The Robbo's Two Td 4.2's

[Hunty]

Hi all My name is Emily and my husband to be is Dave.

I Drive a gu wagon that was a 2.8 and now has a gu td4.2 in it(did the conversion ourselves) and Dave drives a Gu ute also with td 4.2.

We both love getting out there camping and having a bit of fun and at the moment we are just trying to get everything sorted in the wagon so we can just get out there (Had enough of working on the cars)

The Wagon.
4" tjm lift
Two way
240 light forces
tjm steal bullbar
Kaymar Rear bar/ Dual tyre carrier
Blackwidow draw system
Custom cargo barrier
Dual batteries
Front mount intercooler
Tracklander Roofrack
Adjustable Rear Work Light
Moded fuel pump
Garret ball bearing gt 3037s
3" custom exhaust
Tial External waste gate

To Do List
Home made sliders & brush bars
Build Cage for fridge and Probably top shelf
Jerry can holder for the second wheel carrier


http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/IMG_4505.jpg

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/dropslide.jpg

The ute
Custom tray
Dual Batteries
Nissan steal winch Bar
Two way
170 lightforce spotties
Warn Higmount winch
4" lift
Maxxis Bighorns 35"
Laminoved
Rear Work Light

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/IMG_0717.jpg

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/IMG_1130.jpg

Hoping to do cape this year, or atleast some sort of resonable trip, time off sepending.
Setting the wagon up as a tourer and the ute will most likely become a bit of a play toy.

Hope you enjoy. :thumbup:

[MudRunnerTD]

Welcome guys. Great setup. Enjoy the forum

[growler2058]

Gday Hunty welcome aboard gotta friendly mob here full of great info and advice

[NissanGQ4.2]

Welcome 2 the forum,

Great bunch of members here always willing 2 help out when they can.

Enjoy the forum and what it has 2 offer

Cheers

Todd

[AB]

Looks like well set up machines there guys, well done!

[Bigrig]

G'day mate - welcome aboard. Great people, information and laughs on here mate, so feel free to join in and make the most of it.

Good setups all round - well done on doing the engine conversion yourselves, mean feat!!!

Enjoy!!

[Hunty]

Thanks guys, yeah conversion was pretty easy to do, it's just all the little niggly bits to sort out, haha.

Just got some new shoes for the wagon, set of 315's maxxis big horns. So have to swap them onto my rims :-)

[wildgu6]

Welcome aboard buddy, love the rigs mate, and love the wagons set up, top stuff, how does the front mount intercooler do its job. Any pics ???

[Hunty]

Works great. its just an ebay job with 3" piping but you can really tell one side is boiling the other side is touchable, hate to see it running without one.

I will try upload some pics tomorrow.


Cheers Hunty

[Dark 1]

Wow 2 trolls you lucky buggas, nice rides folks like that they get dirty to.

[Hunty]

Dark 1 they are both our first cars and it was a fate thing that we both had trols when we met :-) wouldn't have it any other way

[satyx]

Lucky Lucky buggers. 2 trolls and both 4.2s.... Lucky.....(jealous much)...

[Hunty]

Just fitted the awning onto the new rack, wish the rest of the engine bay was complete so we can actually take her on a trip, and the boat :-)

Intercooler Pics

looking from passenger wheel arch

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/005.jpg

Driverside front corner
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/006.jpg

Looking up behind bullbar
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/004.jpg

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/photo-1.jpg


Utes Flex
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/photo1.png

Wagons second glove box (not finished in pic)
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/glovebox.jpg

[Hunty]

You do have to put in a 2 holes for the piping but its a easy as, and work out another option for a washer bottle, but its pretty straight forward and its very effective.

Works well one sides is bloody hot and the other side you can touch.

[YNOT]

Driverside front corner
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/006.jpg


Interesting inlet manifold modification, more photo's and details of that if you could please.

[Hunty]

Not alot of details the bloke we bought the engine off built that manifold for his race truck and put it on our engine,

[tusman]

Awsome looking rides and camping setup, well done

[Rip'n'Shred]

2 patrols! very jealous

Top job of both.

Just wondering what size tyres are on the wagon in the pics?

[Hunty]

Thanks guys, still some work to do on the wagon before she's right to properly drive after the conversion, but it's awesome once boost comes on its like taking off in a plane haha.

Mate they are 285/75/16, MTZ's but I wouldn't reccomend them.
Just bought a set of 315/75/16 big horns just have to swap them onto my rims.

[Hunty]

Just got the new shoes put on my rims and now on the wagon :-)

Loving them! So quiete for a mud tyre.
Got 315/75/16 bighorns, scrub out just a little so a bigger lift is on the cards in a few months time.

The wagon is coming along nicely now, and the ute will get an upgrade soon too :-) couple of powerful 4.2's :-)

[Clunk]

nice one guys, not one but 2 beasts, look great

[Hunty]

nice one guys, not one but 2 beasts, look great

Cheers clunk, waiting to get into my old
Mans shed and make up a cage and top shelf for the fridge and slide.

[Hunty]

Installed the pillar pod (not all Gauges are in)
Happy with it but i think for what it is they are a tad over priced.

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/photo1-1.jpg

Dave made up some new aircon hoses and should be gased today :-)
Next is to get the airbox all sorted.

Almost done :-)

[msw21]

nice trucks wish i had 2

[nissannewby]

The idea of the inlet manifold is to increase air speed at the rear cylinders to promote a more balanced airflow across the cylinders as opposed to the standard setup which see's no.1 and no.6 recieve less air than the other cylinders. Has been used on some high output setups with good results.

[Hunty]

The idea of the inlet manifold is to increase air speed at the rear cylinders to promote a more balanced airflow across the cylinders as opposed to the standard setup which see's no.1 and no.6 recieve less air than the other cylinders. Has been used on some high output setups with good results.

Thanks for summing that up nissannewby, i didnt realise i hadnt explained why it is like that. The wagon will be tuned in the next week or two and hoping to get some good figures out of her.

[nissannewby]

Did you get your pillar pod of ebay? How did you find the service if this is the case.

[Hunty]

yes it was off ebay. It was delivered in good time everything else was fine.

[nissannewby]

sweet thanks mate you need to get some more pics up of your ute. Me and my mrs own 3 utes between us

[Hunty]

Haha no worries. Yeah the plan was to set the ute up for touring and a bit of play but then we got the opportunity to do the swap in the wagon so all our focus has been put into that, but ill try dig up some pics.

The ute is getting t0 the stage where some work needs to be done to it, the turbo is on its way out and of course everything will start to follow haha.

[oncedisturbed]

o_O 2 of them :)

keep them piccies coming

[Hunty]

Thanks oncedisturbed. We are heading to cruiser park for mayday long weekend so will get some new shots.

[Barrie71]

Nice rides Fellas
On ya's

[Hunty]

The latest project has been the air box and the cage for the fridge.

The cage i have used 12.7mm rhs for the frame and mesh to fill it in. the bottom rails are 65 mm flat and that is how it bolts onto the slide.
Top rails and mesh are this weekends job
flat bolted to slide
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/photo4.jpg

showing the 2 side pieces
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/photo2.jpg


Pillar pod with all gauges mounted.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/photo3.jpg

[Inkbandit]

Nice work on the cage for the fridge, I had a similar set up in a wagon from the other stable, its really supprising how much crap falls in behind the fridge . just a quick one on the intercooler, how did you go with mounting all the other factory coolers etc when finished, Im thinking of going front mount as well and am looking for ideas on fabrication for brackets etc, a pic would be nice if you have one

Cheers

[Hunty]

Ink bandit I'll look around for aphoristic for you. As for the coolers, we used a smaller rectangle cooler (the old man had one handy in the shed) my hubby custom made a frame to mount the intercooler and was made to keep the bonnet latch. And we just got rid of the thermo fan for up front. Haven't had any problems with heating. We are towing a comp truck to bris this weekend and on our test run temps were sitting good.

Having the cage just makes it easier to pack and makes it possible to pull the fridge out haha.

She went in for a tune on Monday and I must say very happy with the result.

[Hunty]

Fridge cage done and all loaded up

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/002.jpg

Bit of flex

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/002-1.jpg

Show and Shine LCMP

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/hunty16/012.jpg


First big trip away since the engine swap. Was a great trip and towed well, and had some good fun having a fourby.
Lots of idiots around, it amazes me how some of them arent dead.

[nissannewby]

Cruiser park is certainly a magnet for them i have been there twice and have no real incline to go there again.

[aussiemale]

Nice set up guys, given me a couple of ideas to get rid of that extra cash I've got lying around with no use

[Hunty]

It's all money well spent in our oppinion.

[terrano]

cool rig man