We heading into Zeehan to the Hardware looking for a solution and soon enough I had found some ply and a saw in the Timber yard and we had a pair of 6mm ply Dazwings sorted in less than an hour. We obviously used the broken ones as a template and these did awesome and are still on the car.

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We camped in Trail Habour again which is a great spot.

The next day we headed up to tackle the switchback on Cumberland and I was going to drive it this time and I have it a red hot crack

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I got my front up but after a fair crack winched it.

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Brother Rossco Drove it. He reversed up passed the switchback which gave him a significa tly better angle and drove up. Impressive. The Crawler Gears also helped a lot, I think I want some.

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We got up on top and it was a very cool place to be, not many cars get up there.

We headed back to trial harbour and I noted my Clutch was slipping after a very hard time on Cumberland. Booooo. It was Terminal.

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I made a call out to Taslucas who is a Long term member here looking for a piece of Conrete to replace a Clutch mid Trip.... who does that!

Lucas put the call out and delivered in Spades. He sent us to a mate of his, Rod. What a Bloody Legend Rod is.

He cleaned out half his shed and in we rolled, a ragged group from Vic with stories to tell. Lol. Tye fire was hot, the beer was cold, the shower was got ans the hospitality was extraordinary! What was his was ours. For as long as it took.

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We had the clutch out by 10pm, if arranged for a gut in Burnie to put the flywheel on the grinder at 8am the next day with pick up at 10am. Just enough time to grab breakie then source a Clutch kit etc hen back to refit.

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So after 2 days of Hospitality we were ready to roll. New clutch in. We were very happy to offer Rod a Navi seat as there was one spare for the next part of our journey which really was what we were there to do.

$10,000 Tk (Wombat Flats) Holy Shit!! HOLY SHIT!!!

Just WOW!

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Stunning, spectacular, deep into the Wilderness, once in a lifetime kind of stuff.

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First obstacles a little bridge collapse. Dropped into nowhere and it was a deep hole I have to get winched back out of.

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So $10k track was off its head. We stayed at the Cumberland River hut the night before which put us at the front door of the $10k track.

Day 1 we travelled 6kms.......

I honest didn't take many photos gents sorry. I was busy and the others took plenty but this is what I have on my phone.

There where a few sections on this track with Massive trees over that the track now travelled Under. These where extraordinary. We all had to pull onto MBs car bonnet to get his roof top tent under. Lol. Funny, we got it done though.

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After the previous trip onto $1000 track we came prepared and I bought 2 pair of football boots this time. Zach and I lived in them for 2 days! Perfect for these muddy hills.

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Night 1 camp 6kms in

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Day 2. Turns out we had not even started! This track is a Beast! I have been driving on the Wild side for a Loooong time and this, This I'd what the GQ is Built for. I used every part of it.

I have but a splattering of photos but you will get the idea

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Did I mention Waders!

This was a Massive Hole, there was a way around that a crew before us had smashed out instead on going through here, the smashed out track was below average and we decided this was the right choice. Did I mention I was Car 1.... fuck!.



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Zach was a Legend!

There is a video of my attempt, I didn't get far and then got bogged, the water was over 1m deep and with Matty on my bonnet and Zach dragging out the with rope at a run we got through in a timely manner. I can advise that the Bilge Pumps Worked exceptionally well!!!

Crazy Day

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Was wild

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Wild West

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We finally got to the end of the track at about 5pm after pushing through at a solid pace from 8am. I still had 2 lockers engaged 50m from the end. It was relentless.

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We were knackered. We headed back to Rods place for a strip down, a fire and some great food.

We honestly took a day to recover at Rods place. We were done. Lol. Epic

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[10G]

bloody awesome Daz. looks like you fellas had a great time. well done mate.

[Cremulator]

You mad bastards! Looks like a bloody amazing adventure. Well done conquering it and thanks for sharing the great collection of photos [emoji106]

[MB]

Found a video, private youtubey knowing ya’ll so well here [emoji23][emoji736]

https://youtu.be/AGSG_cV_CE8?feature=shared
MudRunnerTD Legend, Always pushing the tracks and sludge ahead for Everyone @FrontRunnerTD [emoji123][emoji3590][emoji3590]


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