Another newbie on board

[gqt]

hey everyone,

New member here. And new to patrol's, well new to the 4x4 world altogether. it's a 1996 gq patrol st lwb station wagon. rd28t and just gone over 357,000km's.

bought her on the 24/06/2011. got my license back after 26 months on the 07/07/2011.

car came with uhf, kenwood cd player, winch with both wired and wireless remotes (unsure of brand), arb steel bullbar, haymen and reece heavy duty towbar (needed this for work to), dual batteries, roolite spotties, maxxis buckshot's 265/75/16's (31.6"), 2" suspension lift with efs springs and ultima 0-2" shocks, turbo timer, and tailshaft already turned around 180 degrees.

before getting my license back i fitted up a few things i had laying around from old cars, fire extinguisher, boost gauge (found out it's broken and not doing anything), alpine cd player to replace the cheap kenwood one, mounted an xr6t intercooler in the front, hopefully have the piping finished for it by next weekend, had a fair wait on the silicone joiners, bought a boost controller (will go on after i have a working boost gauge and pyro gauge, also bought a brand new tradesman roof rack for $300 and fitted that up.

after getting my license and going out and getting stuck on my diff's a few times i went out and bought some brand new black 15x8 sunnies and 35" maxxis bighorn's. had the winch stuff up while bogged on diff's, long story short ended up needing to use the cable as a snatch to get me out of there. got the winch to work again, just to have the remote solenoid get stuck on in and wind the cable in till it snapped as it happened after i had just hooked it to the point on the bullbar to touch it in, so my fairlead is fair ruined now and also needing a new cable and hopefully get away with a service of the winch instead of needing to buy a new one.

overall, very happy with the car, very clean, only managed to spot about 3 tiny little dents and that's looking very closely to find them. no rust at all, not even surface rust. interior is like new, oh i also removed the 3rd row of seats as there not needed. love how the back seats fold up in it makes it perfect for having my dog's in the back without needing a cargo barrier.

here's a few pic's.

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[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate

[gqt]

Thanks mate.

[Bob]

That is one Nice Troll Mate. Welcome Join in and enjoy

[gqt]

Thanks mate. Yeah I'm really happy with it. Just not happy with the shocks though. Checked the fronts out the other day. When the car is parked on level ground the front shocks are sitting at full extension just about. So I've got no downwards travel in the front. Going to check the rear after I sort out the front hubs. I am fairly sure they are not locking in when switched to lock since removing the auto mechanism. Going to sit the car on jack stands tonight and throw it in gear.

[growler2058]

G'day mate welcome aboard they're a good mob here full of great info and advice. Very nice lookin whitey ya got urself.

[AB]

Very nice looking Patrol there mate, well done!

Welcome to the forum and feel free to ask any questions.

[katwoman]

Welcome to our fabulous forum.

[macca]

Welcome mate, got it covered in mud just to get to the shops...cool

[Woof]

Welcome to the forum mate, enjoy.....very nice GQ there, well done.

[Finly Owner]

Hi and welcome to Nissans Nut House


Tim

[timbar]

G'day Mate - Welcome aboard join in when you are ready and have fun mate plenty to do see and if u have any problems just ask and im sure u will get an answer !! Bucket loads of usefull information here plenty to read so join in meet the great bunch of guys and girls on our wonderful forum !!

You will not be disapointed !!


ENJOY and WELCOME


Tim

[gqt]

thankyou to you all, this is a very welcoming site :) have got my front hubs working again, but still gotta play with them some more to get them back to being quiet again.

yeah went for a short stint before going down to the shops that time lol

[snicko]

Great looking rig you got there! Welcome to the forum mate.

[Bigrig]

G'day mate - Welcome aboard. Great people, information and forum laughs, so don't be shy and join to make the most of it.

Sorry for the late reply!!

Enjoy!

[Clunk]

g'day mate and welcome aboard.................... gotta love a nice white GQ!!!!

[gqt]

Thanks. Yeah wasnt to keen on getting anything other then white. Looked at a lot of gq's. But this one was by far the best out of all in my price range. Still can't get over how clean it is. Especially inside.

Hopefully I can get some decent pics from the 4wd trip this Sunday.

[Timmo]

welcome to the forum mate.

[nowoolies]

g`day Mate
welcome on board
heaps of laughs and bucket loads of info here enjoy
nowoolies
Paul
p:s piccies we luv piccies

[Maxhead]

G'Day and welcome to the forum mate.

[DX grunt]

G'day mate.

Nice truck. Can't ever recall seeing a GQ fitted with a winch. lol

Take care and enjoy out there.

Rossco

[Dark 1]

Welcome to the patrol community, have a poke around & join in when your ready. Top shots there mate, keep them coming.

[gqt]

went out to yack today, got a few pictures, not many was in the car most the time. first time doing any proper offroad work in her. very happy with the car, and very happy with the bighorns. drove up a pretty steep rocky track, mate in a leaf sprung gq ute with a 4.2 had to winch up it. go the 2.8 :) will get the pics up after tea

[gqt]

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[gqt]

Just wondering if anyone could please tell me where the adjustment screw is for upping the diesel on the good old rd28t? I've been searching for the past few days and can't find anything. Maybe just typing the wrong search in no idea. But if someone could help out and either link me somewhere that shows? Or just let me know where it is and winding which way does what that would be very much appreciated.

Matt

[growler2058]

Gday mate chuck your Q up in the mechanical thread/section and someone will no doubt yell out.

Now for the important stuff........those tyres look effen awesome definately fill in the arches sh1t hot mate

[AB]

Hey Matt, you might have to start a new post in another section as a lot of people don't read the introductions section.

You will get a lot better response...Cheers!

[gqt]

cheers for the heads up.

should see the pics i've got of how well they fitted on the sunday lol, had the opposite wheel off the ground :) might throw up a rides thread.

[YNOT]

Welcome to the forum mate, nice looking GQ.

Tony