My blue bus....

[td42dan]

hi there, this is my 89 TD42 turbo patrol, i bought it standard about 8 yrs ago??? since then ive done a few mods in its time, it came with a factory rear locka, alloy b\bar 31s and thats about it, every thing else ive done with the help of some mates over the years.
As she sits today, mods are,
33" bighorns on 15x10 alloys
4-5" lift (its had a few over the days)
all the usual bits, drop boxes, d\duty f&r panards, cromoly drag link & tie rod
f&r diff locks
duel batts, snorkel, 3ltr gu air box, turbo glide turbo, 3" exhaust system
rock sliders, f&r tube bar, PTO winch and plasma rope, HID lights
probly a few more mods but yeah, enough to make her a tough hard core tourer.

[wildgu6]

G'day buddy
great lookin rig.

Enjoy, Cheers Pete

[Bigrig]

Yep - I'll say it again, love the blue over silver colour ... personal favourite of mine.

Great looking truck mate!!!

[Sir Roofy]

LOOKS LIKE SHE,s GOT A COUPLE OF BATTLE SCARS WELCOME ABOARD MATE

[growler2058]

X2 with big rig the only thing is change on mine is to go the blue over silver looks sh1thot mate

[Thirsty]

nice truck, bar work looks great
cheers

[td42dan]

LOOKS LIKE SHE,s GOT A COUPLE OF BATTLE SCARS WELCOME ABOARD MATE

yeah shes had a few little bruises here and there but thats why we build them, as the norm when u first do the mods and there all shinny
u dont wanna scratch it till the first dent or scratch then its, oh well you get that.....
i will get some more pics of her later, for anyone whos interested.

[Trolatron]

Mate what a beast, love to see more pictures of it.that front bar looks sweet.

[td42dan]

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[td42dan]

bit of an up date, hear are some pics of my FMIC install......
(sorry, having trouble loading these pics)

[td42dan]

heres some pics, not finished yet but getting there....

[growler2058]

Lookin very cool mate love that front bar

[td42dan]

what do you drive??? growlers71gq??? gota build thread on your truck i can have a sticky at???

[Ben-e-boy]

nice rig. how noticeble is power difference with fmic

[td42dan]

havent had a tune yet since install but all the temps are definatly down, just doing a fuel consumption test now so will put that up prol next week.??? depends on how muchdriving i do.

[growler2058]

Not a real good thread but heres a bit i got vids over in the vid section "a Bit of Loveday" also
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?3000-From-Poverty-Pak-to-Mud-Pak&highlight=Poverty

[Tweakedoffroad]

Great lookin bus u have mate lov the bar work home made?

[gqt]

Hey bud. You still got aircon and everything in your front bar? And what size is your cooler?

[td42dan]

Great lookin bus u have mate lov the bar work home made?

Yeah all the barwork is home made.

[td42dan]

Hey bud. You still got aircon and everything in your front bar? And what size is your cooler?

Still got air con 600x300x76 cooler just a lot of grill cutting.

[belzi82]

Very nice mate

[gqt]

Sweet as, shows just how big the front of these cars are, I was thinking it was a 450 not a 600. Think I'll change from my xr6t cooler now and fit a mans cooler :)

Got any offroad pics?

[td42dan]

Sweet as, shows just how big the front of these cars are, I was thinking it was a 450 not a 600. Think I'll change from my xr6t cooler now and fit a mans cooler :)

Got any offroad pics?
I was going to put a 450 cooler in but figured bigger
is better. I will post some offroad pics when I get home
in the morning.

[Clunk]

Great looking rig you got there mate, love the front bar.

[td42dan]

Sweet as, shows just how big the front of these cars are, I was thinking it was a 450 not a 600. Think I'll change from my xr6t cooler now and fit a mans cooler :)

Got any offroad pics?

heres some older some not so old pics.....noy the pics i was after, had trouble loading other pics.
will try again later.

[rusty_nail]

sweet ride mate! lots of clearance!!!

[Ben-e-boy]

Nice pics mate, is that at cruiser park??

[gqt]

Looks good man, looks to flex up pretty good

[td42dan]

Nice pics mate, is that at cruiser park??
1st pic carnage canyon @ cruzer park 2nd pic local tracks 3rd pic test trck @ cruzer park..

[Ben-e-boy]

1st pic carnage canyon @ cruzer park 2nd pic local tracks 3rd pic test trck @ cruzer park..

good stuff, there is a day run to glasshouse on the 11 march if you're keen

[td42dan]

good stuff, there is a day run to glasshouse on the 11 march if you're keen
Will have to check my calender ... will you be putting dates up in trips n stuff? ??
Just incase I forget to check this thread ....

[NissanGQ4.2]

heres some older some not so old pics.....noy the pics i was after, had trouble loading other pics.
will try again later.

Check there image size mate, anything over 1.9meg won't upload, see link for more info: http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?1786-Known-quot-ERROR-quot-uploading-Photo-s-over-1.9mb

Nice look rig 2 btw

Cheers

Todd

[Ben-e-boy]

Will have to check my calender ... will you be putting dates up in trips n stuff? ??
Just incase I forget to check this thread ....

yeah mate it in forum meet up ' "day trip SEQ

[Bigrig]

Will have to check my calender ... will you be putting dates up in trips n stuff? ??
Just incase I forget to check this thread ....

If you like mate, PM me your mobile and I'll add it to my SMS list. I don't spam you or anything, but just send reminders for QLD trips.

[td42dan]

just a few pics of the completed install......:thumbup: got the black alloy mesh in and she looks
good to me.
the bottom pic shows the grill before the mesh was put in. the mesh works well, on some angles
you can bearly see the i\cooler, wich is good..... makes it look not so ( LOOK AT ME ) when it
comes to the fun police....

[td42dan]

Been through some old pics and found some from the day i bought the gq, thought id just post a now and then pic or two.
These pics were taken about 7,8 years ago.

[td42dan]

This is how she sits today........

[Jordo]

There are some really nice pics overall, and it's great to see the difference between the first day and now. What a difference it is too.

Nice work.

[BigRAWesty]

Very nice. I to like the blue / black over silver. I won't be changing colour scheme anytime soon..

So with the fmic what's the bonnet scoop for?

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

[td42dan]

Very nice. I to like the blue / black over silver. I won't be changing colour scheme anytime soon..

So with the fmic what's the bonnet scoop for?

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

Just to move a bit of hot air from around the high mount turbo and exhaust...... and it looks good to.

[td42dan]

There are some really nice pics overall, and it's great to see the difference between the first day and now. What a difference it is too.

Nice work.
Thanks mate, its one of those things, its never finished.......

[Jordo]

Thanks mate, its one of those things, its never finished.......

I can relate to that already, and I'm only just starting to dig myself into the big hole...I'm already wondering if there is ever going to be an end to it. I doubt there will be. :)

[Turbo]

Looks just like mine!

[td42dan]

Looks just like mine!
Sweet....... have you got a pic u can throw up????

[Dragon]

Nice rig mate, what brand are the bars?

[td42dan]

Nice rig mate, what brand are the bars?

The bar work is all home made...... by me and some mates

[td42dan]

Got one of these little beauties made up, hope to get it installed next week end.....:biggrin:
Will be interesting to see what diffrences it makes to power, fuel, temp????

[BigRAWesty]

Looks kinda small?? I think no.6 may starve a little..
But keep us posted..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

[Ben-e-boy]

Looks kinda small?? I think no.6 may starve a little..
But keep us posted..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

thats not small there is at least double the capacity over the old one. Its bigger than my one.

[Ben-e-boy]

Got one of these little beauties made up, hope to get it installed next week end.....:biggrin:
Will be interesting to see what diffrences it makes to power, fuel, temp????

Did the old manifold have a soot build up around the 4th and 5th cyclinder? Has it been pressure tested??

[BigRAWesty]

thats not small there is at least double the capacity over the old one. Its bigger than my one.

Yea although smaller its input is centre. So evenly displaced over the 6.
A mate I built one for a while ago needed some 28ltrs in his 4.2 ford motor. Was a huge intake, ill see if I can find a pic of it.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

[Ben-e-boy]

Yea although smaller its input is centre. So evenly displaced over the 6.
A mate I built one for a while ago needed some 28ltrs in his 4.2 ford motor. Was a huge intake, ill see if I can find a pic of it.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

petrol and diesel ar different animals bigger isnt better for diesel, its only air, you need to fill that space, compress it and use it.

[BigRAWesty]

petrol and diesel ar different animals bigger isnt better for diesel, its only air, you need to fill that space, compress it and use it.

Your right, bit the concept of having enough supply to allow maximum flow to each cylinder is the same.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

[td42dan]

Did the old manifold have a soot build up around the 4th and 5th cyclinder? Has it been pressure tested??
have not take mine off yet, wont be doing it till next weekend. im away working.

[td42dan]

petrol and diesel ar different animals bigger isnt better for diesel, its only air, you need to fill that space, compress it and use it.
all im trying to acheive primaraly is to try and even out the heat from been directed at the centre two pistons, hopefully this will just limit the congestion of hot air compared to the standard intake manifold.....

[BigRAWesty]

all im trying to acheive primaraly is to try and even out the heat from been directed at the centre two pistons, hopefully this will just limit the congestion of hot air compared to the standard intake manifold.....

Yer fair enough. Keep us posted on how it goes.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)