New to the forum and this is gunna be a project

[cokeholic]

Im the 2nd owner of this patrol guy at work bought it as a tow car for his fishing boat and just sold it to me as he bought a glugger to replace it ...........................Never been washed,230.000 odd kays stock standard as they come paint falling off it everywhere full service history right down to the radio handbook and recipts for the rubber off the brake pedal i sposed he figgured washing the outside was a waste of water cept to rinse off the salt water.....bought it with a slipping clutch he had just spend $14000.00 on a new one and having it out in only to have it slipping when the engine and drive train warmed up seemed to be using after market master the rod was to long and had to be adjusted it now works like a bought one ( Im surprised the company that fitted it didnt know i wont name and shame em) but anyways since i bought the car ive bought for it 2 inch lift kit (not fitted yet till i get a roadworthy cert) uhf and hf radios,snorkel (which i cut my hands to bits fitting) i have a full leather interior sitting and waiting to go in when i can find some fresh carpet i'll do both at the same time i figgure mud and water whipes off leather it just soaks into the velour i have now,sanded back the bonnet as the paint was falling off and just given it a light coat of colour...Purchase price $2000.00 anyways heres the pics

[BigMav]

nice blank canvas there mate as long as there is no rust in the chassis thats an awesome buy.

[patch697]

Welcome aboard mate & congrats on your new Rig.

A great starting point as a project, it should be quite a unit when your done.

So what engine & trans you running?

[wildgu6]

G'day Buddy, welcome aboard
Great lot here with tons of advice and adventures and experiences,
Hang around, ask away and Join in where ever you feel comfortable.

Enjoy, Cheers Pete

[AB]

Looking good mate, let us know how the build goes and ask any questions you have!

[MudRunnerTD]

Nice work mate, welcome to the forum.

My 92 Mav had the same paint trouble. Bugger the sander mate, if your going bare metal get some paint stripper it will save you hours. Check out my build in my sig line for some before and after shots. The paint was a big job.

Good luck with your project, you will have no trouble at all with a 2" lift getting your RWC so if your suspension is shot just fit it, the roadie guy will be fine with 2"

[cokeholic]

MMMMM im not much of a question asker im one of thopse fools whos like to figgure it out for himself but im sure if i get stuck i will. Once again thanks for the welcome i'll post pics along the way as i progress with it much to mrs coke's dismay ( i got the normal gezzzzzus john when are ya gunna grow up and play lawn bowls or something) .Hey woman im at home in the garage not down the pub or the races or the dogs

[cokeholic]

Um yep its got an engine and a gear box i put petrol in it and push the clutch to change gears and its fuel injected dats about all i know about it at the moment

[mudduck]

Yep nice starting point, you can go nuts from here!!

[cokeholic]

Took it in today to the one that writes the roadworthys and im a happy boy

1/...P/S bullbar indicator not working ..........bad connection cut and recrimp wire
2/....Mirrors loose and vibrating badly both sides .... mmmmm whats this screw for under neath lets tight'n it
3/ ....Drivers side rear door trim lose (plastic lug snapped) replaced lug from dealer
4/ ....Odemeter( trip meter) not working and tach lose connection ......now thats guna be a problem ....Trying to track down another cluster with a working trip meter and tacho.
5/..muffler heat sheild lose and vibrating .....2 self tapping screws back into mounting point
6 ....Gas tank skid plate/cover one lose bolt ......easy its now tightned
7/ minior leak at transfer case filling point .......ohhh its a little lose just a turn with the spanner
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So im now chasing a cluster southern 4x4 just down the road dont have none and well ebay is ebay i understand there are different ones white yellow petrol injected petrol carbyed and of course desiel i reakon i might be chasing a rabbit around a tree anybody have any idea's ?????

[sibbles]

About the cluster, you could check if the ground is going bad or disconnecting, I´m relatively new in the Nissan game but have been fixing up Fords and stuff for a while. When some gauges start to flip out I usually start looking at the ground, If it is only one i go for the connection on the other end.

Great looking car and I second the paint stripper thing, I have read other threads that describe the same problem and paint stripper is the way to go. Just remember to ventilate well and use a mask that can take the fumes, those strippers can cause cancer and no one wants that.

[cokeholic]

Pulled the cluster out tonight after work and stripped it cleaned all connections i even figgured out how to wind it back ( but i didnt do it i really didnt) looks like the drive that drives the odmeter is a small electric motor that must work off a pulse from somewhere i can power it up (have a vairable voltage dc power supply) but i cant replicate the pulse to get it to turn so im suspecting the little drive motor is dead.Ive found a new one from a wrecker in bawswater for $145.00 which will get me through the road worthy.I might then look at making a custom led dash and replace the gauages with led readouts mmmm just a thought if i can figgure out how many pulses and what voltage the speedo works at but first things first i need the roadworthy...............

[growler2058]

We don't have roadworthys here in SA for rego and the like, but what difference does it make if the odo doesn't work for a roadworthy! Hardly dangerous I wouldna thought

[cokeholic]

We don't have roadworthys here in SA for rego and the like, but what difference does it make if the odo doesn't work for a roadworthy! Hardly dangerous I wouldna thought

I would prolly say it would be along the lines of resale saftey recals and such and since there is a big whohar at the moment on a current afffairs about winding odometers back id'e reakon it would be along those lines